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    Stains on stone

    Okay, thanks for the tip on the FC. I'll bump it up. So, by wiping it with chlorine, does that mean just wipe it with some bleach? Any thoughts on the white scaling on the stone and what might remove that?
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    Stains on stone

    I noticed that a green stain has developed around the border of the pool. My wife tried to attack it with CLR, with no luck. In fact, there is a whitish residue on the stone that doesn't seem to come off that appeared after the CLR treatment. Chlorine levels did dip when we were out of town, but...
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    New pool, figuring out testing. PH/TA questions

    Test results as of about an hour: FC: 3.5, CC: 0 TA: 30 CYA: Hard to say. I thought I could see that black dot the whole time, but at 20, it was hard to see. Also, by the time Monday rolls around, Chlorine levels are < 1, and the pool guy dumps a bunch of chlorine, and I'm out of the pool...
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    New pool, figuring out testing. PH/TA questions

    Hi all, I've got a new IG gunite pool that's been operational for about 4 weeks. It's about 25,000 gal. My plan all along has been to maintain my own pool since I'm able to deal with it daily instead of waiting for a visit from the pool guy. We've got a pool guy coming once a week as part of...
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    New Pool Construction - Central Texas - Pool alarm question

    Hi everyone, We've just kicked off construction on our pool, and my wife really wants a pool alarm in case someone falls into our pool when we're not watching. I don't know anything about these, but she mentioned that some pool alarms need to be installed as part of the build. So, here I am...