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    Electric wire causeing leak in skimmer pipe.

    Can someone tell me if this was done correctly? We have had problems with this for years and once again has a huge leak because I bumped it lightly and the drip went to a constant running of water. It's about impossible to get it not to drip. Also the wire inside the hole is coiled which causes...
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    Are all brand of filters the same??

    I think we need to get a new filter this year. We have the original one in there that was a Unicel. I was looking at them online and it looks like there are replacements for the Unicel and are cheaper than I can buy the original at lighthouse. Are all filters going to be the same and do the same...
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    PH, TA adjustments and swimming.

    I opened pool and started to shock it. I have an above ground vinyl pool. I have been keeping the shock level at 14 for a few days now. I did an overnight test and last night I was at FC 14 and this morning it was at 12.5 or 13. I did take it at 7:00am so the sun was up for a bit, but I don't...
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    Passed OCLT but still have CC????

    I did an OCLT last night. I tested at 12:30am, and had FC at 18.5. I tested this morning at 6:00am and got a reading of 19. But I tested for CC and got CC at 1. Is it possible to pass the overnight test, but still have CC, or did I do something wrong? The water has looked clear for 2 days now...
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    Fill with pond water??

    I saw that some have done this, but I wanted some wise words on whether or not we should. We were thinking of filling our pool the rest of the way with water from our pond. We have an above ground pool that is 30 feet across. We need about 12 inches of water. If I figured right that should be...
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    New pool, when to test CYA level

    Ok, I'm trying to figure out how to do all this. This was supposed to be my husbands job :? We have a new pool. About 2 weeks old. I'm going to try the BBB method. I got my test kit. I added some CYA in a stocking in the skimmer box yesterday. It was all gone today. Do I have to wait 5 days to...
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    electric for AGP

    Hi everyone.... I'm new here. We just had a AGP put in. Let me start off by saying that I don't know too much about electric. My husbands knows more, but we are having an electrician do the electrical for us. But I wanted to make sure that the wire size he is using is correct. I used a measuring...