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    Where to start with chemicals in new pool?

    After many disappointments trying to get the chemicals in the pool that came with this home right, we finally removed it and now have a brand spanking new vinyl pool. 30' by 4.5' high. Anyway, it is almost filled with our well water, which has no ph, cya, etc in it. So..what to put into the...
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    SLAM, Empty and refill Sand Filter or ???

    I am spending a lot of $$ on chlorine trying to get chemistry right in my pool. The wife is ready to call a pool pro.... Anyway the current info taken minutes ago are FC=0.0 PH=8.0 TA=90 CH=0.0. CYA=60. Background; 29 oz Borax (20 Mule) , 69 oz 10% bleach added 2 days ago--42 oz Baking...
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    Neat idea, I think...

    I was talking to a fellow pool owner the other day, and he told me he installed a fitting on the output side of his filter-the line going to the eyes, and placed a plant watering wand in it, pointed at the middle of the pool. He said the kids have fun with the shower, mist, etc settings while...
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    Growing Algae

    Well, we made it back to our soon to be home. Closing tomorrow afternoon. Our pool is now filled to the eyeballs and growing algae as one might expect. I put two floaters with 4 chlorine tablets in each one in the pool. I failed to get the top on one of them and three fell out. So I guess I...
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    Robot pool cleaner?

    I am still in the process of learning about pool maintenance, etc and in a week or so we should close on our new to us home with a 30' above ground pool. While reading thru various posts I see reference made to robotic pool cleaners. After looking at them it appears to me that mainly all they...
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    New guy, almost a pool owner.

    Plans are to close on our home with a pool on the 19th of July. I have been in several pools, owned a few blow up pools, but never an aboveground pool. This one is 30' in diameter and was told to be 30" deep. Right now it has rainwater from over the winter and some leaves and debris in it...