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    What to do with leaf rakeings?

    When I leaf rake my pool, I would just put the leaves on the grass. Then when I mowed, it would be bagged up and go to the green bin for trash. Since I live in the land of fruits and nuts and we are on water restrictions, we are getting artificial turf in the back yard where the pool is. What...
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    High bather load, lots of splashout, higher Cya

    Did my weekly testing which includes cya due to high bather load and extreme sunlight. Last week cya was at 30. Started season at 50 with cya addition due to high sunlight. Installed stenner pump for chlorine addition with digital timer so we could dial in cya/chlorine per tfpc specs. As...
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    Thank you for the TFPC method

    This is what I woke up to this morning. Pool is near my bedroom window and the kids/parents went swimming way early. In a thick spanish accent "Oh my gawd, this water is so clear and it even sparkles" They tried to complement me but I stated it was due to troublefreepool. Thank you to...
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    Can I convert a stenner 45mp2 to a 45mphp10

    I have a chance of getting a good used low pressure 10 gpd 45mp2 for a free through a work friend. The pump tube needs to be replaced and its missing the injection point. Through my research and searches here, can I get the the high pressure pump tubes and a check valve and it be a high...
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    chlorine testing with high-end cya

    After a few partial drain and refills, I finally got my cya to 50. Since my pool is in direct sun for a solid 9 hours in the summer, I should keep my cya here or higher according to pool school. It says 60 or 70 for full sun but I think I'll start at 50 since its easier to raise cya than...
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    Hello from Northern California

    Hello from 50 miles north of Sacramento. Have had the pool for 3 years now. Was totally pool stored. They tested the water for free and said buy this and add that. We did that and fought algae twice or more a year. Our algaecide bill was through the roof. Well the pool store went out of...