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    Intellichlor IC40 Incorrect Salt Level

    My Intellichlor IC40 is showing an incorrect salt level. It is just slightly over 1 year old. It was showing low, but my Taylor drop test showed 3600ppm. I added 1 bag of salt to see what it would do and it got me over the threshold for low salt for a bit (a few days), but is now showing very...
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    New Pool Calcium Hardness and Balancing Question

    Hello, Just finished plaster a week ago today and finished filling up with water last Tuesday. Below are my current numbers. My question is, should I be adding calcium chloride to get up to the 350 to 450 range or will this come up on its own? I do have it plumbed with soft water, but I have...
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    Fence Stain Suggestions

    Hello, I plan on building a horizontal slatted wood fence around my pool equipment. I'm researching stain options. I'd like to be able to see the grain of the wood and am looking natural looking brown tones. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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    Why higher CYA for SWCG?

    Since SWG produce a more steady amount of chlorine, why do they require a higher level of CYA? Would how long you run your pump per day also play into this? For instance, if one were to run their pump 24 hours a day at a real low % for the SWG, could a much lower CYA level be used compared to...
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    Backyard #3 in <2years

    Hello All, I have to say that this site is amazing and has been invaluable to me as we have started our pool. We moved into our new house/new build in February 2017. Through a series of poor decisions we are on our 3rd major version of our backyard. We had always planned to do a pool...
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    Pool Plan Info for Quoting

    Hello, my wife and I are starting to look at getting a pool. The pool will be approximately 14'x25'x7'(deep). We have gotten a few quotes from builders and were a little sticker shocked at about $50k. Now this was with a few colored deck jets, a raised wall in the deep section w/ sheer decent...