Recent content by marlaspool

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    Thank you thread

    Yes I am and current test is at shock level. I was just reading that the milky part can take a week or more to filter out, i bet thats what is happening. I will get back in a couple of days because I am doing everything I have done for years and it always turns out like you guys say. I just...
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    Thank you thread

    Hi, I have been testing and keeping at shock level for days and pool went from green to blue but cloudy and now can see bottom in shallow end just not deep end. I have been back flushing, sweeping, and having pool vacuum on for hours each day. Keeping filter on nonstop. My only question is does...
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    Thank you thread

    The post on taking care of algae is closed so I started this to say thanks! I haven't had a problem with algae for a few years, last time was because we opened pool later. This time we opened pool up early because we are putting house up for sale in April and it's been unusally warm lately for...
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    Ashes from fires nearby HELP!

    I realized it wasn't on there after I posted and I added info. - - - Updated - - - I live in Chelan County WA but didn't post my city because I live in a small town!
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    Ashes from fires nearby HELP!

    We live in the mountains in WA state and there are fires near by from all sides and wind and smoke and ash blowing all over. My house is not at risk but it is affecting our pool big time, can't go out anyway because air quality is bad with smoke but I am worried about pool that has been...
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    Another "Is it algae or is it dirt?" thread....

    I am having same problem and it got worse when it cooled down for a few days, wind blew hard and I didn't clean for 4 days just filtered. I live in country near orchard and dirt roads. It just occurred to me today I didn't have this problem the first 4 years with bubble cover that fully covered...
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    Pool leak please help!!!

    I checked and don't see water around the pump while its on. I have a Hayward Sand Filter and Coates Electric Heater. I think the pump says Hayward on it too. We filled the water up just a few days ago to top of filter box and within just a few days it was to the point where when I turned on...
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    Pool leak please help!!!

    Hi, I joined this earlier in the summer and I talked about a leak while at same time cleaning my pool. Now middle of summer bunch of things happened. We had to wait 3 weeks for pool guy to come out, we live rurally and only 1 place around here doing service. By the end of the almost 3 weeks we...
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    Pool Leak--Bad pool year!

    After crazy weather we for first time in 5 years of inground liner pool had a greenish pool, so we shocked and it turned cloudy, chemicals more shock vacuuming later it cleared. Just about to finally heat up and use we noticed it was leaking water a lot. So we turned off filter and called pool...