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    Paver stripper in pool water

    we had our patio stripped. Long story short, paver sealer company sold us a bag of Crud, and we had our patio stripped several months ago, and they re-sealed it. Took a good month to get the pool back to normal. Now, since the pavers were sealed and the sealant failed, we had it stripped again...
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    Algae??

    My pool is green. We just had our pool deck stripped and re-sealed. So, a ton of junk was washed into the pool water. The water turned cloudy green just after this, and I slammed the pool. The pool was then crystal clear and blue for about a day and then started turning green again, while...
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    Grout disintegrating and algae above water line

    My pool water is clear and is generally balanced besides a rising pH. I have what appears to be algae along my tiles at the west end of the pool. It’s all above the waterline by 1-2 inches. Also my grout looks awful. Looks like sand possibly poor application/mix, but I think it’s wearing away...
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    Staining from water fill?

    The staining didn’t appear immediately. The pool builder treated it as iron, since it has a slight yellow tint around it, but it appeared around a month after being filled. Nothing really seems to lighten it, and I am now wondering if it is from when the pool was filled. Check out the hose...
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    New pool, staining, chlorine loss

    Pool completed in December. We’ve been maintaining it ourselves. After the 30 day startup, they added half the necessary salt, and said we are on our own to get a pool guy. (That’s me!) we added the remaining salt needed. The pool had some stains after startup that the pool builder addressed...
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    New pool with hydrazzo

    We just finished the pool, water has been in for 30 days. Pool tech turned on salt generator yesterday, added salt. They said we are on our own without any real further instruction other than pool will look cloudy, added everything at once, salt will take 3 days to show on iChlor. Ok. Now what...