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    Where is my chlorine going?

    We opened our pool a few weeks ago here in Massachusetts. Since we closed late and opened early we only had some silt/leaves/dirt to pull out and the water got to clear in a few days. Salt was low (needed 90lbs), TA was high (120), CYA was low (40), and PH was a little high (7.8) CH I don't...
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    Stinging eyes, already read all the threads on the subject...

    My wife and kids complained yesterday that their eyes are stinging... the recent change are the pool store finally got our solar cover in stock and we have been using it, and we have been at a salt level of (according to the strips) 1970 (the autopilot in the start of the season asked for 68lbs...
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    New Pool, new methods, waiting for fix....

    So we installed our new pool at the end of last season, I just did my very first testing with my T100 kit. The water is clear, I can see the leaves I have to pull from the bottom, but while I do that I'd like to get to getting the water right, assuming I did my testing right. Some details, the...
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    Going underground in MA

    The Committee (MIL, FIL, Wife and myself) decided to retire our 32 year old Gibraltar pool (AG) so my MIL can have an easier time getting in and out. We did a bunch of research, got lots of quotes and decided on an L shape pool with rounded corners (Vinyl) . The pool is measured in the...
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    ClearDeck solar system review

    Hi everybody, I am looking for reviews on the clearDeck solar cover system. The theory is that the solar cover gets hidden under the decking and is easy enough to take out/put away from a single petite woman. All of my searches here and on google have found people with it in their signature...