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  1. jcowart

    My wood deck is slippery - what can I do?

    The product you listed will work. Most paint suppliers will have a similar product. The problem is using it with stain. It will work but it's designed to be bonded by the medium used. Stain just does not build like a paint. Keeping the wood grain look with stain, the wear may not even last a...
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    Autofill

    That does sound like a drain although I have never seen one taken back to the pad. What does the outlet look like in the pool. Does it look like a grate and is it mid level or higher than your skimmers. If it is then it's a drain. The auto fill is usually in a box by the pool and will look like...
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    Ants in Automation Control

    Might try a product with Fipronil in it. A friend of mine has a license and sprayed it. It seems to have worked. You can find a lower concentration over the counter product under the name Taurus SC. I no longer have problems with any kind of ants.
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    Ants in Automation Control

    I see you live in Florida. If they are crazy raspberry ants, good luck. They will kill themselves to build a bridge to get into electrical equipment.
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    Calling all heated pool junkies....we have questions :)

    In fire science we teach 8.33 lb per gal. Where are you getting 10 lbs?
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    Swimmer's ear

    It really is not what's in the water but getting the ears dry after swimming. The over the counter stuff works good. I use swim ear. The main two things it has in it is alcohol and vinegar. You can mix your own 50/50 and get a dropper bottle from the drug store. The vinegar changes the pH in...
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    Great Service! Praise to TFTestkits.net

    I will second that... I ordered some refills a while back. The R-0871 opened in shipment. Eight minutes after I sent them an email I had a response. New bottle shipped no questions asked. Sure is not like Amazon. They would have probably wanted me to send the old bottle back.
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    Pool Temps Rising - Aluminum Foil Solar Reflector?

    I would prefer cooler temps. I am 10' above sea level "Gulf of Mexico" so the humidity is what kills us. It has averaged 100+ heat index for a while. 80 to 90 degree pool water feels great for the first 10 or so minutes.
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    Pool Temps Rising - Aluminum Foil Solar Reflector?

    Search for pool fountain. It screws into where your eyeball return is and sprays into the air and back into the pool. When you aerate the water it will bring the ph up. Thats also how you lower your TA. Muriatic acid brings both TA and PH down then you aerate to bring the ph back up. My father...
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    Pool Temps Rising - Aluminum Foil Solar Reflector?

    I am in the same boat as you right down the road on IH-10. I use a fountain. My pool hit 90 a week or so ago. I now have it down to 84. Thats about what it stayed last year in the heat of the summer. Just watch your ph. I can run mine 8 hours a day for three days before I have to adjust ph.
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    Rustoleum: Deck and Concrete restore

    I have done two for clients. It does get mixed reviews. It will peel after a while but it should last longer than stain. Did one about 4 years ago. It was not Rustoleum brand but it was manufactured by the same company. It just started to peel. The second was done last summer. Several things to...
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    Is there anything I can add to muddy clay to firm it up?

    Lime would be the best. Next thing would be portland.