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    Solar Blankets

    Is there a real difference between a 8 and 12 mill solar blanket as far as heating the water during the day and keeping heat in at night.
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    De filter issues maybe?

    I have a DE filter and I’m cleaning out a LOT of algae . This is my question does it seem plausible that I would have to clean the filter every hr ? Or should
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    New Pool Start up

    Need some help we just started up a brand new above grd pool, better late then never, and the water is kinda a greenish blue. Opening # FC -- 0 CC - 0 PH- 7.8 TA -175 CH -250 CyA - 0 I added chlorine and CYA only so far. Pool was greenish blue before adding bleach and cya. It took 2 days to...
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    Filter Problem or Patience problem?

    this season when i opened the pool we had a swamp! Ive been filtering and shocking pool for almost three weeks now. Ive been vacuuming at least 2 times per day and checking chlorine levels a minimum of 3 times per day. my numbers have been pretty consistent over this time. they are as follows...
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    help added wrong chemicales

    We are in the process of opening pool for the season we added water to bring water level proper operating level ( did partial drain for over winter have above grd pool) initial readings on May 13 where PH - 8.2 CL - 0 CH - 400 TA 180 CYA - ? didn't measure so i went on the assumption it was...
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    New pool -PH seems unstable

    Pool has been running now for 2 weeks Water looks clear. test # as of today Are ( just topped off pool added 2" water waited 2 hrs before testing) PH- 7.5 CC - .5 FC-2.5 TC - 3 CH - 250 TA 340 CYA - 30 I think the # are ok I added Chlorine to raise the level to 4. any comment on the numbers...
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    Help new / used pool is all this equipment needed

    We just purchased a used pool put in a new liner and are in the process of setting it up. the pool came with a nature 2 natural mineral purifier and a Aqua Smarte Cycler Model 6700 mineral system any suggestions on if you would use them? and also any thought on Baquacil vs chlorine have a...