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    First Close line blow out issue

    Hi, this site got me through the swimming season famously. Between a couple of my own posts and the archive I had no problems. Thanks to all. Now it's time to close. I drained the pump & filter & using a shop vac blew from the one skimmer line to the pump no problem capped the skimmer and...
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    Thank you..

    Hi a couple of weeks ago I made my first post "I can barely spell pool" and that was , take it from me, not far from the truth. With not a huge amout of effort reading the pool school and selected posts in the boards I set off on the BBB method. My girlfriend thought (knew) I had gone insane...
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    Prohibition against backwashing vs recent contintioner

    Hi, Very new pool owner and my first post got me miles. Thanks to all. I have achived shock level with 0 CC and a ph of 7.8. After learning of CYA levels and gaining a 35-40 reading I made the mistake of vacuuming the pool and pinning the filter. The conditioner lable wned not to back wash...
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    Can barely spell pool

    Hi bought a house over the winter with an 18,000-20,000 inground vinal pool, Sand dollar filter and hayward super pump. Pulled the cover off 2 weeks ago to find a brown/green murky mess. Cranked up the filter and added 7 bags of calcium chlorid SHOCK from Wal Mart over a two day period (last...