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    SWG a bad idea for metal ABG?

    We have a Doughboy 24 ft round ABG. It is older, and metal sides and top rail. We were at a home show last week and stopped to look at a SWG. Pool guy there - always SO trustworthy - said to avoid it, that it would cause rust on our metal pool. He went on to recommend an ionizer, which I have...
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    Keeping my new liner NEW

    We are the proud owners of a newly lined pool!I have a couple of questions. How do I prevent bleaching? My last liner bleached in spots in my pre-TFP days due to granular chlorine products (One hot summer I could NOT get the chlorine level up no matter what I did, so I dumped in lots of...
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    The Pillow Debate

    I have always used a pillow under the cover of my 24 ft round AG when covering. This year, the contractor that put in our new liner offered to also close the pool. Can't turn that down! I had a brand new pillow out, ready to go but my husband was home when they covered it, and the guy told him...
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    DE COming through return. New filter recommendations?

    Tried to start up the pool today. DE came right back in through the returns. We have a Sequel II filter, and a brand new White River pump, 1 hp. We degreased and cleaned the filter grids today and didn't notice any holes. Maybe they are getting old at 11 years?? It's kinda crunch time, since we...
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    Changing twist lock receptacle

    So I have an issue coming up with our electrical for our pool. I have until May to work on this, so plenty of time, right?;) Our original pump was a sequel II, 0-1651-000. Some of the plastic parts were breaking off, so I brought it in for repairs at the end of the season. We have used the pump...
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    Question on Closing an Above Ground Pool

    I have a had pretty good success with using the TFP method this summer, so now I am thinking about how you recommend closing as far as chemicals go. We usually wait till early October and dump in what the pool store sells. What are the TFP recommendations? Not sure if I have my info in my sig...