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    Aluminum Sulfate to help get rid of pollen?

    We have a lot of pollen in our pool. We are surrounded by pine and oak trees on two sides of our yard, so we get tons of pollen. This is our first year dealing with it, as our pool went up last June. We have vacucumned to waste, and have vacuumned with two skimmer socks and still have a lot...
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    Taylor K 2006 test kit question

    Hi again - I am trying to figure out how to use the Tayor K-2006 test kit that this site recommends. I want to check my FC and want to make sure I understand the instructions. The part that says 1 drop - .2 PPM use 25 ml sample and 1 drop - .5 PPM use 10 ml sample. Does that simply mean...
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    Can I pour bleach directly into the skimmer?

    We finished shocking our pool. It looks like the mustard algae is dead. We have a lot of white at the bottom of the pool. We left all of our pool toys/equipment even bathing suits in the water. We wondered if some algae can still be in the filter. We did back wash the filter, but now want...
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    Mustard Algae and Wedding Cake Steps

    My husband and I are new pool owners. We have a 27 foot round above ground pool, installed in May. Our pool has two large trees on either side of it, so getting leaves in the pool is an issue that we deal with. We've taken very good care of the pool and have done everything that we know to do...