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    Pool cover let me down over the winter....now green water!

    So my first year opening the pool and finding my water green, I used a new pool cover and I guess it wasn't quality and the cover had stretched letting stuff and water through over time. I didn't find any holes but it did look like see through material. Anyhow , after seeing the dissapointment...
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    AGP LED light, any suggestions?

    Hey guys I am looking for a BRIGHT LED light for my AGP. I would prefer something wired because they are usually brighter. I have seen the return eye lights but I am not sure if they will last or if they are bright. Any suggestions or pics of your light?
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    New to spa's........good with pool.

    So it's my 2nd day since I filled my 200 gallon spa. Temp is set to 104 (wife likes it hot) I had adjusted my levels on day one by adding what was needed. Here is how it stands now, PH - still high at 8.2 TA - 90 Ch- 150 CYA- 11.4 as of now( slowly raising nightly with dichlor) few more...
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    Building code help with railing height on new deck......

    I am almost done with framing the side pool deck which is roughly a quarter way around the pool and is an extension to my existing attached to the house deck. So i know codes vary state to state but a general code is 48" barrier around an above ground pool. Normally the pool itself will be the...
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    New to pools, new pool...new test kit

    Hi guys, so my new pool is filled and filter ready to go. I never had a pool before so I have been reading POOL SCHOOL. Its a lot to take in, but I'll keep rereading. I did the chlorine test and ph test.......ph looks like 6.8 and cl is zero I do have the Tf-100 which I bought from this forums...
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    Brand New DE filter leaks......o ring?

    So i ran the filter for the first time yesterday but i notice a small, not steady, but frequent drip coming from the side where the top of the filter housing is. I removed the lock ring, and removed the filter top. I inspected the HUGE o ring on the top housing and it was lubed. I reinstalled...
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    Pool bonding question.....grounding clips not installed.

    I went to install the #8 copper wire from the motor all the way around the pool and noticed the ground clips which are shown in the diagram of the pool were never installed. Its a resin pool so has resin verticals which i removed to make sure the clips were not behind them and nothing. Its says...
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    New Clearwater 2 DE filter....want to hard plumb it.

    Hi guys, New to pools...just got a new 18ft AGP with a clearwater 2 DE filter and i am looking to hard pipe it before filling the pool to skimmer. I live in new england area so winters are pretty rough. I was thinking to run the PVC underground a few inches. I am moving the filter maybe 4-5...
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    Deck extension help or advice needed for new AGP

    Hi guys, I am new to this forum as I just invested in a new AGP to replace the intex that was here when we bought our house. I could have gone a lot bigger than 18ft round but decided I still wanted my yard. Now I did have to pull a permit to have my pool installed and it should be in tomorrow...