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    Best Places to Buy Liquid Chlorine

    Southwest Arkansas and North East Texas Attwoods farm supply$1.99 a gallon for 10%
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    No Chlorine Reading

    Read pool school again and again and again and One more time!!!!
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    Water balance question

    After a trip to the pool store my wife was looking for a new over the side pool light for our agp and was told water balance could affect the light and that modern vinyl pool liners cannot be bleached by the sun. Your opinions please this pool was bought in 2013 and has been on TFP method since...
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    Water in Smartpool pool light

    I have a new Smartpool NL 50 light that is getting water in it upto about half way , is this something that is fixable or do I need to replace it? Thanks in advance for your help.
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    Need recomendations for an automatic above ground pool cleaner

    I have a 28' round AG with a 7' deep end I need recommendations for cleaners other than creepy crawlers.
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    Above Ground Pool Steps

    Just wanted some feedback and recomendations for above ground pool steps. Thanks in advance.
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    Sand fliter split need suggestions for replacement

    Woke up this morning with water streaming out of the side of my sand filter it is a doughboy 3.1 aquaview I was wondering if a silica filter verses what I have now. Thanks for your help !!
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    Intex magnetic LED pool wall lights

    Has anyone tried these,and is it possible to put them on a metal sided pool?
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    I made a mistake ( scented bleach)

    Thanks JasonLion I will be more diligent in the future.
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    I made a mistake ( scented bleach)

    What are the effects of putting scented bleach in my pool?
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    I'm so ready to fill in the pool

    Welcome to TFP, you are at the right place. The people on here have helped many others in the same situation.You need to get your test kit ordered I suggest the TF 100 XL because you are going to need to SLAM your pool,read pool school and continue getting the gunk out of your pool.If you order...
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    Question about cya level

    I'm using TF-100
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    Question about cya level

    I just tested two times and it was 70 ,it is partly cloudy today will this make a huge difference in the results the pool gets a lot of sun I was shooting for a cya of 40 pool math says I should drain 43% of my water. Do these goals seem about right. Thanks for all your help
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    Just opened up and alliswell

    I just opened my pool today to crystal clear water, I just wanted to say thank you for this site and all the info. I am still a rookie but this site really helps a person get a handle on taking care of your own pool. My fc was 3 and my fc was 0 I added 121 oz. of 8.25% bleach just to be safe. I...
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    Hello from Arkansas

    I am another pool newbie who discovered this site and am so glad I did. We just got our pool going on July 5 and I discovered TFP about 2 weeks later, and after reading on here I was on my way to a lot of out of pocket expense, the PS would tell me just enough to keep me confused. After reading...
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    Bugs in my pool

    First off I would like to say thank you for all the prior help from TFP, my water is amazingly clear my levels are good FC 4.5,CC 0, PH 7.4 ,TA 120 ,CYA 40.But I now have these little bugs that look like they have their own set of oars and that is how they propel themselves around the pool. Any...
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    Family planning

    just remember......you can be right or you can be happy,it took me a while but I finally got it
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    First test results

    I had zero when I added the 8 lbs.
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    First test results

    I added 8lbs. cya Friday I tested for it Sunday that is when I got the 30 reading for cya
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    First test results

    today's numbers FC 10 CC .5 PH 7.5 CH 200 CYA 30plus
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    First test results

    since I just added CYA yesterday I can't get a CYA reading, my water is crystal clear, from what I have read slamming now would be kind of going at it blind
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    First test results

    latest test numbers FC 5 CC 1 PH 7.5 TA 120 , water is clear and pressure on pump has come down some. Is there anything I need to do
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    First test results

    I went for a short swim tonight , the water was really nice.I will retest in the a.m. Once again thanks for all your help!!
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    First test results

    what about the pressure of the filter or will it go down as the CYA dissolves?
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    First test results

    I tested again and PH was 7.6 The PC had me add more bleach and the FC was 13 The CC was 1
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    First test results

    I vacuumed it and will just wait a few days to backwash , the water wasn't bad when I started but I can already see a difference in the clairity I really appreciate all of the help I am getting from yall, yep I'm from Arkansas the south west corner. So what is the best way to lower the PH the PC...
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    First test results

    I did what the pool calculator sugggested
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    First test results

    Yes Sir LOL
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    First test results

    Second Test Results Merged by Moderator. Keep it together please. Thanks, jblizzle 2hrs after adding bleach and borax here are my results FC8 CC 2 PH 8 TA 180 CH 180
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    First test results

    The lady (not a teenager) at the store said that it would dissolve in a few days 2 or 3