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    Noisy pump

    Is there anything I can do about a noisy filter? I was unable to clean the pool last week and it's got some green on the bottom so I've been running the filter all day. It seems the gauge is shaking some and making a bit of noise and I hate to be a bad neighbor. I tighten the gauge again each...
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    Still cleaning the swamp: One month and counting.

    Since May 3, I have been attacking the swamp I inherited from a foreclosure last year, religiously following the 'Swamp... Sparkling Oasis' rules. I have even been aided by unseasonably cool temps, but the going has been S-L-O-Wwwww. It took about 3 weeks to see the bottom. In the past week...
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    The Bleachening, Day 8: Losing faith -- Help!

    We purchased a foreclosed home with a swamp of a pool (no frogs, but definite larvae). Dark, dark, dark green, zero visibility. Last fall, we attempted to clean it, but the pool guy's advice was: "Throw a bucket of shock in, run the pump 'til it clears up. Maybe throw in another couple...
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    Attacking the Algae Tub: FC testing question

    Pursuant to my post in January, I am finally trying to remedy the "algae tub". I am SO GRATEFUL for all of the posts that helped me even believe it is MIGHT be possible to make this pool swimmable. I am on day three of the journey, and now I have questions. As recommended, I purchased the...
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    How far can I drain my "swamp"?

    I bought a short-sale home last summer that features an AG pool (2yo liner). They had winterized it the year before and never took it out of hibernation, so it was a large pool of algae when unsheathed. 12 inches of visibility, tops. We had a pool guy come to explain the equipment (all...