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    Is this pollen?

    Like clockwork 24 hours after vacuuming I will have a small pile of pollen/dirt/algae or whatever it is in the very center of my pool. Very day it gets worse and after 4 or 5 days the bottom of the pool is really bad. The picture I took is after vacuuming part of it. I’m confident it isn’t...
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    I could use a little help here

    I’m a 5 year pool owner and have learned everything I know about maintaining a pool from this site. My pool cover came off early spring so when I opened the pool I started with something that resembled a pond. This normally isn’t an issue but for some reason what you see in the picture seems...
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    High alkalinity

    Just installed pool about 5 days ago and filled with my own water. My alkaline is about 350 ppm and ph is about 7.4. I only plan on having pool open a few more weeks. Should I be concerned about my alkaline numbers? Also should I bother putting in stabilizer this season. I am having friends and...
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    Newbie pool install

    I have ordered my new 27ft above ground pool and hopefully will be installing next weekend or soon thereafter. Do you recommend using hose water to fill it up? Our water here is very hard, should I test the water before I fill the pool so I know what I need to do chemical wise? I will be...
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    New guy

    Hi everyone. I'm 37 years old, a husband, and father of two kids. We purchased a home with an above ground pool that was damaged. I removed the pool and am replacing it with a 27ft northbay elite from highland pools that, with the help of a few others, I will be installing. I am looking...