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  1. wakasm

    Pool Newbie -- Leak Near SWG

    Hello, Second year pool owner. My pool started leaking at the Salt Water Generator and I am trying to figure out if this is something I can fix, or should I be calling a pool professional to do so. I think when they opened my pool, they tightened the ring (in arrows) too tight, and now it...
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    How to know if I am paying fair prices?

    Hello, Not sure if this is the right place, but I bought a house with a pool last year, thanks to this site, I've been able to maintain a lot of stuff on my own. I currently only pay a pool company to open and close my pool (something I hope to do myself in future years), but I recently had...
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    Really Loud Pool Pump - Hayward (Update - Pump Died)

    Hello all, I am a fairly new pool owner that bought a house with a pool last year (details here). Looking for advice. Having never owned a pool, I (think) I have come a long way, balancing my own chemicals, even performing minor maintenance on my own as needed. Right now I am only relying...
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    Question about Calcium Hardness + Salt Water Pool

    Here are all the details about my pool from a post last year (with pics) - details also in signature (SWG pool with plaster) ------------------------------------------ Test Results 06-26-2019 @ 04:29 PM ------------------------------------------ Free Chlorine: 3.5...
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    Not sure if algae - first year opening a pool (pics attached)

    Hello, I am still in my first year owning a pool and first year opening a pool. I learned a lot last summer (we bought the house/pool in mid July). I had professionals come do the first open (shock and algeacide, take off the cover, and do some minor maintance). After their visit, I've been...
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    Opened Pool - No Flow after first Vacuum

    Hello, This is my first pool opening (Pics of pool equipment on this thread). As per advice on here, I paid the pool company that closed my pool to open my pool, watched and learned to the best of my ability. They removed the cover, reinstalled the ladder, took out the plugs from the pumps...
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    First Pool During Winter

    Hello All, Just had a quick question. You guys helped me learn so much about my new pool in August, however, I am on the East Coast, and we just had our first larger snowstorm. I didn't even consider what I should be doing during snowstorms. We have a mesh cover. I noticed today that...
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    Dead Mosquitoes in Pool

    Hello All, I wasn't sure which forum to post this under. First-year owning a pool and you have been super helpful for my needs. (Full Details About my pool here). My numbers are where they should be, water is perfectly clear, we've been swimming in the pool very frequently. Pool is...
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    First Pool - Details/Pics/Story Inside

    Hello all. I just purchased a house with an in-ground pool, got the keys just a few days ago. I am still in the process of moving, working, and trying to troubleshoot/learn about this pool in order to see how much I can do on my own before relying on professionals. The previous homeowners...