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    Liquid chlorine not doing the trick

    I've been using kemteck 10% Anyone else have problems with it not afflicting chlorine as much as it should? I put required amount to adjust up to 7ppm from 3.5 and 6 hours later it's only at 4ppm
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    Retile damaged plaster

    I just paid a company to retile my waterline tiles. They damaged the plaster considerably. Do I still pay them? They are not going to fix the plaster.
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    Please help!! Sand in pump!!! ?

    My pump started to sound like the bearings needed to be replaced. We took the pump out and apart and the bearings are rusted to the shaft and there was all this sand in the pump that looked like it was from the DE filter. how could this happen???? Sand, and a lot of it in my pump!! I think the...
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    DIY Retile question

    I've decided to retile the waterline myself. Can EZ Patch 22 be used to both affix tile and as grout between tiles? Does anyone know about durability of doing this? I am in Dallas, TX where we get over 100 degrees and we get an annual freeze. If I need to rebuild some of the bed, should EZ...
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    Proper levels after drain?

    After I drain and refill my pool what are the ideal chemical levels for a 20000 gallon in-ground pool in the state of Texas
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    Rebar Stain

    Does anyone know what it should cost to get a minor rebar stain fixed (including cutting out the rusted rebar and patching the plaster)? While I am getting my pool acid washed I want them to do it but they are asking $600. I don't know if that is a fair price or not.
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    How much chlorine do you use?

    Alright, I got the TF 100 test kit and I'm using pool math and no more pool store chemicals; liquid chlorine only for now, but it seems like I have to put a ton of liquid in the pool everyday to keep the chlorine up... I'd like to get an idea of how much chlorine everyone uses for regular...
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    First TP 100 results advice

    PH 7.8 FC 3.0 CC 0.5 TA 130 CH 400 CYA - 65 - couldn't decide if 60 or 70 Temp - 76ish Questions 1. Do I need to drain to being CYA down? If so much, how much should I drain? 2. Does CH need to come down, if so, how? 3. Does anyone have a link to a chart that shows how much chlorine should go...
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    CYA Reducer

    What does everyone think of the newer CYA reducer that Leslie's Pool Supplies carries?
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    Backwash Valve Problems

    Hi, my backwash valve near my DE filter will not closer down all the way. It's the kind where I have to push it down then turn it to close it completely. It used to push down all the way, but it's become more challenging as the past year has worn on. Now there is about two centimeters of...
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    chelated copper sulphate pentahydrate

    I'm wondering about everyone's opinion on using poolrx's copper sulphate pentahydrate algaecide unit to control and prevent algea in the pool. Yellow algea tends to like my pool and can return easily. I have a 15,000 gallon IG pool with a DE filter.