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    First time closing- chem levels-leaving open with no cover- Gunite- SW Pool- SW TN

    Good Morning TFP! After a beautiful summer in our new to us pool (thanks to everyone here) alas it is now too cold to swim in my opinion :cool: As evidenced below, we have a gunite pool and I don't plan to cover it for winter. Im doing daily cleanup for leaves and debris ( and would continue...
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    911- what did i just do!?!?!?!

    Perhaps the dumbest moment of my life. Went to add 10 pounds of baking soda to the pool to bring the TA up...got home, opened the box, dumped it in.... its ARM AND HAMMER...LAUNDRY DETERGENT. NOT BAKING SODA. What the heck should I do? Its in there, all 10 pounds. HELP!
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    Going away for a week for the first time!

    Good Morning TFP! Just made my first small donation. Thank you all very much for all you do for us newbs! So Im in west TN, and its been HOT, like index's of 105+, ambient temps of 95 for about the last three weeks. Pool has been doing amazing at self regulating, I've been testing weekly, life...
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    Looking for Advice/Opinions on what to do for automation of my setup (new to us pool)

    Good Evening, We have a 35,000 gal pool. Features are main filter pump ( on manual switch- 1 hp motor-wired at 220) Waterfall pump with separate filter ( on manual switch- 1 hp motor-wired at 220) Polaris 380 Cleaner ( on separate switch-3/4 hp motor-wired at 220) Aquapure Apure1400 SWCG (...
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    Greeting from Collierville, TN- second house- first SW pool!

    Like the rest of us schlubs, I'm new to the pool game. I have tried to do my research. Ill keep it short and sweet: Problem- green algae spots formed sometime between Monday night and Tuesday evening on some horizontal flag stone surfaces ( mostly on shallow areas). Freaked out. Didn't want to...