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  1. Mid-West Infidel

    Still have cloudy water...

    I opened the pool a month ago, and have had cloudy water every since. After opening, of course I vacuumed to waste, got chems. right (including adding some stabilizer/conditioner), and double shocked. Started adding bleach, but could never get any FC. 9+ quarts of bleach later (this was a week...
  2. Mid-West Infidel

    Artic Armour winter cover

    So I just bought and installed this Artic Armour cover (mesh) after reading some posts somewhere that people liked these and all they had to do was occasionally blow the leaves off the cover. I don't see how you could ever "blow the leaves off" with the cover laying on top of the water, letting...
  3. Mid-West Infidel

    Deck preservative/coating recommendations

    I have a deck next to the pool that has always been stained with TWP wood preservative. The horizontal areas in direct sun always fade badly and need re-staining every year or two at the most, while the verticals pretty much hold their color. Looking for recommendations for a coating that would...
  4. Mid-West Infidel

    Black scum ring in skimmer

    First of all a brief history- We've had the pool for about 8 years now. Seems like every year I have some kind of algae issue. I think part of my problem is all the trees around me... I only get full sun from about 10am to 3:30 pm. I found TFP late last year and after some thought, decided to...