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    Automatic cleaner (AG pool) recommendations please!

    Looking at possibly purchasing a automatic pool cleaner - electric and independent of the filter system. They are not cheap and the reviews seem to be all over the board on them so looking for folks here that may have some direct experience with them and some recommendations. Thanks in advance!!
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    Vacation maintenance

    Been awhile since we have actually gone on a summer vacation but we are doing this year. I will be away from the pool for appx. 8-9 days. Is there any reason why I couldn't use Trichlor tablets during this time? The way I figure it, if I shock the pool before I leave, then have a neighbor come...
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    First BBB season report

    As we are nearing the end of pool season here in the midwest soon, I thought I would share some insights after my first full season of using the BBB method. I was converted in the summer of 2012 when my pool turned green about mid June and the stuff the pool store sold me to "clear it right up"...
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    AGP light install question

    Hello all, I recently purchased an LED light made specifically for above ground pools. The instructions say to remove the top rail in order to install the light, which makes sense since you have to snake the cord under the top rail. My question is simply this: Do the top rails provide structural...
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    Concentrated Bleach

    Has anyone noticed that Chlorox is now available at a higher concentration of 8.25% Since I went to BBB, I have been buying bleach at Sam's Club and just noticed it a couple of weeks ago. It looks like it's kind of a wash as you end up using about as much since it now comes in smaller...
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    Green algae bloom - need advice

    Ok, so I have had a problem with the dreaded green water and algae showing up on the bottom of the pool (17,500 gallon AGP). My first mistake was I went to the local pool store and they told me to use "clean shock" - dichlor - due to the very hot weather we are having here this summer and to hit...