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    occasinal light shock

    i ran an extension cord to a building next to the pool from a outlet that is attached to the pool power . could that cause it?
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    occasinal light shock

    i seem to have a slight tingle when i touch the concrete from inside the pool. i recently installed new liner and light. it does not happen all the time. any ideas ? thanks
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    Clear water with green tint

    Thanks for your response. The water is slowly clearing. It has been over a week as when I refilled. I did start with adding DE to a gallon of water and pouring it to the skimmer and adding every time I backwash. I did not know that it would take this long to clear. There is no staining in the...
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    Clear water with green tint

    i changed my vinyl liner in my in ground pool and refilled with brown city water. i added recommended chemicals and brought the salt levels back to 3100. all my readings are in range. the pool has a green tint otherwise clear. no problem seeing the bottom. i have shocked it 2 times with 6 lbs...
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    What would cause phosfloc not to fall to the bottom

    i recently changed sand and checked it out. it looks larger than the sand that i replaced. the sand i used was quickrete 20/40. i don't no what size i had to start with. i did compare them and the sand i replaced looks smaller.
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    What would cause phosfloc not to fall to the bottom

    well i filtered 2 days 24 hrs a days with very little success. so i pumped about 2 1/2 feet out and now filling back up. maybe this will help me clear it up.
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    What would cause phosfloc not to fall to the bottom

    thanks. where do i get skimmer socks?
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    What would cause phosfloc not to fall to the bottom

    what about using sink and sweep to make the phos floc fall.
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    What would cause phosfloc not to fall to the bottom

    thanks for the testing info. i started my pool to filtering last night before i went to work. it's been filtering about 14 hours. don't seem to be clearing up. do you think that just filtering by itself will get the phosfloc out?
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    What would cause phosfloc not to fall to the bottom

    what would be the best test kit to buy for my salt water pool? and i just want to say happy fathers day to all the dads.
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    What would cause phosfloc not to fall to the bottom

    yes, it's been over 24 hours i've put the pump back on . i guess i will try to filter it out. do i need to shock or anything?
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    What would cause phosfloc not to fall to the bottom

    right now my pump is off due to trying to get phosfloc to settle to bottom. man i wish i hadn't put that Crud in my pool! anyway, my chlorine is not there because i've had my pump down .ph 7.2 ak 100 . do i need to keep trying to get it to settle or start my pump to try to filter it out?
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    What would cause phosfloc not to fall to the bottom

    the pool store where i have my water tested recommended using it because i had high phosphates. i wish i had found this site first. my water was in range.so they said, it is a 20,000 gal sw pool. i had a metal stain problem and used a stain remover and followed up with a metal magic. after that...
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    What would cause phosfloc not to fall to the bottom

    what would cause phosfloc not to fall to the bottom of the pool? and how to remove it if it doesn't?
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    cloudy pool

    i checked my ph and it had fallen to 6.8 from 7.2. i looked at the directions of the fhosfoc and the ph should be 7.2 - 7.8. i brought the ph back up to 7.4. hoping it will fall to the bottom now.
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    cloudy pool

    and by the way, does anyone have any ideas on what i may try to clear this pool. thanks
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    cloudy pool

    well the pool is a total mess now, super cloudy 14 hrs after adding the phosflock. i guess i'm going to try to filter it out and start over again. :(
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    cloudy pool

    thanks for the reply.yes i back washed the filter. the problem started after putting the metal magic in. i guess i should have waited for a reply.i put the phosfloc in and the pool has turned milky. will this fall out? thanks :(
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    cloudy pool

    hi everyone! i have a problem with my salt water pool. i have had the under ground pool for six years. this is my 1st major problem.my cl2 generator whet out this winter and replaced it but algie had gotten into the pool. i treated it and the pool cleared and then i had metal stains i removed...