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    A cartridge filter question

    heck All, I have notice that when I open the basket between the "wet" and "dry" side of my pump (I think it is called the pump strainer pot), to clean it out, I can hear the water draining out of my attached Pentair cartridge filter. I assume this is because of the pressure loss. I wanted to...
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    Possible Mustard algae - Need advice

    Hello All, It seems, what I've been dismissing till now as dust and spring-summer tree debris, may be mustard algae. I'll be doing OCTL tonight to ascertain the FC loss. I've already started the SLAM process by pouring in 1 gallon of 10% Cl while adjusting pH, brushing the pool sides and...
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    A Possible leak ?

    Hello All, A few weeks back, I drained my pool and filled it with "new" water. After a few days, I started realising that the water level was receeding. Earlier, I dismissed as a erroneous observation, but later I decided to ascertain it via placing a marker. Now, I'm pretty sure that the leak...
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    First post - Starting right

    Hello All, I'm excited to join this community of kind and driven pool enthusiasts :). I'm from Phoenix, AZ area. We changed our pool water a couple of years back. As the temperature is slowly rising, I decided to get my water tested at Lesslie. Following was the result: FC-5 TAC-5 CH-480 CYA-170...