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    Adding Salt

    Actually, just the other day I was adding 40 lbs of salt to my pool for the first salt re-up. I was caught up in the fact that I was being such a responsible pool owner and was paying close attention to my salt levels for several months now. It was the first time topping up on salt, I was in a...
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    What to buy - AquaRite, IntelliClor, or CircuPool RJ series?

    Re: What to buy - AquaRite, IntelliClor, or CircuPool RJ ser /bump I am also curious about this.
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    Bleach prices 2013

    I live in Wilmington, NC as well. Ollies on College Rd has 12.5% "Pool Shock" for $2.99/gal. Through July 7th, they are having a 15% off everything sale, so ~$2.50/gal. The date on the bottle is 13151, so I believe that's made on the 151st day of 2013, so it may be a bit weaker than 12.5%.
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    New Pool Owner, Cannot raise pH

    Just tested the pH, it came up to 7.3 so that's a perfect place to start the shock process this weekend. Thanks for the help!
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    New Pool Owner, Cannot raise pH

    Thanks for clearing that up! I'm glad I'm not going crazy. Just put 140 oz of Washing Soda in and will let that stir around. I'll check it in an hour or so and see how I'm doing. CYA went up because I still had the remnants of some trichlor pucks in the skimmers and floater. I just took them...
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    New Pool Owner, Cannot raise pH

    First off I'd like to say this forum is great. I've learned a lot in the pool school section, and am trying to apply it. I am new to my 36,000 usg in-ground vinyl pool. It was in very rough shape when I moved in, so I had a pool company clean it up to a level I could maintain it at. It is now...