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    free landscape design?

    showoff.com looks promising.
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    BBQ Galore

    Thanks Greg!! I'll keep you posted.
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    BBQ Galore

    Thanks for the update. I'm in the planning stages of my outdoor kitchen, and I was looking forward to using valuable info from that site.
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    BBQ Galore

    Anyone know what happened to their forum? I haven't been able to access in a couple of weeks.
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    Deck Box Coushions

    put Velcro tape on the top of the box and the bottom of the cushion.
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    Can you make sure I'm doing this right?!

    All, Can you read over this and make sure that I'm doing this right? I'm still a newb and making sure I take baby steps. I have some algae, not much but enough. Test results: FC: .43 TC: .48 pH: 8.08 TA: 130 CYA: 51 Salt: 2500 Pool info: IG/SWG/DE filter/15000g The water is very clear...
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    Turning Your Green Swamp Back into a Sparkling Oasis

    Newb question this applies to SWG pools also?
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    I WANNA CLOSE THIS THING NOW, BUT...

    Live in Suffolk, VA since 92. I can only remember 2 or 3 winters where we had any significant snow fall.
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    Time to winterize

    After reading some of the post in the start-up/closing section, I might just leave it open all year. I'll keep you posted. thanks!!
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    Time to winterize

    duraleigh...I live in Suffolk Virginia. 45 minutes west of Virginia Beach.
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    Time to winterize

    This was my 1st season with our pool. With temps avg only in the 70s for the next two weeks, I think it's time to shut my pool down. Our pool was completed in Nov '06 so the pool builder winterized it after it was installed. Is this something I can do myself. If so, what are the steps to...
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    whats the point of this thing

    It's there to allow you to add an additional water feature in the future.
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    Kind of stupid question

    How do you guys keep the fresh cut grass out of your pools?
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    BBB and SWGC

    MikeInTN: Here are my readings from the local pool store. They use a drop kit: FC: 1.1 CC: 1.6 (It's listed as Total Chlorine on my pool sheet) pH: 7.43 TA: 112 CYA: 19 Is calcium needed for an IG liner? Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.
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    BBB and SWGC

    Thanks all for the responses. I'll post my readings when I get back tomorrow (on travel). I live in Suffolk Virginia, 30 min west of Virginia Beach.
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    BBB and SWGC

    I'm interested in using the BBB method w/ my SWGC pool. I've searched the site, but haven't really found a how to on this. any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advanced!
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    Panty Hose over skimmer basket

    I know this is a silly question but can someone please explain how you actually put the panty hose over the skimmer basket? Do you actually, put it over the open portion of the basket, do you put the entire basket into the panty hose? If it's not too much trouble can someone post a picture or...
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    Going on vacation

    Long time lurker, 1st time poster. First I wanna say thanks for all of the informative posts on this site. You guys/gals have saved me both money and time. Here's my question. I'm leaving for vacation Friday and I'll be gone for 8 days. Is there anything special I need to do to my...