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    Can I *please* just drain my pool?

    Well our problem is just laziness. :) I think we might have a leak, too, but I haven't done the test for that yet. Would it be okay if we just kept up on chlorine, ran the pump every so often, but didn't clean out debris that sinks to the bottom? Also... we have a katchakid net on top, but...
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    Can I *please* just drain my pool?

    It was replastered last year - we're not using it anymore. We live in AZ - temps very rarely get below freezing. If it is a REALLY bad idea to drain it, can I just let the water sit for the next few months, or will it be totally gross and smelly?
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    yet another Newbie here! :) Cloudy water

    yes, the 6.4 measurement came from a test strip. the reagent test came back as 7.5. I've added about 6 gallons of bleach, and i can see the bottom of the pool! whoohoo - water is pretty clear. not sparkling, but getting there! i'm not prepared to spend $60-75 on a test kit, so that will...
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    yet another Newbie here! :) Cloudy water

    hello everyone well i am a new pool owner, as of dec last year, in phoenix (ie, lots of sunshine!). we had a pool guy for a couple months, and used various chemicals thereafter by ourselves, then all of a sudden it got cloudy a couple weeks ago. i have attended pool school 8) but haven't...