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    I am a stranger at the pool store

    I'm on my third season as a pool owner and have only been to the pool store twice -- once out of town to buy pool parts and once last year to a small store in town for testing supplies (bought a Taylor kit online the first year). The people at the local pool store don't know me and wouldn't have...
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    I think I learned something about my solar cover and algae

    We have a 28' round AG pool. We bought it used and this is our second season. I realize the value of using the solar cover to save chlorine but I really hate the cover. It's difficult to take off when only one person is going to use the pool (which is most of the time). What I had been doing is...
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    Should I shock my pool regularly? or only as needed?

    Should I shock my pool as part of routine maintenance (once a week? every other week?) or should I shock only as needed (i.e. after a heavy bather load or when an algae bloom is suspected)?