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    Does anyone have the POOL BUSTER MAX? Help!

    Does anyone have this older model pool vac (BUSTER, not Blaster), and if so can you take a look at your charger and post the specs? I need to find a replacement for mine... THANK YOU!
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    Situation with Sand Filter (with pics)

    Hi Guys / Gals! Back for another season, and of course we have problems right outta the gate. Last year i had issues w/ my ports always slinging sediment and other Crud back into the pool immediately after a backwash. So this year i figured i'd take a look inside the sand filter and see if i...
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    What do i need here?

    Every time i vacuum my pool floor clean, shortly after it has very fine yellow/brown particles that have dumped themselves back onto the floor via the wall ports. I vacuum, then backwash, then turn the pump back on filter, and if you go over and look at the jets, you can actually see the...
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    What the?!?! Failed attempt at Ascorbic Acid Treatment...

    I opened my pool successfully a couple of months ago. Water was blue and clear, however i had some stains on the wall that would not rub off with a brush but disappeared immediately with a vitamin C tablet. So i bought a 3lb container of ascorbic acid and went to work. I used probably a 1/2...
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    need to extend pool decking, hopefully match kool-deck coat

    We have a situation where we bought a home w/ a pool and very old hot tub sitting on a square section of the decking. We rid ourselves of the hottub and purchased a pergola to go onto the square area. However, the square section of decking is 10' x 10' and the pergola is 10' x 12'. I included...
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    Why is my PSI meter at 35? The system is off...

    I pulled the tarp off of the pool and was thinking i'd get a head start on opening the pool this year. I went to the pump area, and I have the handle set to "winterize" but the PSI meter is reading 35. Why is that? When everything is off it should read zero. When it's running, it stays...
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    Did I inadvertantly discover a way to drop CYA???

    A few days ago I performed the Ascorbic Acid cleaning on my pool. Before the test, I made sure my chlorine was at ZERO. Also, my pH was roughly 7.8 and ALK was around 150-200. The main thing I have had to deal with all summer though is that my CYA has been over 100. Anyway, on with the...
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    Am I ready for the Ascorbic Acid treatment?

    From what I've read here, i think i'm about ready to make my pool walls white again. I already did the vitamin C test and it seemed to work. I bought a 3lb. container of Ascorbic Acid. However, I don't yet have a sequesterant. Here are my readings as of last night: FC: 0 CC: 0 pH: 7.6 TA...
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    Yet another new pool owner question

    I just bought a home w/ a 12 - 15k gallon (still need to determine that one) IGP and my first question is regarding the BBB method. It sounds great! I'm sure the pool supply stores don't like that information getting out. Unfortunately I already bought one of those $60 buckets of 3" tablets...