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Me too! Welcome to TFP. I get dust here in desert AZ but probably not nearly as much as you. As mentioned a robot will really help, as will a skimmer pole with a good net on it. Lastly I'd recommend a hairnet for your skimmer basket. Enjoy!

I've heard that's it OK to drain a pebble-tech pool in the summer here on AZ, but not plaster. You may want to look into that. Regardless I wouldn't drain if did not absolutely have to. Like @mknauss says, get your CYA and FC up and you should be OK. Your pool is not holding the FC your SWG...

That's the thing - they're aren't that many chemicals to be aware of. - Liquid chlorine - unless you are having a salt water chlorine generator installed along with it. Then you'll need salt. - Muriatic acid to lower pH, or Soda ash to raise it. - Calcium if your fill water is soft (i.e...

Thanks Rob. Do you have an idea of how many gallons you use per week in the height of the season (i.e. summer heck)? :laughblue:

Thanks Rob! Great idea to plumb your leveler to the soft water system. Once I pick up the TF-100 I'll post my results. Where do you buy your liquid chlorine/bleach in the Valley?

Thanks Jim R.! Glad I won't be forced to use liquid chlorine LOL! Just kidding - I'm sure it will come in handy if my CYA gets high prior to draining. I wish my experience with salt water matched yours...I just found that I was constantly de-scaling the salt cell with muriatic acid, and then...

Hi, I stumbled across TFP after a google search. I see that TFP is a great resource for pool owners such as myself who are mainly DIY owners! However I'm now in a quandry over whether to adopt a new maintenance regime. I currently use 3" tabs in a floating device in order to sanitize my pool...