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    Help!!! Cloudy water won’t clear up

    My wife thought she was doing me a favor by taking it upon herself to self diagnose some minor stain removal in our pool floor. Anyway, she purchased some vitamin c/absorbing acid (powder) and poured between 3-5lbs. into the water, thinking this would clear up the minor stains. Mind you, she did...
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    Identify stain

    Is someone able to help me identifying these stains? I just treated with "Stain Free" and also added "Metal Free" with no results. I followed the directions by reducing the chlorine level to 0 and lowered the ph to about 7.2. Brushed the stains and again, no change. Pool is about 23 years old...
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    Maintaining proper water chemistry

    I reside in central Florida and have a in-ground pool. Has a cartridge filter and chlorinator. i usually just treat the water with liquid chlorine and chlorine tablet. Occasionally add some acid. My question is, should I also be adding any other chemicals to the water other than the ones I...
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    Water balance

    Need some advice. I have a in ground concrete pool. I usually only treat the water with chlorine and acid. I also use the 3” chlorine tablets in the chlorinator. Every now and then when I get the water tested, they’ll tell me to add some alkinty powder. What chemicals should I be using regularly...
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    Stains

    I have an in ground concrete pool that is approximately 22 years old. I have some small little, round stains throughout the pool that will not come out. I’ve tried scrubbing them with a chlorine tablet with no luck. They are about the size of a pea. Secondly, I have some stains, on a larger...
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    Pool Deck Restore?

    I am considering restoring our current pool deck. It is a concrete deck that is painted. I'm considering re-painting, however, just saw a product made by Behr called Granite Grip. Can't seem to find many independent reviews on this product. I also see a product by Olympic called Rescue It. Then...
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    Zodiac MX8 question

    I recently replaced both sides A & B directionals, new tracks and the motor on my zodiac mx8. It seemed to be working properly then suddenly it stopped working. I have it connected to a dedicated suction line which is not clogged and has plenty of suction. It will work for a few seconds if I...