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    Rebuilding after wildfire: Plumbing

    Hello all, We had the unfortunate distinction of being right in the middle of the burn zone of the Tubbs fire in northern California last October. Our home and everything above ground on the property was completely destroyed. Fortunately the gunite pool survived, however all the equipment and...
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    My pool is NOT trouble-free!

    Hello all, I'm struggling with persistent low-grade green algae, and either it's very resistant to chlorine or we have some well-hidden CYA (or something else) which is inhibiting the chlorine's oxidizing action at the levels recommended here. This is our fourth summer with our pool, and I've...
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    Black stain on DE filter grids

    I recently closed the pool after our first season with it. After closing, I broke down my DE filter to hose off the grids and give it a thorough cleaning. While cleaning the grids, I noticed a black stain on part of two adjacent grids that wouldn't come off with simple rinsing. Some relevant...