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    Fix concrete cracks

    I am not sure how it happened but our pool has cracks running around the pool edge. What is the best way to fix it? Thanks!
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    Made a mistake Raising pH after Ascorbic Treatment SWG

    I just completed the Ascorbic treatment to get rid of my iron stains. Good news is it worked really well. Bad news is there were a lot of stains so it took a ton of Ascorbic Acid. After the treatment, my TA and pH were really low. I made the mistake of raising the TA first with Arm & Hammer...
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    Does fountain cause air bubbles on pump start

    Hello pool experts! I installed a cheap Amazon PVC pipe fountain on one of my return jets today to help cool the pool off at night. It was on for a couple of hours today while the kids swam. I went out to see if I needed to adjust the fountain angles since the kids might have messed with it and...
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    Balancing Levels + Adding Salt + metal treatment together?

    Hello all. I have recently SLAM-ed my SWG pool and am ready to balance my levels. I need to add calcium, baking soda, stabilizer and salt. In addition, I want to treat some metal stains with ascorbic acid, so I have the ascorbic acid and poly60 ready. My questions is can I do these things at the...
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    first open - should I SLAM?

    I read the pool opening sticky and it looked like it just recommended shocking the pool (up to 3 FC) and not a full out slam. This is my first opening and I'm doing it myself and I'm not sure if I should SLAM or just the smaller shock. My pool looks pretty good. No real FC though. Here are my...
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    Slam causing extra salt in salt water pool

    I am in day 2 of my first SLAM. The water was already pretty clear when I started but the FC was non existent and the CC was 1.5, so I decided to SLAM. I have added about 20 bottles of 121 oz bleach over the first two days. And if each bottle is raising my salt by 13, then that might be why my...
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    First Time pool owner - should I slam?

    First time posting. Love this site. Already have learned a ton of information just by browsing the forum. Really helped a first time pool owner like myself calm down. I believe my salt cell needs to be replaced. My PH has been high and my FC has been 0.5 or lower for probably 2 weeks. I'm not...