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    Opinions on Using Demolished Tile & Plaster To Fill New Baja Bench?

    I wasn't sure if there was a difference between having demo'd tile/plaster sitting on soil vs it sitting on existing concrete.
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    Opinions on Using Demolished Tile & Plaster To Fill New Baja Bench?

    We are adding a new Baja bench to our existing pool. I got quotes from a few vendors. Some want to use the demolished plaster and tile as a fill for the Baja bench under the rebar. Another vendor uses gravel and says that using demolished plaster/tile is a major red flag that can result in...
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    Help With Mustard Algae

    Thanks! Would iron clear up by rubbing chlorine on it?
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    Help With Mustard Algae

    Makes sense! Would metal stains disappear with chlorine pucks being rubbed on them?
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    Help With Mustard Algae

    I rubbed a chlorine puck in one spot and a vitamin c tablet in another - the spot with the puck disappeared but not the spot with the tablet. My test kit doesn’t test for metals but the Leslie’s test came back with 0 phosphates copper and iron (but not sure about accuracy for those tests)
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    Help With Mustard Algae

    I’ve been having a bit of trouble with getting rid of mustard algae on our pool. I did verify that it’s organic (I rubbed a chlorine puck on an area and it cleared up, but the total area is too big to continue doing that everywhere). It has cleared up on the sides of the pool that get sun but...
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    Plaster Stains and Quickly Dropping FC

    I just started so apologies if the answer is obvious - if it was algae, wouldn't the OCLT and CC readings be different?
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    Plaster Stains and Quickly Dropping FC

    Hi everyone! I recently took over maintenance of our pool. I got a TF-Pro test kit and have tested my pool a number of times over the last few days. I'm running into a couple of issues as described below and could use an extra set of eyes! Pool stats: 24,000 gallon pool, chlorine 520sqft...