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    Scratchy vinyl walls

    When opening my pool for the third season, I noticed that the walls feel like sandpaper. It can not be brushed off or scrubbed off with a pool brush. I can scratch it off with my fingernails, but am afraid to damage the liner. It is covering the sides of the pool Appears to be a whiteish...
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    Frustration. My pool is a swamp.

    This is the first year I have had any trouble with my intex 16 ft pool I have a 1 hp sand filter. It has cleared the water right up at the beginning of the season previously, but so much trouble this year. I had put many gallons of pool chlorine 10% in the pool over 1.5 months. I have made...
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    Intex brand worth the extra money?

    My 5 year old intex finally had a blow out, so I am looking to replace it. I purchased a used/in great shape with no holes intex 16ft only to discover that it had 25+ pin sized holes. The guy won't return my calls. My pad is ready and pavers level. I guess I learned my lesson and need to move...
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    Gorilla Pad question

    I am replacing a 14 ft index ultra frame with a 16 ft index ultra frame. I had sand brought in and leveled the area and placed pavers under the legs. I had a large tarp folded in half and cut to fit under the pool. Then around the pool, I put landscaping fabric and river rocks. This worked...
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    Cloudy water - frustrated.

    I have been battling cloudy water since I opened the pool 4 weeks ago. The few times I have seen the bottom, it had a powdery substance in it. As soon as I get near it with the vacuum, it goes into the water as a cloud. I have been vacuuming to waste the few times I could see the bottom. In the...
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    Automatic vacuum for above ground pool.

    I have a 14ft intex ultra frame pool. I have dirt and a few leaves that have begun to accumulate on the bottom of the pool. I would like to get a vacuum, but do not know what to get. I have looked at the hayward aquacritters and the lil'shark. I am open to any other suggestions. I do not want...