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    Look for new robotic vacuum

    Looking for recommendations. Currently have a broken Dolphin Escape that I bought 2 years ago (extended warranty expired RIGHT before it stopped working). Treads won't stay on, wheel is falling off, and the cord is SOOO tangled that it can't even go a full session without wrapping up around...
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    I was lazy, and now I'm paying for it!

    Last year, just threw bleach or dichlor in here and there. Didn't test regularly (medical problems kept me out of the pool part of the summer, so didn't care). Oh, btw, I have a 12x24 above ground partially buried. This winter, it got BAD! Couldn't see the bottom, robot vacuum broke, leaf...
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    100+ temps for weeks - How to keep algae under control?

    It's suppossed to be up to 108 this weekend, and I've been battling the algae for weeks already. I tried leaving the pump on high, but it's so hot even my motor got overheated. Ran the vaccum for 4 hours last night to give the pump a break, and turned it on low today. Any tips for keeping the...
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    Pool drained overnight, pump was on :(

    Ohhhh . . . I'm sooooo upset! I left the vaccum in our pool overnight (like I always do), but this time I took the middle of the hose over one of the posts of the AGP so that the filter wouldn't suck it towards the intake and block it like it sometimes does. What I DIDN'T know, is that the...
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    Pool opening problem

    So, we opened the pool on Saturday. Aside from the hour or two scraping smelly leaf MUCK off of the cover, all went well. I was expected some algae, but instead I got this: SUCCESS!! Then, we hooked the filter back up, and that's when we noticed the leak on the return to the pool pipe...
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    In the heat of the summer, what FC do you target?

    My phone app is targeting a range from 3-7, but when the temp is regurlarly over 100 degrees, and the sun is beating down . . . I wonder if I should make it higher?? It starts to sting my eyes on the higher side though. What is a good level for the high temps, but ok for my eyes and hair...
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    Skimmer socks changed my life

    Or at least the life of my pool! I'm so glad I found out about them here. My pool is so beautiful now. Just had to share. If you don't use them, go buy some. I got 5 on Amazon for like 6 bucks, and I rinse and reuse them. Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 4
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    I just wanted to thank all the regulars around here . . .

    for being soooooo helpful all the time. I come here regularly, and ALWAYS find the answers I need. We just finished the deck (sawdust galore!) and mowed (our grass and DIRT), and the rest of the yard looked beautiful, and for the first time this summer, my pool looked AWFUL!! Green, dirty...
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    Anyone want to show me a pic of their sand filter set up?

    I have a partially buried AG 12x24, and the pavestones that they installed the pump aren't level. I need to re-do it. It's gonna be a pain to move and re-set up, so I only want to do it once. Anyone have their a little lower than ground level? Anyone have it camouflaged in an interesting...
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    Half way thru with deck (AG 12x24 partially buried) . . .

    Here's a couple pics of our progress . . . ordered latest to oldest. We'll have 2 18" steps up to the deck level with the top of the pool. The top deck will be about 4 x 15. (I think??)
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    Green "algae" on the bottom, but clorine levels are good??

    I just tested: FC: 3.5 CC: 0 PH: 7.8 TA: 120 CYA: 40 24x12 AG, 8000 gallons It kinda just looks dirty (and it might be?), but I just vaccumed 3 days ago. I've been testing every day, and adding bleach. I just added 32 ounces of bleach and turned the filter on high, just to stir it up...
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    Should I use the free Baquacil starter kit??

    . . . or just sell it on Craigslist?? :-D I'm getting a new 12x24 semi-above ground pool installed this weekend. It comes with a baquacil starter kit, and I was kinda excited since the last 2 years with an intex pool and clorine, I've had SEVERE hair damage and dry skin. Since the filter...