Recent content by joel0711

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    new to salt water

    just got a salt water generator and my pool man told me i did not need cya stabilizer!! is this correct
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    what temp to close

    thanks
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    what temp to close

    what is the recommended water temperature to close at (i forgot)
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    first time trying

    Thanks Newdude----ive been keeping it at 8ppm with 50ppm cya
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    first time trying

    This is the first year I have tried manual chlorine dosing and need some advice------do you dose every day or can you double dose and skip a day?? I have been testing with dpd powder and dosing every day and was wondering if double dose and skip was safe
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    Best Time

    I am manually adding chlorine this season. When is the best time to add,morning,nite?? Also do you add up to or beyond what is recommended in the old school math page? Thanks
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    3 weeks and still green

    Due to health reasons the pool was not opened last year. When opened 3 weeks ago I used a deep net and removed what algea I could then started slam FC is at 24 and CYA at 60. The pool is slowly clearing. Chlorine checked 2 times daily now and brushed 2 times .A m I doing something wrong or just...
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    any other way

    didnt get to open last season so now i got a good layer of sludge(algae)on my pool bottom. I'm using a deep leaf net to get it out. I have no cheap access to water to backwash a lot. i'm keep chlorine at the slam level. Will this eventually kill the crude in the deep end. I cant see the bottom...
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    pump wont prime

    finally got to open pool today. Every thing went smoothly until i tried to start pump. Filled it with water but it didnt pull from pool. I tried adding more water but no go. Ive tried everything I know and still pump wont prime up. Any ideas welcomed. pump is hayward max flo
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    double or not

    Gotcha-----thanks
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    double or not

    Due to health reasons we were not able to open our in ground 18000 gal. pool last yearr. We have now got the go ahead to swim from the doctor. I have my numbers for opening yearly but it has been 2 seasons. Should I double my chlorine numbers or add withthe numberes suggested by the chart??
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    Considering a Hasa Liquidator

    I'm on my 8th or 9th year with the liquidator. I'm by no means a handyman but installed it with no problems. I've ordered various parts from hasa over the years and had no problem at all getting them. I put abouit a gallon of 10% in it every other day to keep it at max of 4 gallons. Makes life...
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    Liquidator

    Haven't posted in a while but is anyone still using the liquidator?? or am I the dinosaur??
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    Sand filter channelized?

    Thanks----just watched the vids----my filter hasnt been cleaned that way in a few years