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    SWG ? Salt Cell? What do I need? Overwhelmed.

    I am not sure :) Like I said I am completely overwhelmed by this and feel as though maybe I got in over my head (pun intended). I have been looking at the testing kits, and those seems extremely confusing. It there a pool water testing for dummies button? I have a bobber chlorinator that I...
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    SWG ? Salt Cell? What do I need? Overwhelmed.

    Thank you for the tips. I never knew there was so much involved. I have some generic pool tablets that I was going to throw in to the skimmer until we close it up, which we are having done by our pool dealer. I mentioned bleach the other day when the plumber was over and he said not to use...
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    SWG ? Salt Cell? What do I need? Overwhelmed.

    I have Hayward. (1HP Sta-rite pump & Filter System~ Sand). What are some good brands of SWG? I know I should buy a test kit. I had bought test strips for our little temporary above ground. I still have 40 some odd strips. Are those not accurate?
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    SWG ? Salt Cell? What do I need? Overwhelmed.

    I would really like to have a SWG pool. My pool was just installed. The pump and filter were literally turned on for the 1st time on Saturday. The installer threw in some shock and starter chemicals. What do I need to do to switch over? What do I need to buy? Do I just buy a salt cell? Do I...
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    Is it ok to put a rectangular cover on a kidney shaped pool

    Re: Is it ok to put a rectangular cover on a kidney shaped p We have 6 feet of concrete all the way around :-)
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    Is it ok to put a rectangular cover on a kidney shaped pool

    Re: Is it ok to put a rectangular cover on a kidney shaped p So can you put a rectangular safety cover on a kidney pool? All the places I call say I need to have it custom-made. I can't help but feel this is a sales gimmick. Custom covers are $1500-2000. Way out of budget--especially when I...
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    Is it ok to put a rectangular cover on a kidney shaped pool

    Re: Is it ok to put a rectangular cover on a kidney shaped p Thank you John T. I was looking at covers on Amazon and the one I as looking at recommends 12 8 foot water tubes. But the reviews on those don't look great. Do you have recommendations on other materials to use to weigh it down?
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    Is it ok to put a rectangular cover on a kidney shaped pool

    Hi--we are just installing a 14' by 30' kidney shaped fiberglass pool. Since our funds have been tapped a bit with all the costs associated with getting the pool up and running we decided to pass on the $1300+ safety cover for this winter....we do live in Maine though. Is it ok to buy a...