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    Getting the Frogs Out, Kids In

    After about 10 days of struggling with slow (or zero) progress I think I made the wise decision to just drain and start with new water. I kept scooping really foul stuff out and never got more than about 12 inches of visibility. So with a couple of hired hands we drained, power washed, and...
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    Getting the Frogs Out, Kids In

    I bought my net and will get started with the scooping of junk after work. I have a couple big pool cover fragments that I'll pile it up on and drag it down to the woods behind the yard. After letting the pump run on the half covered part yesterday morning and early afternoon I ended up...
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    Getting the Frogs Out, Kids In

    Took a couple pictures today. I pulled back the section of the cover with the big holes in it to try to keep the sediment confined to the section at the front of the photo. Looks like there are four pumps. Only one appears to run through the filter (on left in photo). Still haven't tried...
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    Getting the Frogs Out, Kids In

    Hi there. We recently bought a foreclosure and the pool hasn't been touched in 3 years. The cover has very large tears, frays, and holes. For about 1/3 of the pool it's like not having a cover. There seems to be a pretty healthy ecosystem in there. There are literally dozens of frogs. My...