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    Step-by-Step Guide

    I'm struggling to find a stepwise guide (that I'm sure exists here somewhere) that walks me through how to open my pool for the year. Last year I became proficient at maintaining chemical levels and cleaning the pool, but I shied away from dealing with the equipment itself. I had the pool...
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    Flow Rate w/ Variable Speed Pump

    My PB set up a schedule for my pump to run 24/7. 16 hours at 60% and 8 hours at 100%. 1) is that necessary? My filter capacity is 150gpm max. This theoretically turns over my pool in 3 hours. 2) can I assume that 60% pump speed is directly proportional to filtration rate? In other words...
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    How to clean scale without affecting chemistry?

    Prior to really focusing on my water chemistry, this scale formed around my water features. Also during construction and landscaping, the brick and mortar leached onto my stucco. What ideas do you have to take care of this?
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    New Pool, Eager to Keep it Trouble Free

    2.5 years after starting, the pool is finally done, with only a few hardscape issues to resolve. After going to the pool store for the first time, I quickly realized I wasn’t into $500 for chemicals. I found TFP and am looking forward to divorcing myself from my pool builder and pool store.