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    Brand New Pool Owner

    Optica - We aren't sure where the slide gets the water from, but on the same board as the on/off for the pump there is another control type panel that plugs in - we think it might work the slide. The hose for the slide goes down into the concrete. We can't find a manual for the filter and the...
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    Brand New Pool Owner

    I got the best birthday present of all today - we got a phone call from the realtor saying that the pool company spent all day yesterday and today out working on the pool and when we went buy the house tonight the pool was no longer green/black swamp - it was a cloudy blue. I am a very happy...
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    Brand New Pool Owner

    I am planning on getting the test kit - unfortunately I have to wait until we are moving in the house (the hotel doesn't allow us to use their address for shipping stuff).
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    Brand New Pool Owner

    I will definately be buying lots of bleach, and I have already emailed our realator about the pool, mainly because they shouldn't be paying someone when they aren't doing their job. And of course now we have a lovely flood warning so I am sure that is going to be a great help with the algae...
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    Brand New Pool Owner

    frogabog - (love, love, love the name btw) The electricity is on at the house. We think we have the filter running now, but we aren't sure. We had an appointment with the pool company that the bank had hired - we just wanted him to show us how to work the pool and we were going to maintain it...
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    Brand New Pool Owner

    There is definitely no backyard pools in Alaska, ND, or England (which is where I have lived). We have been in SC about 11 days so I am still learning the area but I did find a pool supply store today. When I went in there and asked about the pool he immediately started trying to sell me some...
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    Brand New Pool Owner

    Hi, I am brand new to owning a house and a pool and I am in desperate need of help. I am from Alaska and have no clue. We are closing on our house next week, and we have been keeping an eye on the pool because the company hired to maintain it has decided to not do their job. In the last 3 days...