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  1. Lnstrdt

    Pool Reno

    So I'm not sure the best place to post this. Please feel free to redirect if it is not here. Looking to renovate the pool/pool deck since we need a new liner and the concrete is shot. So we are going to get rid of the concrete and slide and do a new liner, add a second skimmer & returns in the...
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    Help - ?algae bloom and ammonia

    Good evening everyone. I'm am going to post some really stupid questions in hope for an answer. I left for a long weekend (Thur - Sun) and the pool was clear and perfect. Came home Sunday to a stinky, milky cloudy pool with zero chlorine and algae on the ladder and slightly on the steps. I...
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    what opening chemicals are required

    so I bit the bullet and cancelled the pool company that was coming to open and did it myself. Pool opened clear but dirty with the usual leaves and worms that always manage to find their way into my loop-loc cover??? There was a notable green fuzzy ring around the edge, returns fittings, steps...
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    Iron stains, treatment and opening the pool

    Question for all - We are getting some staining and have had success with the AA treatment at removing these stains. They tended to come back over the year though. We just closed the pool. I would like to treat when I open the pool in the spring b/c the temps will still be low enough to slow...
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    is a variable speed worth it?

    So, I just closed the pool and am considering changing the pump in the spring to a variable speed pump. My preference is to run the pool 24/7 b/c I like it superclean - although I don't do this b/c too expensive! Would a VS pump allow me to do this or is it just a waste of money? The company...
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    Leak?

    Hi everyone, Lurking and learning alot over the last 3 years... Love this site. Love that my friends make fun of my "chemistry set" (TFT testing kit). I use a SWG (Nature 2 fusion soft - mineral cartridge has not been replaced since install - more on that later). This year at opening I think I...
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    Fresh fill hot tub question

    I have a question regarding the sticky from Nitro discussing adjusting the water balance (lowering TA to a goal of 50) with acid until the PH doesn't rise beyond 7.6 with aeration. I fresh filled my tub today - TC 0 FC 0 CC 0 CH 220 TA I got 210 with TF100 kit (pool store got 169 - high...