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    Hose keeps falling off... any suggestions, please!!

    How old is the hose? I used to have this problem till I bought a new hose. I actually got a new hose because the old one was cracking. Then I realized that the fitting was much better on the new one.
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    Winterizing plug didn't fully stop water

    Is this a problem? I noticed the other day when I was walking around the pool that there was an icicle formed from the outside return. The water level of the pool was fine. I'm in NJ. Thanks for the help!
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    Closing Pool

    Hi Linen, Thanks for the information on the multiport. The pool didn't hard freeze last year. But, I did drain the pump and bring it inside last year.
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    Closing Pool

    Thanks for the response. I live in NJ. I would say freezing is a concern.
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    Closing Pool

    Hi, I'm thinking I will be closing our above ground pool for the first time. Last year was the first year we were taking care of the pool and had a pool company come out and close it. Anyway, I was going through the pool school instructions for closing the above ground pool, and just wanted...
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    First test with Taylor K-2006

    March, thank you for the tips. That makes sense.
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    First test with Taylor K-2006

    Jason, Thank you for the response. I'm more confident now in my CYA number doing the test again. Anyway, the CC level was still above zero, so I went through the shock process with the bleach. Then, I did the OCLT last night and got interesting results. My free chlorine I tested at 11.5 at...
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    First test with Taylor K-2006

    Hi, The water in the pool is clear. Our first test results - Free Chlorine 7 Combined Chlorine .4 PH 7.4 Alkalinity 90 CYA 50-ish I'm kind of doubting the CYA number, because I would have thought it would have been quite higher. Should the Free Chlorine level bring the combined chlorine...