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    SWG vs Bleach

    I've been using bleach since I've had my pool for the past 3 summers and haven't had any problems. I'm considering installing a SWG to automate the process a little, of adding chlorine. During the summer I will at times put in 1 jug (121 oz) daily, sometimes a little more, to keep my FC levels...
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    Sediment/Crystals on pool bottom

    During the winter I noticed a lot of sediment on the bottom of the pool; it was deep enough in places so that when critters were squirming it would leave tracks. I'm in the process of opening and notice that my auto pool bottom cleaner (my 3yo calls it "the dude") if filling up with this white...
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    Brown/Black Stains

    This is our first year with our new pool and we already have some stains. I took the mesh cover off after winter and saw the rock and plaster had these stains on them. What is it and how can I prevent it? Is it something leaching out of the stone or mold/mildew/algae growing or what? The...
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    New pool; Newbie operator; Help with test results?

    Hello, love the site been reading for awhile, but just got a login so I could ask some questions. We just put in a pool late last summer/early fall and have been in it twice before it got too cold. It's a plaster pool, between 24 and 25k gal. We went through the procedures we were told to do...