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    Aiming pool return fittings...

    My pool was "serviced" yesterday but some yo-yo who was at the wrong house! (He was supposed to go next door and came to my house while I wasn't home). He left a bill for $75, told my neighbor when he asked what all he did to the pool, he replaced some fittings and siliconed a few things and...
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    Leave pool open this winter?

    We have never closed our pool. We had one winter with a freak storm of 24 inches of snow and sub freezing temp for a week or more. We had no power for 5 days. As soon as the power went out, we drained the filter and hoped for the best. We had no damage, thank goodness. Highly unusual for our...
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    Varmint using my pool to clean prey

    Can't be a cat, they like to bring it inside to show you!!! Ask me how I know :)
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    dead cat in pool what to do what to do

    While swimming one day last year I noticed a little head peaking above the water line in the skimmer....sure enough it was a snake...! So I too check the skimmer and the pool before I enter. Laugh if you wish but better to have snake on his merry way else where than swimming in close proximity...
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    Screening pool equipment

    I have tried to add the photos but am not having any luck. I will work on it some more. Just wanted to let you know I haven't forgotten!
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    Screening pool equipment

    I will try! I don't have any stored on this computer...I will take new ones Friday and give posting photos a whirl!
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    Screening pool equipment

    Our equipment was poorly placed as well, due to our ignorance and electric access etc. Our first screening was made of lattice that looked like an ugly lattice box. We left the lattice box in place and installed curved top fence panels around it. Noise is much less and it with shrubbery, it...
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    robot cleaners

    I love our Blue Pearl. We too have lots of trees, pollen and sand and even with the silt bag the Polaris just moved the small stuff around. The Blue Pearl gets all of it.
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    Ok, I give up. What's happening in my pool?

    I'm with you Anna...my idea of clean has changed alot! I have been trying to keep up with the dust, dirt and pollen in this drought ridden state of NC. I have been about to wear my robot out running it daily! My new philosophy is that if numbers are good and no slimy feel...I'm happy!
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    Pet Pictures

    did they start out all black and get "bleached" in the pool LOL!! They are precious!
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    GlowBuoy pics

    I leave mine in overnight, (battery runs down during the night). I take it out in the morning, plug it in and it is ready to go in time for the next night. I would guess it lasts 5 hrs??? Not really sure, but it lasts long enough for what we want.
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    Lets hear your pool critter stories.

    I take a quick peak in the skimmer and around the pool every time now because my husband told me when I had similar experience... "There is enough water in the pool for you and a little snake to swim together.. y'all work it out!!" (Meaning he didn't want to get the little critter out...
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    How long can a pump run 24/7 safely

    As my husband always says "motors are plugged in ...engines are not!! " He gets really disturbed when NASCAR drivers talk about the "motors" in their cars. So maybe there is now an engine for pools, using gasoline?????? LOL :P
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    Keeping worms out of the pool

    Because we have pets and it is supposed to be safer for them, we use Sevin dust. We sprinkle it around the edge of the pool and around the foundation of our house. It keeps the creepy stuff out. We apply it several times a season.
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    how are the floating pool lights?

    mine came with a suction cup and tether so it keeps it from floating about.
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    how are the floating pool lights?

    I have had my glow buoy for going on 3rd seasons. We love it! It could easily be used for a camp light or when power is out. It lights our 18x36 very well and when fully charged lasts alot longer than we care to swim at night!
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    Should I allow a dog in pool?

    One of my labs swims the other doesn't care for it. My swimmer is trained to get out by the steps. She only swims when we say it is okay and when we are with her. I use skimmer socks and clean it shortly following her swim time, it helps with the shedding in my house! LOL! She drinks from the...
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    Best way to handle this? swim requests

    I invited a good friend's 14year old son to come over to swim IF we were home and accompanied by a parent. The first weekend we were out of town, my friend dropped him off with a friend and left them. They played "rock baseball " using river rock and the metal pole (for the brush). When it...
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    Yellow scum line?

    We are in NC ( Pinehurst area) ... I did a double take yesterday,to check the yellow dust on my dark blue car. It is early but it is pollen!! Haven't checked the pool yet!