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I think the reason I am struggling to understand all this is that my family had a pool 30 yrs ago when I was the teenage pool boy. Stabilizer was a new idea back then. Automatic chlorinators where for rich people. And the rest of us low lifes struggled to keep chlorine levels in range. We...

chem_geek, I appreciate that you are giving me the options. I am just trying to understand the chemistry and why some things are done the way they are. So, you are saying I should almost never have to shock the pool? A friend of mine also has a SWG pool and he has not shocked it in the...

OK, I think I am understanding it, sorta...... So the higher CYA level allows the SWCG to run less, yet still keep a high FC level because it is not losing as much FC to the UV light. But the pool is in a screen enclosure, so that should cut the UV exposure by about half wouldn't it...

I have done a lot of reading on the forums over the past couple weeks. I have read that pools with a SWG generally are kept at a higher CYA level than pools without a SWG. But I can't seem to understand WHY that is done. Has this been explained already somewhere that my search has not been...

My plan was to install an irrigation pump to water the gardens with lake water anyway. So I will install the irrigation pump and then I was thinking to buy and use this filter when filling the pool. http://orlando.craigslist.org/for/3747392998.html It's only $50. So I will drain the pool...

I agree with several others that if at all possible it is best to remove those concrete bases. They will find a way to haunt you for years to come. The OP said that these are right next to the deck though - so the brute force ideas may damage the deck. This calls for more finesse. Here are a...

Mosquito control is a neverending battle. There are many little things you can do that help. Try to do as many as possible. The most obvious is to remove all stagnant water sources. But if you can't remove the water sources maybe you can cover them up with mesh, fill holes in with gravel...

Typically you don't lose a lot in the horizontal runs. Some, but not much. The real place you lose flow rate is the head pressure and that is the same amount (7') as it was originally. There must be something else going on here. Can you disconnect the pipe at the pump and just measure the...

I don't think water table is an issue. The water table should be about the same as the level of the lake and that is easily 15 feet lower than the pool deck, so I should be fine with that. As for cross contamination of the lake with the pool. I don't think any sane person will ever swim in...

I am buying a foreclosure house. The pool pump hasn't run in over a year, and is very green (Central Florida). I have read a lot on this website and most people seem to recommend fixing the existing green pool water, but it seems like it would be faster and easier to just drain it, clean it...

well? It's been another 5 days..... How does it look? Is no news, good news? Troy