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    Closing the pool now

    put a blow up beach ball or something that will float under the center of the tarp in the water
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    Trouble with pumps burning out

    If the pump is pushing the water out, it must be making some sort of suction from the supply side. The two supply inlets in my pool are higher than the pump but the tubing is lower. I have my pump attached to a stand I built. It cant be gravity fed or the water would stop in the lowest...
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    Intex Pool In Trouble

    honestly, i would scrap that pool, start over and just buy new intex pool for $150. how much is your time worth. that looks likes a disaster.
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    Pigeon Deterrent

    Didnt Florida just declare open season on iguanas because of the overpopulation?
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    Want Intex debris cover sent to Hawaii

    i can buy the cover and ship it to you. i work for fedex so i get a good discount. you can paypal/venmo me the balance. PM me if you want to do that. shipping looks like it would be roughly $25 give or take where in Hawaii you live
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    Tricks for draining the last 5-6 inches of water...

    if you dont want to buy a pump you can hook up a regular garden hose to your outdoor faucet. put the other end in the pool submerged under water. turn the water on full blast and give it a few seconds to let it start flowing into the pool. now at the end attached to the faucet, move down...
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    Any problems with a small Intex pool?

    no issues at all with mine just make sire the ground is leveled prior to set up, they are great for the price and this website will give you all the educatioin you need about chemistry
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    How to repair a crack in pool steps

    marine underwater repair epoxy
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    CYA test inconsistency

    ok cool. i'll just stick to the norm
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    CYA test inconsistency

    is there a different type of CYA test we can buy? I feel like the "until the black dot dissappears" is totally dependant on the persons eye sight and lighting.
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    Pool Math app doesnt save my numbers...

    iphone....seems I need a premium subscription. guess ill do that.....thank you!
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    Pool Math app doesnt save my numbers...

    How do I get the Pool Math app to save the numbers when I input them? It just says ok good or do this to fix then when I back out, it erases it. Thanks
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    Filled pool with well water and straighted that situation out....

    Bought a small intex pool to beat the summer heat where I live. Im close to the beach so the majority of times we go there to beat the heat. Renting my home so I just filled the pool with well water from the outside unfiltered hose, which I wasnt aware was unfilted at the time, about 6 weeks...