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    Sand filter working?

    Last fall before I closed my pool, I was starting to wonder if the sand filter was working. My water seemed to be getting cloudy with sediment. I gave up trying to fix it and closed the pool. I installed a new spider gasket in the multiport thinking that there was a bypassing leak in the...
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    Replace skimmer

    My skimmer is cracked from a couple years ago and I have been patching it with pool putty. I bought a new skimmer to replace it. Will I have problems with the liner moving when I remove the face plate screws? The liner is two years old and is a unibead style that is hooked over the wall with...
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    Replace skimmer questions

    This spring I installed a used AGP. After everything was filled & running, I noticed that the skimmer box has some small hair line cracks. I was able to seal them with pool putty and I have been fine with it all year. Now that I have closed the pool and drained down below the skimmer, I would...
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    sand filter

    My pool installer only put 150 pounds of sand in my 200 pound filter. He said it will work better. I think he did it because that was all he had on the truck. Is there any truth to this or should I go buy another bag of sand?
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    Chlorine level?

    Why does my test kit say 1-3 is the ideal range but TFP says 3-7 is ideal?
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    Repair a crack in skimmer?

    How can I repair a 3" long crack in the side of the skimmer box (AGP) now that there is water in it?
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    Hello...

    I Just thought I would post something to get started on this great site. I am waiting for my yard to dry out to get my first pool installed. I have to admit that the whole water chemistry is intimidating, but I have learned a lot by reading the pool school. We are looking forward to getting wet!