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    Dolphin- which to get?

    Our Aquabot Jr has finally given up on us, despite many different repairs this summer. So…. we are in the market. Our local pool stores have the Dolphin TS35 and TS55, but I see the Dolphin Proteus models available online for similar prices and options. My local shop said they make a line for...
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    Is this possible?

    I opened my pool 2 weeks ago and it was clear. Vacuumed it, used an opening kit and has been perfect since. Husband put 2 gallons of liquid chlorine in yesterday without testing first. The pool instantly turned light green. This morning these were my numbers: FC- 8 CYA- I could not get a...
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    Am I damaging my pool?

    Our pump isn't turning on without us using a screwdriver to get the propeller going. Then it runs fine. We assumed it was a capacitor. We then noticed bubbles in the water and return jets sputtering. We checked for leaks and changed the o ring in the basket. No change. We called a pool...
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    Just got my test kit... are these numbers right?! Help!!

    My pool was a green swamp on Monday. After being "pool stored" for a few hundred dollars, I added bleach and brushed/vacuumed daily. It's no longer green, but cloudy in the deep end. My T100 arrived today and I got the following results. It seems like something is way off... Using the the...
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    Bubbles and sputtering jet- I'm a newbie!!

    As I await the arrival of my test kit... I figured I would try to balance the water with the chemicals I have on hand. Over the past 2 days I've slowly added calcium, alkaline +, and ph as the pool store said I was way low. My pool has been green for 2 weeks so I'm also shocking and I added...
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    New owner of a green pool!

    After stalking the forums for awhile, I've decided to join! I purchased a home last summer with an 18x36 30,000 gallon inground pool. It was already open and we had no issues all summer other than constantly battling algae. We opened this year more than a week ago and it was a little green...