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    Repairing vs replacing fiberglass steps

    Hey there! We are replacing the vinyl liner in our in ground pool and also need step replacement or repair. There are tiny cracks in the steps where we were told the iron in the pool water is reacting with metal behind the stairs and causing black spots. The guy who is replacing our liner...
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    Ascorbic acid treatment SWG black stain on steps

    I have read on here about both paper towls and polyfill removing sequestered iron from pools. My question is: If I do the ascorbic acid treatment to remove stains on the liner and steps, then use the sequestrant, can I use polyfill to try and remove the sequestered iron? Will I be able to tell...
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    Ascorbic acid treatmetn for salt water pool how to bring chlorine to 0?

    Hi Everyone! Quick question. I did the vitamin C test for Iron staining. That's my issue. Then read the article about the ascorbic acid/sequestrent treatment. Got it. One question. How do I take my chlorine to 0 or thereabouts with a salt water pool? Just shut off SWG and leave filter running...
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    Need to buy new pump motor

    Hey Guys, So my pump has started smoking. I tried to get it to stop. The whole lecture, smoking kills, blah, blah, blah, but you know how kids can be. So here I am, needing a new one. I need some advice. When I google the model # etc. I get various results and don't know which I should buy. Any...
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    Leak in pool pump housing?

    I am posting a picture of my pump housing to show where water is leaking out. There is a glob of marine putty where I attempted to seal what seemed like a pinhole. That lasted about 3 weeks! You can see where the water is dripping down and I also noticed a pool of water up near wear the white...
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    Leaking pool pump

    Hi al! Water is leaking out of my pool pump. I took a picture of the area because I don't know what to call it. A few weeks ago I noticed a fine spray squirting out of the spot where I applied marine putty. I know, not the best plan. I just got in the water's way out so it made sharp right...
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    Strange build up on vinyl liner

    I have a strange build up the bottom of my pool and can't find a topic that exactly matches. It is not really white except for a few small spots that look like a clump of baking soda has settled, but will not brush away. Wherever there is build up, you can't see the pattern on the liner (about...