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    Question about chlorine test Taylor FAS-DPD kit

    Thanks all, it's the Taylor Complete FAS-DPD kit (I think k-2006). Usually goes for around $50 on Amazon. The powder is white. I ended up picking up some test strips also which I'm going to try tonight to compare against the kit. The test kit seems useful for doing a full checkup periodically...
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    Question about chlorine test Taylor FAS-DPD kit

    So we've been bringing a sample of our pool water by the local pool store once a week or so, and aside from some minor tweaks (CYA level a little low, PH a little high, etc.) they're telling us it's actually looking pretty good, and I assume it's doing well because the water is crystal clear and...
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    Mesh cover question -- 20x40 on 18x36 pool?

    We're on the hunt for a used mesh safety cover, found someone on CL selling a 20x40, with end stairs like ours, for a great price. Our pool is an 18x36, though. Does anyone know if this will be an issue with these kind of covers? It's a Merlin brand. Thanks! *Edit -- the cover they're selling...
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    Waterproof wireless LED lights?

    So we're excited that we finally have our inground pool open. We're really enjoying it (will be enjoying it even more once the heat pump arrives and we install it) and are making all sorts of plans for our recently installed concrete deck (the prior owners had cheaped out on it with a...
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    Determining location of pool plumbing

    So we've got a local company coming in in a few weeks to concrete our pool area. We've just spent the last couple weekends pulling up all the old pavers around the pool (and the outdoor rugs surrounding everything else -- thanks prior owners.) We're currently a bit hung up though on trying to...
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    Natural Gas or Heat Pump

    Odd so many posts against the heat pump. We live in Hampstead, NH (about 40 miles N of Boston) and we've been reading that more and more installers are moving to heat pumps around here. Our neighbors have a heat pump ~140k BTU on their pool (identical size to ours -- 18x36 inground) and they...
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    Moving stairs on a Loop Loc cover

    Hi all, We just purchased a Loop-Loc brand cover on Craigslist, and we were under the impression that the stair flap was on the very end, however when we went to look at it the stair flap is on the end, but along the side (whereas our stairs are direct off the end of the pool) we ended up...
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    Question about minimum heat pump specs

    We're figuring about a 20 degree temperature rise (figure average temp in two coldest months, May and September, likely 60) and we'd be looking for an 80 degree pool. It sounds like many of you have heat pumps that are more than adequate for your pool size (at least, using the online...
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    Question about minimum heat pump specs

    Good question. We'd be looking for standard New England usage -- open in mid-May (ready to go by Memorial Day) close sometime mid-September after Labor Day. The calculators I've utilized all suggested a heat pump upwards of 150k BTU (using 648 sq. ft. surface area x 20 degree rise x 11), but...
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    Question about minimum heat pump specs

    Thanks. We've been obtaining price quotes from a combination of sources (local pool shops and online sellers) and it would appear that we would likely be into it (after the cost of the pump and wiring work) for at least $4k. The confusion on our part comes from the mixed input we're getting...
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    Question about minimum heat pump specs

    So we purchased our home this past August, and are opening the pool this year (it wasn't opened last year by the prior owners.) Although it had become a frog pond, thankfully everything works and there are no leaks, so we've been shocking and running the pool to get it back in shape. There is...