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    Looking for suggestions towards the next pool.

    As per my earlier thread, the AG we have now is a temp unit...I'm wavering between two styles for the next pool. Semi in ground, similar to.. http://www.westwoodpools.com/Images/semi_ig2_5304.jpg Or an above ground with insulated walls, similar to... http://radiantpools.com/ If you either of...
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    The posts lean in...the posts lean out....

    A few summers back we put in a 24' round above ground..since then some of the posts are leaning out and one is leaning in ..like bad...it's some 4" off plumb...when I try to level the posts one by one the "slack" never seems to go to the one that's leaning in.....it also appears that the frost...
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    2 more questions about the shock process

    1. I have a Sand filter....should it be on "filter" or on "bypass" while shocking? I've had it on filter, and I backwash it every day (the PSI goes up by 10) and nasty green is coming out...but is it better to kill the stuff first, then filter, or to filter 24/7? 2. What FC level can one swim in...
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    Battling Algea - OK to leave the solar blanket on?

    I'm following the stuff from Pool school, the posts in this forum and the shocking process.....the pool was dark green Monday and I can (almost) make out the 2nd step today, so I'm making progress. Just a quick question, is it ok to leave the solar blanket on the pool while shocking?I know it...
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    Is algacide need in a 24' AG?

    Noob here... I just installed our pool 2 weeks ago...I've been following the advice on pool school and pool has been clearing up nicely (high TA, but still working on that). The wife came home from Costco the day of the install with a 2 gallon jug of algacide, and as a noob, I followed the...
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    Leak between filter head and body (Jacuzi 190 sand filter)

    Thanks to all your advice I got our pool in this weekend and plumed. I have a few small leaks that I can handle but the biggest is the leak between the filter head and body. We have a Jacuzi 190 sand filter. Leaks show between the thread and body for dang near half the filter. I've tried...
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    Pool rookie - Aboveground Pool Questions.

    Thanks to all that have posted on this site in the past...my wife did our family a "favour" :> and bought an AG pool last year and I'm trying to install it now. I have zero idea what kind of pool it is...I can tell you it the base rails measure 23'7" when laid out and round, the top and bottom...