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    Please help! I need this pool clean!

    Newish pool owner here. This is the first year i really screwed up the process of covering the pool. It comes with many great regrets but I have finally won the war over the leaves and pine straw on the bottom of the pool after many hard fought battles. The water is still very hazy and not...
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    Question about pool cleaner on ebay

    I'm in the market for a new pool cleaner and my local pool store sells the Pentair Prowler 920 for $1500. I found what seems to be an identically brand new model on eBay for half price. Is this legit or am I going to get some kind of refurbished model...
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    Very high FC

    Opened the pool up starting last Sunday. Everything seems fine but the fc is very high 30+ (I stopped there because I was using a ton of reagent). pH was 7.0 raised to 7.4 CYA was at 0 so I raised to 50. TA 50 FC 30+ for 2 days now without adding chlorine. I've knly added 4 gallons total of...
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    First time closing pool

    Hi all! With everyone's helpful advice my first summer with the pool was a big success. The water stayed clear and looked great all the time. The water temps are starting to drop and we don't use it very often these days so I figured it's about time to close it down for the winter. It...
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    Just want to make sure my chemistry is in line

    HI all. First year pool owner here and just wanted to check in and make sure my chemistry looks alright. Here are my test results from 5 min ago. fc: 6 cc: 0 ph: 8 ta: 70 ch: 50 cya: 50 I think I've got a good handle on the fc. I add about 50oz of 10% each night according to Pool Math. Temps...
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    New Pool Owner

    HI all. I recently completed a SLAM on the green swamp that came with my house and now I'm just trying to figure out if I need to balance anything out. Here are the latest numbers that I just ran. FC: 1.4 (where should I keep the FC level? I'm only used to dumping massive amounts of chlorine...
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    Just bought a house with a green pool

    HI all. We just bought a house which came with a very green pool. The pool hasn't been covered or cleaned for about 7 months. I pulled lots of debris from the bottom, mostly pine needles and leaves, but there is certainly more down there, it's just hard to get when you can't see. I haven't done...