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    What about a chat room?

    I kinda giggled at the responses here. Its not like anyone is obligated to be in the chat room. Its not even a guarantee that the answers can be given in the chat, or that they would even be correct, but you could bounce ideas that maybe you aren't thinking about with the community and you...
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    water loss

    By the way.. I think this image will make sense of this extra tube I was talking about. [/url][/img] :hammer: Here it is called an equalizer line. Oh, also, to add to the water loss puzzle. I would like to point out that there was no gizmo/ice compensator in the skimmer when I opened it, so...
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    water loss

    Thank you. I was gonna put a magic marker line on the inside of the edge of my skimmer box but the tape will work also. The wife is filling the pool as we speak, while I am at work. I will leave the pump off for the night and see if the level goes down. Just prior to leaving it like this, I am...
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    water loss

    I have a hayward sp-1080-E basket. Not sure what the skimmer model number is, but there is a pipe that comes up through the basket. If you look up the skimmer basket model number, you can get an idea of what size pipe comes up through it. anyway, this pipe was plugged with a rubber stopper when...
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    water loss

    I am new to pools and not certain how quickly water should evaporate, but I filled my pool last night and after clearing the whirly-birds out of the skimmer, I circulated the pool over night. I know it is kind of pointless since I have 0 FC in it, but I planned on starting a hardcore shock...
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    Quick and Easy Siphon

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    Quick and Easy Siphon

    good luck
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    Brown Cloudy Water - not clearing

    so just take my existing hose, submerge it and cap it, then pull the exhaust side out and that will vacuum ok?
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    What about a chat room?

    what about a chat room? Not everyone has to be in the chat, and if a helper wants to spend time in the chat helping people, you can get a more in tuned, faster with each situation.
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    Brown Cloudy Water - not clearing

    can you possibly quote it? I don't see it
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    Brown Cloudy Water - not clearing

    Split fromhttp://www.troublefreepool.com/brow ... 60334.html Always start your own thread when you have a question and prevent hijacking :wink: Butterfly Not to high-jack a post, but I too am having brown muddy water. First, can you take a look at my signature to verify my setup and tell me...
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    The blue lagoon..

    ok, I have repaired the plumbing and it looks like the repair is holding. I would like a full day where there is no rain to make certain that I am not leaking anywhere. I suppose I can let the pool circulate and see if it loses water over time. I know what you guys said about the CYA being...
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    The blue lagoon..

    And now, the Gods are making it rain.. this project is just getting worse and worse..
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    The blue lagoon..

    also, not knowing much about pools and coping, the pool store near my house told me that the coping is attached to the liner (which I believe), and they said if I remove any section of the coping, the liner will collapse. Is this true? I would like to eventually redo the cement around the pool...
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    The blue lagoon..

    ok, so here are a few pics and I am sure one will perk your interests... [/url][/img] Sand filter S-244T [/url][/img] the color of the water passing over the steps for reference. [/url][/img] Hayward super pump replacement pump from AO Smith 1 hp [/url][/img] and... the reason my 2nd...
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    The blue lagoon..

    should I invest in the chlorine tabs? I will need them eventually, but I don't want to add to my confusion during the shocking process
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    The blue lagoon..

    I just did a test strip test, and although it is not as precise, here is what I have... P.H. 8.4 (max for test), FC 5 (high end of the ok range for test), TA 240 or off the charts for test and cya 100-125. I plan to buy a new testing kit like the ones mentioned above, but my confusion at this...
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    The blue lagoon..

    First, I cannot give you numbers at this given time, but I can get them asap. What I can tell you, is that I had the water tested and the only number that was out of whack, was the FC. Upon getting these numbers, my local pool supply gave me a 5 gallon jug of chlorine and told me to put this all...