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    Liner Replacement - Best Time To...

    Hi, All. My above ground pool is in need of a liner replacement. Does it matter if replacement happens before closing the pool? Or is it best to replace in the spring when opening?
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    Missing Pressure Gauge

    Hi, All. Inherited my pool at the end of last summer and went through opening it for the first time earlier this Spring. (Had a heck of a time learning the ropes). Everything has been going pretty well this Spring, but I’m in the middle of my first slam this year for some cloudy water. My...
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    First Time Winterizing

    Hi, All. First time pool owner getting ready to winterize. I’ve searched Amazon, Home Depot, multiple local pool stores looking for the best winter cover options. Any recommendations for specific brands of winter covers? I’m in Houston, TX - so fairly mild winters in terms of snow and ice.
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    Trying to Defeat a Green Monster

    Hi, Y’all. I’ve been slamming a pool for 10 days - balanced the water prior to slamming, daily brushing and vacuuming, backwashing the filter, testing every few hours with TF-100 kit, adding bleach... and the algae is not going away or even looking better since I started the slam! I’m stumped...
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    First SLAM

    I inherited an above ground ~16k gallon pool. It has been consistently green the past several weeks, despite me getting all chem levels in range. I just started my first SLAM and my recommend chlorine level is 28. I have a testing kit, but it definitely doesn’t go up to being able to test that...