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    trying to get a poolskim

    OHHHHHHHHHHHH wow i completely misunderstood how it works and completely missed it when you said it!!!!! I actually do have an extra return jet that i might be able to use! So i hook it onto the hole that pushes water INTO the pool!! got it!
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    trying to get a poolskim

    the only problem is i don't seem to have an extra inlet..... the only place i found water go in is in my main skimmer...
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    trying to get a poolskim

    awesome! thanks for this jblizzle!!!!! i will give these a try and hopefully my pool will skim better!
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    trying to get a poolskim

    ah, didn't know a door would actually help with the skimming. How does it do that? wouldn't it block the debris from going in? Also, i had a question about water level in the skimmer. The pool i inherited has a built in water level detector that would refill the pool when water level is low...
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    trying to get a poolskim

    Nope, no weir (that's the door in front of the skimmer?)
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    trying to get a poolskim

    thanks for your reply jblizzle. My skim me works most of the time, but i still see floating debris on the water, so i'm wondering if a pool skim would help with that more. i walked around the pool and didn't feel another hold that had water going in, would it be possible that my main skimmer...
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    trying to get a poolskim

    I looked up a ton of raving reviews about pool skim and really want to get one. However, i'm not too sure if my pool has an additional return inlet. I know there is a built in skimmer attached to my pool, is there anyway i can find out if there is an additional inlet? I moved my hands in the...
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    new owner and a little scared

    Also, from the looks of my main pump it looks like it's pretty old: I was trying to decode the label to find the flow rate, but i'm not sure what to look at: I looked online and this seemed to be my pump: http://www.inyopools.com/Products/00200017039432.htm here's a clearer label: can...
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    new owner and a little scared

    ok, i smudged some things off the black spots on a white paper. i don't think it looks green, but i can't exactly tell, can you guys help tell me if this is black algae or not? This is the stairs Here are some on the side of the pool Here are some samples smudged from the stairs test...
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    new owner and a little scared

    Thanks everyone. a good night sleep and waking up to all your supportive comments makes me feel better already! I ran by the the place before work to quickly check the numbers with aqua check test strip (ordered my k2006 and waiting for it!). The FC looked good, between 10-20, and total chlorine...
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    new owner and a little scared

    hey everyone, i just bought a house with a pool and have been religiously reading this forum after an algae out break and me spending $150 for a pool service to clean it up. I've The water has been clear and i've been trying to keep the chlorine level up with pucks and occasional liquid...