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    Winterized too early and now I've lost a lot of water

    I live in southern Missouri and the general practice here is to open your pool around Memorial Day and close it on labor day. Which I did, with a winter pool cover on top. The winterizing pool guide said to wait till the water reach 60 degrees, and I didn't wait for that. Its been SUPER hot...
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    Small Green Spots on pool floor, normal?

    I SLAM'd my pool last week until it passed the 3 tests. Since then I have not let the chlorine drop below 4ppm. However, I noticed that I am getting these spots that will appear on the bottom of the pool. After vacuuming them up, they will appear again in a day or so. All my levels are good...
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    Adding chemicals is not increasing my pool values

    Hey guys. I'm kind of at a loss here. I have a TF-100 kit and this has been my experience. When I first got it, my FC was around 1-2 since I had put some chlorine in the pool already, PH was 7.2. Friday May 5 I do the full test and my CYA was practically 0 (at least less than 20, no cloudiness...
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    This site has saved me so much headache!

    This is my second season with our pool that we inherited when we bought our home. Last summer, I fumbled through pool care. I fought algae all summer, and I felt like every video I watched online or advice I got from the pool store resulted in more and more $$$. The water was always hazy, eyes...
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    Pentair 320 Auto Chlorine Feeder Always has water in it?

    Hey Guys. My pool has a auto chlorine tab feeder on the pipe to the pool return. So far I have just been adding bleach to the water instead of using the chlorine tabs. Not sure if this is a more effective method or not. Anyway, my Model 320's valve is set to off, but the unit is still half way...
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    Having trouble figuring out how long I should run my pump

    Hey guys. First time poster! Excited to try maintaining my pool the right way after fighting algae all summer last year. This is our second season with the pool (purchased home with existing install). As you can see in my signature, the pool is just over 16,000 gallons. Last year I ran the pump...