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    Pool Covers: DIY?

    I was thinking of making rather than buying a roller. However, even agricultural aluminium pipe 100mm diameter is going to have 6mm walls and cost pretty much the same as a ready-made roller. What sources can I try as alternatives? Also, I was wondering about actually rolling the roller along...
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    Salinity (and NOTHING else!)

    OK. I am the guy with the mucky pool. I have confirmed the fact that the 7800 ppm TDS is salt, using a NaCl-only test strip. I know they are RnR but it's close to my TDS meter reading and so way out of the ball park that it does not matter. The PH is 7.4 Yay! But that is jumping about. It was...
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    Pool Cleaner Types

    Yeah I know I know. I have read the PC School section. However. Still some questions. Some of you may know me as the guy who was coerced into 't mooky pool. I am still struggling to get it it free of sediment, and I know a pool cleaner is a must. First question. If I get a simple suction type...
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    Cleaning out a mucky pool

    I do not have test results yet. Stuff is on order, such as test kits etc. I do know that PH is 6.5 and TDS is about 7500 :shock: . Just starting to get the gunk out of the pool, chlorinating to keep it from going green (the chlorinator is inoperative). It's so full of stuff that this is my main...
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    What a wonderful site!

    I have just bought a house which has a pool that my stronger half (wife) insists we keep. I am going along in the hope that we at least use it. It's in a shocking condition. The SWG is a 140 size and the recommended is at least 250 size. I would have to pump for 16 hours a day to keep the...