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    Looking to replace trips to pool store with accurate and easy home water testing - digital?

    To balance our pool water we currently use 1) test strips, which are a bit hard to read and don't seem to be very accurate compared to 2) water quality testing at local pool store. To save time making trips to the pool store (nearly 1 hour round trip), we would like to get a digital sort of...
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    Cyanuric acid problem using dichlor - what's the best option for unstable chlorine?

    Hello all, I didn't realize dichlor had cyanuric acid and was confused as to why my levels were so high in the spa (doh!). I have been reading a lot of blogs on this topic and getting confused. I want to try the method of starting out with dichlor and then switching to unstable chlorine once the...
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    Broken frame on delivery - should we accept dealer-repaired tub?

    Hi everyone, we put down a deposit on a South Seas spa ( a great brand according to Hot Tub University) back in Sept 2020 with a November delivery date. Of course, it didn't arrive until last Saturday...And of course it came off the truck with a cracked beam on the bottom frame. Dealer took it...
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    To drain or not to drain....winterizing an Intex Ultra Frame XTR

    Hello all, New England gal here, I've read "all" the posts on here about winterizing Intex AGPs and haven't found an answer to this...I read the Swim University article on winterizing, as recommended by many folks here: (How to Winterize An Above Ground Pool in 11 Steps). There's just one thing...
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    Seeking u-shaped support leg for Intex XTR Ultra Frame 12 x 24 x 52 (part 10937A)

    Hello and I hope someone can help! One of the legs on our pool buckled after 6 days of use (grrrr) and Intex and everyone else on earth is sold out of this replacement part. There are a few used ones on eBay being sold for an embarrassingly exorbitant amount of money, (Which I'd almost be...
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    Can you put a pool on a 12-inches of sand playset site? Pool prep...

    Hello all and TIA for your help...kind of a long story but Hubs just spent weeks hauling in sand and leveling a spot for our Intex Ultra XTR frame style pool. It looked perfect : ) then it rained : ( The back half of the cleared area pooled up with water pretty good and was very mushy. He added...