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    Weekly off season water balancing

    Hello, New to pool ownership and to pool care. Took over weekly water balancing and pool care about 8 weeks ago, use Raylor drop kit and use Ornenda LSI app. I live in western NC foothills. No snow and rarely get I Ice and does not last more than a day. I leave the pool “open” in the...
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    Acid wash?

    Renovated our finite pool just over 1 year ago. First pool we’ve owned, Early on we noticed a grey stain on the bottom of the pool starting in the shallow end and into the deep end. The pool guys had no explanation nor could treat the stain. My wife found a picture of the pool freshly...
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    Fall winter pool care

    Took over management of my pool recently. It was renovated just over a year ago. We live in NC and do not close it for the winter nor cover it. Does not snow and rarely gets below freezing. We keep it clean by vacuum and water has been keeping by out pool man weekly. I use the LSI Orenda app...
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    New owner, new algae

    On day 10 managimg my pool: Current test results: Chlorine: 1.0 ppm CYA: 50 pH: 7.8 Calcium: 290 Alkalinity:110 Salt:3600 I’ve got some algae forming in the shallowest part of pool. Brush it (stainless) and comes back next day. SWG set to 60% chlorinating. Pump runs 16 hours per day. Pool...
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    Pool Newby

    Hi, happy to be a new member and looking forward to learning about maintaining bd caring for my pool. Purchased a home 6 weeks ago on the foothills of Western North Carolina. During purchase period I learned the plaster pool was over due for a renovation. We’re planning do to this during this...
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    Can anyone share their experience with robotic pool cleaners

    Can anyone share their experience with robotic pool cleaners? Access to one side of my new pool and some physical limitations have caused me to look for assistance 😎 Thanks in advance.