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    Pool Water Evaporation Rates

    Thanks for sharing Chem Geek
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    Muriatic acid??

    Well what do you know you learn something new everyday. :)
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    Suction issues from damaged diffusor

    HI OldPoolMan New seals and O-rings where done at the same time, no point in doing half a job just to redo it again. Oddly enough there was a small piece of hard wire about 1-2 inches long on the outside of the diffusor, which could quite possibly have been rattling around on the inside for a...
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    Suction issues from damaged diffusor

    So anyways I have been battling for a while to get my pool pump to actually get a decent suction and have it perform properly, so far it seems the previous owner never really cared about the pool, this is just one of many problems I have found so far. So eventually I decided it was time to...
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    DIY Sand Filter

    So as I was looking around for info on my sand filter I came across this beaut of an instructable to build you own sand filter. I highly doubt the pool ever really came clean, as It was loaded with play sand as well. Enjoy...
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    COLOR BLIND - dealing with issues - 1st time pool owner

    You may also want to consider using an app to help you out, I tend to battle as Chem Geek pointed out that the PH tends to be he harder one to identify. I download a program called color grab from the Android store it gives you a name associated to the colour you see. I am sure there are...
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    Howdy From South Africa

    Thanks for the links for the test kit. I am hoping that the wives aunty is going to be coming out in the next month or so, as she stays in Pennsylvania and that she will bring me the test kit. and go XL on it :) Otherwise will order it from Amazon. I still need to go past the 'pool' shop and...
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    Howdy From South Africa

    Hi All, Been perusing the forums for the past few days, and I must say the amount of knowledge, tips and ideas is phenomenal to say the least. I recently moved into a new place, and for the first time actually have a pool for a change, Pools are not completely new to me as my folks had one...
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