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    Taylor brand equivalents

    Is there a table showing Taylor brand equivalents to the following chemicals? R-0003 R-0007 R-0008 R-0009 R-0013 R-870 R-871
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    Sand filter pump combo recommendation for Intex Sequioa pool (filter pump stuck,buzze

    My intex filter pump was off all winter, now when turn it on it makes a buzzing noise and wont circulate water . If anyone knows how to unstick it let me know, but also if i just end up fulfilling my dream, and buy a sand filter pump, which brand? Amazon has many brands, Intex, Hayward, Game...
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    Yearly drain of water due to messed up chemistry.?

    Anyone else in AZ with above ground pool, using just acid and liquid chlorine, find they have to drain most of their pool once a year? My theory is the heat here does a number on the pool chemistry. TA here is 120 constant, never get below that no matter how much acid you add, though I've seen...
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    Patch or replace vinyl liner?

    Have a 2-3 inch gash in floor of Intex vinyl liner. Been patching it for several years now, but standard vinyl repair patches sold at wally world seem to last one season if that, i imagine due to pool chemicals, and intense UV light here in AZ. Pool is now obsolete Intex Sequoia Spirit 16'...
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    stabilizer reagent (R-0013-E,F,A etc.)

    Hi, I have the TF-100 test kit. Regarding the R-0013 that comes with it, I ran out of this. I find other sources for this chemical reagent (Taylor brand) , but they all have various alpha characters after the number, for example, R-0013-E, R-0013-F, R-0013-A, etc. But, I have a feeling...
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    combined chlorine is EXACTLY .5 OK to leave unless rises?

    just finally got levels under control after a couple weeks. (after an overfill/spill of water) For several days now PH is 7.5, simple chlorine test showing 2. With the detailed chlorine test from TF-100 showing 3.5 fc + .5 CC Pool is saltwater. Hoping the .5 is ok so we finally can...
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    Worth adapting Intex CS8111 SWG to a non-Intex Sand filter?

    I'd like to get a sand filter setup, but since I don't care much for Intex since I often notice they're out of stock on parts and it seems they use non-industry standard fittings/hoses, I'd like to get one that is standard. Seems like Hayward is a commonly mentioned standard pump. If I got...
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    Do-it-yourself calcium removal?

    Hi all, I have very hard water in my region. This company was on the news last year: http://www.calsaway.com/arizona_pool_cleaning_in_the_press.php If I recall, the news showed them putting something in that precipitated most of the calcium to the bottom off the pool, then sucked it out...
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    chlorine, PH, test strips vs. drops

    Hi all, After treating my pool with MA, it really did the trick of lowering the PH and TA well (in fact for the first time ever I had to add soda ash to bring it up), but a couple days later the PH was higher than I've ever seen it. I put 3 oz bisulfite in, waited about an hour, and it...
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    Muriatic Acid

    Hi, I put MA in my pool to lower high Alk plus a stubborn PH that kept rebounding high every other day. I drizzled it undiluted into the 1" return jet (16 ft above ground pool) as one of the moderators suggested. I did not have wind blowing in my face or anything. The next day I felt...
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    smorgasbord of questions

    Hi all. I'd appreciate some advice/discussion, but first an overview would be useful: I have an Intex Sequoia Spirit above ground 16' round pool, vinyl liner. Saltwater generator/pump/filter is a combo all built into one platform (not really separable) that came with the pool. Pool holds...