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Our plaster contractor installed a pool jet fitting on the side vacuum line instead of a vacuum port fitting. This was not discovered until the pool was filled with water. Our contractor has gone awol and we are not sure what is going to be involved in correcting this. Before I start looking...

I live in Southern California. My chem has stayed within normal limits. However, my pool timer clips slid together and my pump didn't run much for a few days and white mold developed on pool surface. I'm wondering what this brown stuff is. Is it dead Algae? I been trying to waste water...