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    Vacuuming the pool filter or drain?

    Hi All I`ve always used the filter setting on our sand filter when vacuuming the bottom of the pool , but now we`ve just employed someone to clean the pool and he always cleans to the drain and then refills the pool a few inches when finished. Anyone come across this method, it does seem to...
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    Finding leak in in-ground pool (solved)

    Hi All We`ve had our pool a couple of years and we recently opened it for the summer. I noticed the pool water level was at the lights before I emptied it and refilled it. Then I noticed the level had dropped half an inch in a day. I also noticed that the ground around one of the inlet jets was...
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    Dirt collecting on bottom of pool near jets

    Hi I`ve been noticing for quite a while that i`m getting a brown dusty looking debris around where our return jets are located , on the floor of the pool. It seems to be worse after the pool has been cleaning. For example it was cleaned this morning, and by this afternoon there were patches of...
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    Year of owning a pool and cant get it clear.

    Hi All Desperatly need some advice for our never clear pool. The only time its clear is when I`ve refilled it, then after a few days its cloudy. I test it twice daily with a chlorine/ph test kit which is all I can get where we live. The levels are usually pretty good for both but with the...
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    Pool dirty on a daily basis

    Hi All Been having issues recently with keeping our pool clean. I`ve attached a photo of the problem. I think its the remains of algae that was the cause of a slightly green pool about a month ago and it collects underneath the outlet jets. I`ve been more careful with regular chlorine testing...
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    Opening a pool today, need advice for filter after winter

    Hi All I decided to empty our green inground pool today and refill it ,i`m in the southern hemisphere :-) and only having opened a pool once before i`m a bit lost about the best practice for starting up the sand filter after winter. Yesterday I emptied the water through the filter to the...
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    Security net for kids advice, is this one ok?

    Hi All I`m wanting to buy a security net (or fence) for our new pool. Its about 25feet by 16feet in size. Currently I`m living in Argentina so need to buy from a local source. I`ve looked at catchakid and other nets and they seem more advanced than Argentine ones. This is one i`ve come...
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    Some questions from a new inground pool owner

    Hi All We recently had an inground pool completed and although the builders gave us a demo it was a little short and we still have questions that theyre not answering that well. Being our first pool its getting use to how it all works is a problem. Firstly, the return outlets seem to make alot...
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    New concrete pool leaving half full.

    Hi All We`ve just had a new concrete pool installed on a piece of land we purchased. The problem is because we are still waiting for the electricity supply to be connected we are unable to install the lights in the pool. So the pool constructors have said to half fill the pool to just below...