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    stains on my vinyl liner after opening this spring

    Is there anything that i can do to remove stains on my vinyl liner and steps? There seems to be some greenish looking stains on the liner and steps. The water is crystal clear and kids are actually swimming. Just wondered what will remove the stains. They were not there last fall when we...
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    Bleach prices

    Does anyone near the Jersey Shore know the cheapest bleach price and what store?
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    Help...in the Northeast

    Calling to anyone in the northeast...as you may know we've been having a miserable June here in the northeast. I live in central Jersey and we've had MANY days of rain and clouds since we've opened our pool. Needless to say we've not used it much. The kids have been in a few times since or...
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    greenisn grey and cloudy

    Good Morning Just wondered if you have any ideas how to clear up my water. Opened Friday and have been runnign filter 24/7...vacuumed to waste and have been running my robotic almost constantly my numbers are as follows: FC 20 PH 7.0 TA 80 Hardness 150 CYA 40 Holding chlorine over night...
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    Help!!!!

    Pulled the cover back to check the water...planning on opening this weekend. We added 6 gallons of liquid shock in september when we closed and it's an absolute disaster right now... How much liquid shock/bleach should we add when we open? Have no FC right now...checked that this morning. There...
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    Pump/motor replacement?

    How do I know whether to replace the whole pump or jsut the motor...the pool was built about 18 years ago and the pump is the original one. It was making a loud squeeling noise just before closing in sept. 2008 thanks in advance for your advice!!!
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    Adding chemicals in the winter in NJ?

    Hey all it's been a while. We've been contemplating adding chemicals to our pool now. The pool store reccomends liquid shock and algacide... My question is can I use bleach instead of liquid shock? Almost 30,000 pool...how much bleach and also how much algacide? Thanks in advance for your...
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    Pool water evaporation...

    Hello all...hope you all had a trouble free pool season. Live in NJ so our pool season is winding down. We're closing this weekend. These cool nights and not so warm days really make for no more swimming. Not to mention schools back in!!! Quick question about evaporation...hope I don't sound...
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    algae...help??????

    Quick question everyone...my CL levels are at shock levels bc I've been adding bleach to shock due to the appearance of algeae in spots. My deep end is cloudy now too bc of brushing the algae to try and loosen it up and kill it. First of all...i keep my chlorine at normal levels all the time...
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    swimmer's ear

    hey all...just a quick question. two of my four kids have just been diagnosed with swimmer's ear. am i doing something wrong witht he water? of is this just something that happens with kids. the pediatrician said that it shouldn't be a problem with the water...just that they don't get all the...
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    cleaning filter cartridges

    Hello guys...thanks for the advice on getting my pool water clear! Your suggestions worked and our pool water is crystal clear now!!! I am now convinced that the BBB method works too! Was sick and tired of using expensive pool store chemicals! I now have a question for you...is there a...
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    liquid bleach to shock???

    Hello all. I'm new to this forum. I was wondering if it's okay to use liquid bleach to shock my pool when we just open and during the season? We're not new to the pool scene just tired of paying for boxes of shock! BTW we live in NJ so we need to shock often. I usually do it once per week...