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    Winterizing in Pacific NW. Help!

    HI! Newbie on this site. :p:D:D:D:D I have a 16X48 ultra frame INtex above ground pool. In love with my salt chlorinator. Never use chemicals all summer long. Just two bags of salt. 8th year of using a pool, first time considering winterizing. We get rain, some freezing temps and every...
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    Is it OK to leave pump on all the time? and vacuum question

    HI, I have a salt chlorinator that I am running for about 7 hrs a day (16 X 48 ultra frame above ground pool). Live in WA state. Average temp is 70 degrees right now. Can I leave pump on all the time? Haven't coordinated timer of salt chlorinator with pump timer so just leaving it on to be...
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    SWG and algae

    Hi...thrilled with our SWG but lots of algae in pool near the end of summer (now) Have drained pool and wondering if ok to let the pool completely dry and trust/hope that the algae will be easy to clean when we put it up next summer or if suggestions for getting rid of it now while dry? I am...
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    recycling pool filters

    hi..any ideas on recycling used pool filters? They seem mainly paper except for the plastic top and bottom...We're in Sammamish (WA) and so far no luck with google searching or our local King County recycling program. Perhaps I could at least cut off the plastic and able to recycle the paper...
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    Oil in Pool???

    hi there...dismantling pool and lots of trouble getting the metal bars to separate... sprayed a SMALL amount of "wd-40" on the joints (that helped, but then realized thru google-search it was actually the fabric being "sticky" that was causing the difficulty). Now even tho we were super careful...