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    Closing pool, quick question on draining lines before plugging, inground pool

    my question is is there anyways i can blow all water out of the return line to where know for fact there is no water left that can damage lines and cap it, without draining water below the return, theres about 30-35 feet of 1 1/2 in pvc from pump to return line, in northern indiana so get...
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    Trying figure out how long to run pump

    i have a ruffly 10k gallon pool, 24 foot by 14 foot, vinyl liner, i have a single skimmer on one end of 24 foot wall and a single return on other end of that same wall, skimmer on deep end of course, pools 6 feet on deep end, 3 on shallow, i have a 1HP hayward pump, single speed, theres ruffly 7...
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    Normal FC drop

    is a FC drop of 3.5-4 daily drop normal if outside temp is close to 90, and water temp is at 81 with cya of about 35, pool is used basicly daily for least 1 hour and it located under a large tree, water is crystal clear and all other checmicals are in range, ph 7.2-7.4
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    Best way to add chlorine

    is it better to add daily chlorine directly to pool or dilute it in bucket water and then pore in, and best spot pore it in is in front of the return jet correct?
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    Test Results after over half drain due to high cya

    had to drain my 24 x 14 foot vinyl pool due to high cya from auto chlorinator (stopped using it), after drain half and then little more after fill my test results with taylor k-2006 are FC 6.5 CC 0 cya 35, could barely see dot at 40, but couldnt at 30, so figure in middle ph 7.3-7.4 alk 90-100...
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    alkalinity turns light orange instead of red

    when doing the alkalinity test, i do it like normal, 25 ml mark, 2 drops of 7, swirl, 5 drops of 8, swirl and then 9 and swirl till turns red, but instead red at 13-14 drops turns light organge and stays there, i can put 10 more drops in, wont make dif, also maybe worth noting, when turns green...
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    Ok to clean micron filters in dishwasher?

    was woundering if be good idea to clean the micron filters to my pool clean in dishwasher so gets a deep clean? or think would damage them i spray them after every cleaning but that only gets them so clean and for awhile had slow leak in pool that let dirt in so filters got dirty quick, cleaner...
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    How low can i safely drain my vinyl pool

    I need to partly drain my vinyl pool due to cya being at 90, the liner is 5 years old ruffly and dont know exact thickness but know about as thick as u can buy, least thickness of a dime, its 3 feet on shallow end and 6 on deep end, 24 feet long by 14 feet wide. have to drain it slowly with sump...
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    possible mustard algae?

    took few weeks but got pool crystal clear, and all chemicals balanced, free chlorine around 3-4, cy about 40, ph 7.2-7.4 and alk about 120, pool was perfect, well today went to pull solar cover off and was lot yellow spots on edges and on wall little, when brush it off u can see it float away...
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    Cracked Top Fiberglass step

    Just moved into new house and last owner did patch job on top pool step, he put bondo over crack, apparently held for few years but cracked and came off, probley with bondo is no flex, what im thinking trying is sanding step down around cracked areas, then filling cracks and around cracks with...
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    Buying New pool automatic cleaner, want some opinions

    buying a automatic pool cleaner, and looking at few options and like know if anyone knows about any of them, doesnt have due perfect job, pool is 24 foot by 14 foot, 3 deep on shallow, 6 feet on deep, the drop from shallow to deep is fairly steep, but as said not looking for something that do...
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    Small Amount of sand in pool

    I just moved into current house and it has a 10k gallon pool, i emptied the sand out filter since was 4 years old or so and thoroughly rinsed everything out before adding new sand, going on 2 weeks since added new sand and having to vacuum pool daily and always small amount sand, using a vac...
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    No Bottom Drain, how to circulate water at bottom of deep end

    i have a 10k gallon ingroundpool, vinyl liner, just before spring the pool cover got blow off some and all stuff on top went into the pool, i finally got pool clean and chemicals balanced outside of chlorine being high but is dropping to normal levels slowly, shocked pool twice, but problem i...