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    Advice on purchasing a home with a beat up inground pool

    First I'm sorry if this is not in the right spot. I wasn't sure where to post this. I'm looking at purchasing a home with an in ground pool. This house was a previous foreclosure and the pool hasn’t been used in about 6yrs to my investigation. A local pool company had an estimate back in...
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    Do you need the rope at the bottom of an Intex Ultra Frame?

    I have recently finished setup my first pool. Intex 16 X 48 ultra frame pool. After all the permits :grrrr: and way too much money it's finally approved and ready to go :cheers: . This is the first weekend the water is a good temp (low 80s) and it will be near 90 (outside) for the next several...
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    noob with new pool lots of questions

    Alright. Alright I'll get the TF test kit!! As long as it comes with port and starboard attachments. :mrgreen: That being settled on to my current obsession. The BASE :shock: As my arm was being twisted I settled on the foam board. I'm going to use the 1" XPS with gorilla tape on the...
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    noob with new pool lots of questions

    Thanks everyone for the advice. I was leery :? about TF test kit. It's a bit pricey and of course the owner of the test kits and this site would be pushing their kit. No offence, really. :mrgreen: I would do the same thing. BUT the arguments are sound and I'm leaning toward the TF-100 kit. I...
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    noob with new pool lots of questions

    Howdy all, I am new too pools and this site. I have done a lot of reading here but I still have some questions. My family will be getting a new Intex ultra frame 16'x48" pool. I have also purchased a SWG to go with it. I live in Michigan and have well water with IRON. Here are some of my...