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    Pool heater recommendations

    I have approximately 10,000 gallon below ground gunnite pool with 1.5 pentair pump. We're pretty happy with the setup but would like to heat the pool for year round usage. I know nothing about heaters. Where should I start? Gas? Electric? Solar? And how effective are the different types of...
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    Pool robots

    Okay so I was anti pool robot initially because our pool is not that big. But the vacuum that we have gets stuck all the time. The pool has a sun bathing ledge and the hose gets caught over that ledge so the vacuum gets stuck and stops moving because the hose can't go anywhere to drag the...
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    First Test!

    So my kit finally arrived - Yay!!! Below are the results from my first test on the pool. The water is clear and sparkly and blue. I checked the inline chlorinator and there is nothing in it - so that is empty now. Nothing has been put into the pool since Wednesday of last week (so 9 days...
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    A good pool brush?

    I bought a pool brush and it's okay. the bristles are fine, but I don't feel like it's thick enough (it's wide enough but not thick enough from front to back?). Below is the link to what a bought. Should I try a different brush or are they all about this same size...
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    Where do you store your muriatic acid?

    Okay so I'm in Texas and obviously it gets down right sweltering here in the summer. So where do you store muriatic acid that's safe for you and keeps the chemical in safe temperature climate? I honestly don't have any problem with the idea of just leaving the stuff outside, but I'm pretty...
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    How much bleach to have on hand for first test?

    Okay so I'm a complete pool newbie owner. We just bought a house and the prior owner decided to shut down the system before we moved in and I couldn't figure out how to get the pump running so it was clear with debris when we moved in and then of course over the several days before I could...