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    How do you manage disposal of leaf, pine straw, pool kill, captured in manual skimming and robot?

    I have several deciduous trees in my yard and I can easily handle the leaves that fall into my pool. But, what really gets my goat is that I have a couple neighbors who have these tall coniferous trees that shed bushels of needles all over. I'm looking out a window now and see my trees and...
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    Do I need a tail sweep?

    Yes, the tail does stir things up a bit, but I believe that's what it's supposed to do - so the "things" can be more readily filtered. The sponge tip does seem to scrub a bit (I believe that's what they're called - "scrubbers"). However, the installer of my sweep recommended them for a...
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    Drought conditions in Central California

    I'm interested in using less water and thought a pool cover would reduce vaporization. Does anyone know if a cover would work and, if so, would the savings be significant enough for the expense and bother? Also, would a cover affect / effect (never could remember which is correct) chemicals...