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    Skimmer sock - all the time or just occassionally?

    How do you attach the sock? My uptake pipe goes down through the basket. Dave
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    This is awesome !!!!!

    I think it looks vulnerable too. Can it be removed, like before pool parties?
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    To floc or not to floc ...

    Hi Really appreciate all the help here. We are in the process of opening a swamp, have ordered the recommended test because those test strips are useless, so we are testing at the pool store. Used the pool calculator to shock up to 14 (est) at night, have added CYA. Test results 24hours...
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    new owers algae

    Yes, we are glad we found this site and have been doing the reading. I gotta tell ya, scrubbing the pool down every day for 7 days sounds like 40 days in the desert. But my original question: how come the pool service guys all want to drain the pool? Because it's quicker, sure, but if it's...
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    new owers algae

    Hi The pool came with the house, and we are trying to maintain it ourselves. We got lots of advice and closed it ourselves last year, but no one mentioned we needed a sunlight-blocking COVER to open a clean pool. So we have a swamp. Last year, the service came out, emptied the pool, scrubbed...