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    Another Green Pool Opening

    Everything's hooked up, vacuumed to waste 3 times, filter is running, chem tests done. Do I start with getting TA up or pH up before SLAM? CL: 0 TA: 30 pH: 7.0 CH: 125 CYA: 20
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    Getting ready to close

    I wanted to ask quickly as I was reading through the Above Ground Pool Closing article in PoolSchool it suggested using a polyquat algaecide. Can someone point me to actual brand names or products that I should look for either online through Amazon or at Leslie's? I'm sure online would be...
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    Back to square one :(

    I resurrected our swampy pool at the start of summer and had a nice clear pool for 2 months, while maintaining pH at 7.5-7.8 and FC 4-7. Now, two weeks ago, nearly overnight, I'm back to swampy green, can't see to the bottom at all. I don't know what else to do. Below are the values been...
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    The pool and I are no longer friends

    Hi all, We have been trying to open this pool for two weeks now. It is a Kayak 12x24, 8500 gallon pool with vinyl liner. This year we have a brand new Intex Sand Filter 2800 GPH. Over the winter our cover collapsed and pool sat uncovered for part of winter and through 5/25/16 when we began...
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    Connecting hoses

    Hi everyone, We bought a brand new Intex Sand Filter to use with our above ground pool starting this year and have run into the difficulty of figuring out how to connect the hoses that came with the filter to the valve and to an existing hose. See pic for reference. All hose openings are 1.5"...