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    What is this stain

    I put vitamin c on the orange color stain. It turned green. I tried straight chlorine first and brushing. Also tried power washing the orange stain , I tried one small part and power washer did nothing
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    Replacing jandy valves

    I have jandy valves that are 25years old and leaking on the suction side the screws don’t tighten down there’s small cracks etc. I loaded them up with magic lube and got a couple days out of them. Is jandy the best valve on market to replace with? Also I dont have much pvc pipe left once I cut...
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    de filter grits covered with algae

    i cleaned grids twice since Sunday, is this normal to have grits covered in algae? pool was closed green last year because of motor issues. backwashing seems to bring pressure back to normal but not for long. its a 53sqft filter i think i should be putting in 5lbs of de, but that seems to be...
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    waht do you pay for 50lb bag of cacium chloride

    i payed $75 for a 50lb bag i feel like i got robbed. went to local pool store because it is conveinent closed lowes or hd is 1/2hr ride vut that just sounds like alot. that said they tested water and came up almost exactly with waht i did and my water is looking great today after adding the...
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    rainbow lifeguard test kit 78hr

    this kit came with the house and pool. is it any good? from what i read hear and trying to use it i think its Crud or the testers are no good. it sat fror 2 years. it constantly test the same but im only using test strips to compare to. take it easy on me it's my first pool in a house that sat...
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    lowering ph

    my ph is at 7.8 but i have calcium scaling. I want to lower to 7.2, I see that i can add acid to to that , but I'm reading that I have to bypass by heater when adding acid. I can't bypass heater the way it is set up, are there any other solutions?
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    is this black algae?

    [attachment=2:4eel1c0y]pool1.jpg[/attachment:4eel1c0y][attachment=1:4eel1c0y]pool2.jpg[/attachment:4eel1c0y] this is my first pool. pool is gunite and wasn't open for 2 years. I started on saturday first using shock and then bleach and a bottle of natural chemistry first aid. I skipped mon and...