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    600K Gallon Backyard Pool in Texas.. Price tag $3M

    They have been on the Travel Channel's or Destiny Channel Epic Pools or something show. Some of those are engineering feats.
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    Deep Cleaning a Sand Filter

    I did mine today. WOW was I surprised. Two and a half hours to get it 95% clear running out of the top. I used an inflatable boat paddle to stir the sand and I moved the hose into different locations during the process. I doubt it has ever been done by the previous owners. I will deffinatly be...
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    Leaky Hayward Filter - Do I need a new O-ring?

    Looks like it is coming from the head ring on top with the water trail. I just replaced my spider gasket an head O ring for $15. Amazon has multiple low cost sources from complete sets to individual gaskets. Only took 10 minutes to do too.
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    Nothing fancy yet but lots of ideas ?

    http://s102.photobucket.com/user/scottarnold75/library/Mobile%20Uploads I got the photo bucket figured out. Just a few random pics when I have the phone on me. -need to rebuild the wood deck and want to extend it out - fence post installed with longer inner support instead of current short...
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    Millipede invasion and suicide

    Anyone else having a millipede invasion? Daily there are over 300 dead in the bottom of the pool. At night the deck is crunchy!!!! Read somewhere that it is a migration and last only a week or so. I have been tolerating it for the last three weeks, but it is starting to get ridiculous!
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    Thermometers

    For less than $20 you can get a laser one and have fun shooting everything from the water to your supply vents in the house. http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Alaser%20temperature%20gun
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    First full season

    108 days later and i am developing "sparkilingitis" as well. FC 5 PH 7.5 TA 160 CH 250 CYA 40 82 degree water temp. Besides dosings of bleach or liquid shock to-date all I have added was 7lbs of baking soda, 40lbs of salt, 4 boxes of Borax, 9lbs of stabilizer and 1 gallon of acid.
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    Shocked when turning on pool pump (literally)

    The common cover for those were a piece of thin cardboard. Thin plastics may have replaced that now. There is a mounting hole for the cover to be attached to, in the middle of t wire block itself.
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    Bleach Prices 2014

    The 3% was printed on the case markings not the bottles.
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    Bleach Prices 2014

    My local Ollies ran out of the 12% liquid shock I was getting. The Rural King next door has a big stock of 10% liquid for $7.99 per case of 4 1 gallon bottles. They also had regular bleach for $0.98 but found out it is only 3%.
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    What's your current pool temp?

    75 outside and 75 in the water in the Ohio river valley.
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    Way Off Topic - Air Duct cleaning - helpful or a rip off?

    Filter, filter, filter. I run a large block style Aprilair hepa on our hvac and change it twice a year. Standard slim filters change monthly with the highest flirtation rate you can afford. Ducts should only need to be cleaned if mold has been found or after a fire. Most commercial hvac units...
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    Bleach Prices 2014

    Was in Ollie's in St. Clairsville,OH this morning and they still had a few cases left. I got one and a couple 150 sq-ft rolls of weed barrier for $5 each.
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    Hayward Ultra- Replaced Almost Everything and still no luck!

    I eventually got mine to work 95% of the time without getting stuck. I have to shut the main drain down to 25% open to get the full suction needed from the skimmer line open 100%. My filter runs @ 20psi after backwash. I did change the setting to the 3 spot too on the unit. I think this has...
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    Hayward Ultra- Replaced Almost Everything and still no luck!

    I think we are in the same boat. http://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/73052-Hayward-ultra-vac You still have the suction meter that it came with? If it is on its side it may not have enough hose length. The recommended is the length of the pool plus 2 additional hose lengths.