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    Modern Pool Build in Houston

    We have moved to a new house and are starting our 2nd pool build. The first one at the prior house was a nightmare, with the builder asking for money ahead of schedule, saying they would show up but then not showing, etc. until they went bankrupt. So far the process this time around has been...
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    Pool backwash is draining into our septic, advice please!

    We have a large IG pool that is about 3 years old, as is our septic system. After having problems with our toilets/showers not draining twice in the past 6 months, we had it roto rootered and a camera put down our sewer line and they saw that there was a mortar like substance partially blocking...
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    Algae growing in rock waterfall

    I have green algae growing in the "pools" of water in my rock waterfall. I do not see any algae in the pool yet. The waterfall runs for 1/2 hr each night. I have an SWG. My latest test results using the kit recommended is: pH 7.8 ( I just added some acid after this result) Cl 2 CYA 50-60 TA...
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    Infloor cleaner not enough- alternate cleaner suggestions?

    I have a large freeform pool (about 30,000 gallons) surrounded by oak trees which gets many leaves and acorns starting Sept/Oct and continuing until March, then tree pollen mid march for 3-4 weeks. The other debris is sand from the moss rock waterfall and travertine decking which ends up in...
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    FC level 18 with no chlorine added- possible causes?

    I have had my pool for a couple of months now and FC has always read 4-5 using my TF-100 test kit. The only chemicals I have ever added to the pool is muriatic acid. For no apparent reason the chlorine reading was orange on the 10th of November, with my intellichlor running at 40%. On the...
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    New plaster, need help with chemistries

    I'm near Houston, started building June 19th a freeform gunite pool with River Rok finish. Pool was filled 11 days ago with water from our well (new construction house, new well). As far as I know no chemicals were added to the water. I wasn't given a brush for the plaster until a week after...