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    Liquid Chlorine tips?

    Hello all! I decided to get some high concentrate liquid chlorine. I feel I am missing some vital information. Any tips on dispensing from the large jugs? I can barely lift it and do not feel like I am being quite precise when I pour some in. Are there any pumps or ... ? I don't know...
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    Thinking about a swim spa, need advise

    I have two kids who are on swim team. They have convinced their grandmother to purchase a swim spa. We currently have an intex 9x18 in the place where the swim spa would go. Does anyone have experience with swim spas? We live in NY, is it reasonable to think of this as usable three...
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    Just bought a filter and pump used. Um, help!

    Out neighbor put a working Hayward 1/2 HP pump and 200# sand filter on Craigslist. He ended up giving us a 3/4 one that siezed up as well. We have an Intex 15' pool with it's poor cartridge. I know we will need to tinker with hose fittings, but what other common pitfalls should we avoid? To...
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    Ph is not coming down?

    I added 26oz of Borax last week, the Ph rose from 7.4 to 8.2. I added 8 oz of Ph Minus (1.75 lbs per 10,000), and it is still testing 8.2 two days later. I bought new Ph reagent, thinking this is 2 yrs old now, maybe not accurate, but the new test gives the same results. I bought a new...
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    In Pool Stairs for Intex 16'

    I have finally had enough with the ladder that came with this pool. I am not young and not thin, this thing is deterring me from using the pool. Craigslist has wedding steps for AG pool. I can't tell if they would be total overkill. They were formerly in a 24x3' pool, so they should be ok...
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    How do you not strangle nonbelievers that you love?

    Our journey from green to clean is complete, after removing hair plugs, replacing the filters often and of course keeping the chlorine level up. DH has been unusually helpful in replacing filters and hauling bleach, since my arm is still giving problems. At the sight of a clear blue pool...
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    Tennesee pool construction project

    Have you seen this? http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video ... d.wmc.html :mrgreen:
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    Cloudy with a chance of birds

    Hi! I have a new 15' x 48" Intex frame pool. We have had a 12' ring pool for 5 years and just upgraded to the biggest our little lot and city regs will allow. All was going swimmingly (sorry) until two weeks ago when I tore a tendon in my arm. Nightly skimming and bleach toting became...