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    steps to deck question

    I'm looking for new steps for my pool. As a Johnny Weissmuller, it has the aluminum deck. I'm looking at the Aqua Select but want to be sure they will work. I'm a senior woman and need to add/remove the steps by myself so I can't use sand or I'll never be able to lift them. Does anyone know...
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    Need to clean de filter?

    I have a Hayward perflex de filter. It was installed 8 years ago. The fellow who installed it for me told me that when I'm changing the de I should block the skimmer drain and drain the filter from the return drain. He said that since the water would be entering from the top it would clean the...
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    balancing after slam

    My pool was without a pump for 5 days and turned a beautiful green color! Finally got the pump installed on Tuesday and started the slam, including changing the DE 2 x/day. Today it's crystal clear and I haven't lost any chlorine since yesterday morning. The FC level is still high and Ph is...
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    Difference in pump quality

    Hello all! My hayward power flow lx bit the dust a few days ago, leaving me with a really pretty color of green water since it's rained and been hot for the last 3 days. I'm shopping but am curious as to opinions. I can't seem to find a 1 hp Hayward pump on any websites so I'm wondering: 1...
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    Chlorine, bromine, or salt water?

    My daughter just purchased a house with a pool and they are opening it today. How can she tell if it's been using bromine, chlorine, or is saltwater? I'm headed over there now with my TFP test kit but am not sure what to tell her about what to use. Thanks for any help! Oh yeah ... all the...
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    pool loses water every winter

    I have lost probably more than 2 feet of water since closing at the end of September. I drained it to just above the return and it now only has about 2 feet of water in it. I'm in the Cleveland area and have an above ground with a walkaround deck all the way around the pool (it's a Johnny...
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    Johnny Weissmuller part question

    I have a JW pool with the walkaround deck. This year, after problems, the cover went too low into the pool and three of the coping covers were broken. I've contacted Teddy Bear Pools and they have the fronts but not the backs. They recommended buying a different back and pounding it out so...
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    Muddy water with de filter

    This last fall, we were blasted with several bad storms. My pool is under a very old Maple tree and several small branches came down and went through the winter cover, resulting in about 5 holes. Of course, a great deal of the decaying debris from the tree went into the pool. I got the worst...
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    Cover for Johnny Weismuller

    I'm getting ready to close my 24' round Johnny Weismuller pool. I've had this pool for28 years and I still haven't figured out the answer to this. The JW pools have a walkaround deck and fencing that can't be removed for the winter, so I can't wrap the winter cover over the edge of the pool...