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    A spot of algae

    We have only had our pool for two months and we were recently gone for two weeks. We had someone coming to pour in bleach every other day but upon return we have a few small patches of algae. On is on a bench and some is on the skimmer. It isn't getting better or worse. I added a bunch of...
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    A few questions

    First of all, I thank all of you for your help. We filled our pool last week for the first time. I used the recommended pool kit and slowly added what the pool calculator said to and the pool company confirmed yesterday that our water is as it should be. I'm wondering how often I should add...
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    Help!

    We filled our pool for the first time yesterday. The pool company sent someone out here to teach us how to use the pump and put chemicals in. The pool is green, this guy says because of the minerals in our water. He is putting some mineral suspension to make the minerals into bigger particles...
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    How much do I need to buy? Filling pool for first time

    I have been reading around and I am going to do the BBB method but I am unsure as to how much of the BBB chemicals I will need to add. Should I buy 20 gal of bleach, or do I only need 3? I think our pool is around 14,000 gal. What about Borax and Baking Soda? When you have to add stuff are you...
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    Alternative to chlorine, peroxide?

    We are putting in a new pool and I have visited this forum several times in the last month. I really don't like the idea of chlorine and every time I think I have found an alternative I find a message here bashing it with real science. So here is where I am, we are getting a UV light, Delta...