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    Cannot seem to lower alkalinity in my pool

    Good afternoon. I am hoping that someone can help me figure out why I cannot seem to get my alkalinity down to the recommended level (80 to 120) My pool is a 10000 gallon, I am running a Hayward DE filter. My pump runs for 3 hours at 90% and 2.5 hours at 30%. I run a liquid chlorinator to...
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    changing location of pool pump can I have 180 degree bend in pvc pipe feeding pump

    Good evening. I just purchased a new pump (Badu EcoMV 2.4 HP Pool Pump (EcoMV/72-V) ) and realized the pump control is attached to the motor and can not be relocated or reversed. So I want to reverse my pump so my motor is in the front compared to the way it is now (pictured attached ) Can I...
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    Most econimcal way to increase CYA

    Good Morning, does anyone have any suggestions on the most economical way to increase my CYA? We drained our pool and refilled it so our CYA is 0. THe local pool store said to put in Chlorine Stabilizer. Scott
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    Not sure what chemical is missing "Leaf leaves stains at bottom of pool"

    Good evening, I am hoping someone might be able to help me figure out what I am doing wrong. We have 10000 gallon plaster pool. We just drained it 2 weeks ago and acid washed it and refilled it. Been getting the chemicals back in order. Tonights results are listed blown. We are noticing...
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    Help with Chemical test results - very confused

    Good Afternoon everyone. I am new to pool owner ship, only 2 months. Not sure how well the pool was taken care of with the previous owner. I have the following test kit on order "TF-100 TFTestkit 100 FAS-DPD" However it hasn't arrived yet we are looking about about something next week. So I...
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    How long should it take my Vacuum Pool cleaner to clean my pool

    Hi Everyone. I am new to owning a pool and still in the learning stage. I am currently learning pool school and the chemicals. However I am trying to figure out if my pool cleaner is tired. I currently have a rectangle pool (8000 Gal) and I am trying to figure out how long it should take the...
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    Introduction

    Hi my name is Scott. My fiancee and myself just bought a house with pool in the lower desert of Ca. We have never owned a pool so this is a new adventure and a little scary. Currently our pool is about 8000 gallons I was told and it is a pool/spa. The pool system is about 12 years old we...
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    Any one use Pool Testing service? Is it better to not use them?

    Good Afternoon. I am brand new to this site and owning a pool. My fiancee and I just purchased a home with an inground pool and we are taking on cleaning the servicing the pool ourselves. Since this is brand new to us we went to the local pool store to have our water tested and not sure if I...