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    Pressure Washer Media Blasting Tile?

    Hi guys, has anyone tried using a pressure washer with the media attachment to clean calcium from their pool tile? If so what were the results and what psi washer did you use? I have a fountain that in the past someone sand blasted and it removed the porcelain or glass surface from the tile...
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    Product to bring some shine back to old tile?

    Hey guys, I recently started taking care of a large fountain surrounded by iredescent tiles, they have the look of abalone shell. Last year the owner had the tile soda blasted and it appears that it has really taken the shine off the tile, its extremely dull, almost foggy white looking. I have...
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    Peeling/Flaking slate tile around Pool

    Hi Everyone, I purchased a home in Palm Desert Last year and there was already a pool in place. I noticed that since I moved in the slate tile used around the pool above the water line occasionally flakes and peels off dropping a muddy flaky mess into the pool. Is there anything i can do...
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    How many pumps per intermatic single dial mechanical timer?

    Hey guys, On my personal pool I have 3 A.O. Smith 1 1/2hp pumps connected to 220v, and a broken(for the 3rd time) old Compupool setup. I'd like to just go with the old trusty Intermatic mechanical timers for the pump operations. How many pumps i can run per timer safely, is it just 1 per timer...
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    Winter Pool maintenance, My hands are freezing!

    Hey guys, I just joined the forums but have been using them for a few years to maintain my personal pools. I just started a small pool service business of my own, 30 accounts for now, and have run into an issue I didn't think of. During the winter months here most of my pool temps are 50 degrees...