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    Moving pumping station

    Hello all, I am planning to move my pumping station onto my old hot tub concrete pad under my screened porch. I would like to do it myself, but time is short these days. I had a guy come out to give me an estimate. He said that he would not put my filter on the pad because there isn't...
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    Years of algae on bottom of pool

    Hello TFP, Thanks for the posts on my other post. I know, too long of a post...so I'll keep this one short: I have about an inch of algae on the bottom of my pool. I am going to order a robot (probably the dolphin premier, expensive!) to help keep the pool clean. Do you have any...
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    Moving pumping station plumbing

    Hello TFP, I am going to move my plumbing under my screened porch. And I am want to upgrade some of my equipment while I’m at it. So that leads to some questions. My pool and equipment (Northern Virginia): Pool: dark plaster, 17‘X39‘X4.5’ with two small sitting areas (about 25,000...
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    moving pumping station

    Hi gang, Haven't checked in for quite a while. I have just about completed a new screened porch and it's a tad smaller than the old deck. And it has left my pumping station out in the elements (I hope nothing has been damaged). I would like to move the whole rig about five feet so that...
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    Green swamp after closed for a year

    Hello swimmers, I have a green swamp and have read Jason's post for how to deal with it. However, I'm not very smart and misery loves company, so I thought I would post my progress, or lack thereof. Please feel free to critique or heckle anything that I post. Last year, I finally...
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    swamp monster and manual vacuuming

    Hello group, My pool seems to have gotten away from me and I am leaving for a month with a very green swamp. I read Jason's very thorough and informative post on swamps vs. oasis. I choose the oasis, I just can't fix it right now. Anyway, my question is this: Do I need to rely on the filter...
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    Where to buy salt...and what type

    Hello group, Anyone have any suggestions on where to buy salt and what type of salt to buy? I read that water softener salt is prolly best, and at least 98% or so? Home Depot has three kinds, but I haven't really found other places. I think Home Despot will deliver inexpensively. (I'm in...
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    SWG compatibility with heater

    I am about to install a Circupool RJ45 SWG to my pool. Are there any issues with the heater and the salt? The heater is a Teledyne Laars Series II ESG. I am in the process of replacing the Pilot Generator on the heater...thanks for the info in another post that helped me isolate the problem...