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    Insurance Question -- Pool coverage

    This migt be slightly off-topic but I don't know who else to ask.... I have an inground pool, vinyl lining, and pool house (details in signature). We are changing companies and the previous policy said "blanket" under "Other Structures" and that covered the pool. The new agent looked up our...
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    Removing iron when lowering and raising water for close (and a mini-rant about hired pool closers)

    I tried something today to remove iron from the hose water before adding it to the pool and it seems to have worked pretty well so I wanted to share. Earlier this summer, I rigged up a bucket full of fiber fill, connected it to my cover pump, set them both on the top step and let it run 48...
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    First SLAM -- need some hand-holding

    I just want to say thanks for giving your time to help us newbies fix our problems! And also thanks for offering PoolMath at such a reasonable rate. I got signed up this morning. I would like to begin my first SLAM asap but am nervous and have some questions. But first here's our most current...
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    Trying to get control of the pool at our new house

    Hello all, Thanks for this resource! I am here (probably like many) because I just spent the past 2 weeks and about $500 in pool chemicals not fixing a cloudy pool problem. I got my brand new Taylor K-2006C test kit in the mail today and I am ready to have a TFP!
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    Alkalinity question -- Bioguard Water Analysis vs test kit

    Can someone please explain why the Bioguard results show 2 numbers under Total Alkalinity? My test kit agrees with the 161 (This morning my Taylor test kit showed FC 0, TC 1, pH 7.0, and Alk 160). But when I ask the store manager she says the right number matches the test kits/strips but the...