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How to Clean Green Ponds?My pond is heavy green. How do I clean it having 2 filters in it?

Pool Water Cloudy?We filled our above ground pool yesterday and it was crystal clear. It rained last night so we put the cover on the top. When we took off the cover today the water was not clear anymore. What could have happened?

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Winterizing a Intex Pure Spa?Can you have a Intex Pure Spa outside in freezing weather?

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Cleaning a Cloudy Pool?We opened our pool and it was cloudy. We have shocked and clarified and it is still cloudy. Please help.

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Getting Pool Ready to Use?My alkaline stabilizer pH levels are low and my chlorine is high. What can I do cheaply and quickly? I am having a party tomorrow.

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Keeping a Pool Clean with Arm and Hammer?Is it true that if you put Arm & Hammer in the pool that it will keep it clean without using chlorine?

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Using Clorox Tablets In Pool?Can you use Clorox toilet tablets in your swimming pool?

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Preventing Algae Growth in an Above Ground Pool?We have a 12x24x52 oval above ground pool with a sand filter. Are there chemicals that need to be used along with this to keep the side walls and bottom from getting slimy?

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Lowering the PPM Stabilizer in a Pool?How do I lower the ppm stabilizer in a 6660 gallon above ground pool? it is brand new, but there is lots of rust in the well water.

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Using Baking Soda to Increase the pH of Pool Water?I have a 10'x8' above ground pool. I want to use baking soda in place of bromide to increase the pH level. When adding baking soda to bring up the pH level in your pool, how much do you add to start with? My pH level is way down!

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Algaecide and Shocking Left Pool Water Milky?I have a 16 ft. above ground pool and I had to put algaecide and shock in it about a week ago and it cleared the algae, but left a milky substance. I have bought a vacuum and other chemicals to clear it rounding about $200.00 on it already I am frustrated as nothing is working.

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Cutting Back on Hot Tub Chemicals?I have a 250 gallon hot tub that I am trying to go pretty much chemical free. I am using a ozonator and mineral stick. I do the PH balance, but am confused as to what else I need to use. When I use a testing kit, it shows that I need chlorine and acid. Are there any household products that I can use instead of the chemicals?

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Maintaining an In-ground Swimming Pool?Has anyone painted their in-ground swimming pool? Can anyone give me their opinion about chlorine vs. salt systems? Any maintenance suggestions would be appreciated!

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Using Baking Soda in a Swimming Pool?What exactly does baking soda do for a pool? I have a 16X48 above ground pool and I'm new to this world. There's so much to learn.

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Cleaning Swimming Pool - cloudy area in pool

Cleaning Swimming Pool?I have this cloud in the center of my pool that I can't get to settle to the bottom so I can vacuum it. I have used Shock and Flock It and use a clarifier also. Any help in solving this would be great.

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Using Borax and Baking Soda in a Pool?Can I use just borax and baking soda in an above ground pool? My boyfriend is allergic to chlorine bleach. We would like to use household items to keep the pool balanced. I'm just trying to find a way where we can avoid using chlorine.

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Using Household Products in My Pool?I have an 18,000 gallon in-ground pool. How much should I use and do I mix it in a bucket first or do I dump it in my pool?

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Homemade Pool Stabilizer?Is it possible to make homemade pool stabilizer?

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Cleaning and Maintaining an Aboveground Pool?I just got a house that has an above ground pool that doesn't have a pump or anything. I have to still clean it out, but I don't want to clean it out if I have to have a pump to even get in the pool.

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Buying a Swimming Pool Vaccum?We have a 21 x 41 pool. What is the best vaccum for a pool this size?

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Cleaning Algae Out of Pool?What do I need to do to clear up my pool? It has algae sitting at the bottom of my pool and I don't know how to clear out?

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Using an Above Ground Swimming Pool?I just bought my son a huge above ground swimming pool for his birthday party. I have run a little short on cash and do not have the money to purchase chemicals. I was wandering if it is safe for a bunch of kids to go swimming in it just for the day of party?

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Pool Water Cloudy?The filter broke, it was 3 days before I installed a new sand filter. The pool water was a disgusting green, I could not see the 2nd step on the ladder.

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Above Ground Pool Water is Cloudy?My above ground pool is cloudy and I don't know what to do. I used Clorox, borax, and baking soda instead of pool chemicals at the opening of my pool this year.

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Repairing the Cover for a Hot Tub?Is there a place where you can just get the outer skin to the cover made for the hot tub?

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Cloudy Pool?What do I put in the pool to take out the cloudy appearance? I put all the stuff in, but it is still cloudy.

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Remedy for Green Water in Pool?Will baking soda straighten out green pool water (no algae)? The water was checked at the pool store, everything is OK, but the water is hard.

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Reusing the Space in a Deck Left by Pool Removal?We have an above ground 24 ft. round pool and our deck is built around the pool. We want to remove it as we have a small grandchild living with us.

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Winterizing an Inground Pool?I just bought a place and I have a big pool in my back yard. Do I need to keep water in my inground pool for the winter. I emptied it to clean it and will be doing some work on it in the spring.

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Keeping the Water in Your Hot Tub Clean?What are the best household chemicals that I can use for my hot tub to keep the water clean?

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Using Bleach in a Small Wading Pool?Many years ago, I added bleach to our kids' wading pool to keep the water from going "bad". Now my daughter would like to do the same with my 4-year old grandson's small wading pool. I don't remember the measurements? Would anyone know? Thanks.

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Troubleshooting a Pool Vacuum?I cannot keep dirt off the bottom of the pool. The vacuum will not suck up the dirt off the bottom.

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Adjusting the pH in Your Pool?We can't get the pH level in our 5,500 gallon above ground pool correct. We have added pH increaser with no luck. Instead of the color in the tester being pink, ours comes up yellow. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!

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Above Ground Pool Has Very Cloudy Water?We have a 24 foot above ground pool. We have put lots of chemicals in it, but is still very cloudy and milky. All testing is showing up fine. What can we do?

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Swimming Pool Water Cloudy?I just opened my pool and my swimming pool water is cloudy. It is well water and rain water mixed. How do I get it crystal clear so I can at least see the bottom of the pool?

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Can I Leave an Intex Above Ground Pool Out Year Round?I plan on purchasing one of those metal frame pools by Intex. Is it okay to leave it up all year round?

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Installing Sand for a Pool Base?How much Styrofoam do I need to buy for an 18 foot round pool?

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Setting Up an Above Ground Pool?We have an 18' above ground pool. This is all new to us. We have it up and filled and have been in it, but don't have the pump and filter going. I need detailed instructions for where to put the chlorine tabs and how many.

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How Do I Clear a Cloudy Swimming Pool?My swimming pool is cloudy. What do I do?

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Calcium Deposits Around Swimming Pools?What type of acid is required to remove calcium deposits from pool tile? Muratic?

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How Do I Maintain an Above Ground Pool?I have a portable pool which I put up one season, then took down. I bought chemicals for it and the test strips. I only did this one year. What steps do I take to put the chemical in?

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How Do I Supply Power to an Outdoor Spa and Waterfall?I have a spa coming in and I'm building a waterfall both at the end of my yard, about 40 feet away from the house. How do I legally run power to them? The spa takes 220V.

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Finding a Leak in a Pool?It is time for opening the above ground pool. At the end of last summer, the pool had developed a leak. We think we know what side of the pool. How does one find the hole or leak so that it can be repaired?

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DE Pool Filter Tank Not Draining?I have an in-ground gunite pool. I have a DE filter. Despite having a relatively clean pool, I have to clean the filter almost every two months or so. Every time I clean, I release the air on the tank and when I remove the tank lid, the water is automatically drained.

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Spa Water is Foaming?How can I keep my spa water from foaming?

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Pool Vacuum Not Filtering Water?The vacuum filter is putting back dirty water into the pool. Every time we vacuum the pool, within the minute even after we cleaned the filter out, the returning water from the filter is just as dirty as the water that was vacuumed out.

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Pool Maintenance?We purchased a house with an in-ground pool. We had a large hole in the light niche fixed, but we are still seeing some water loss. What can be expected as far as normal evaporation? This is a 19000 gallon round pool, and the temps have been in the mid 80s.

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Maintaining a Swimming Pool?I have a question regarding bleach in the pool. I have a 3 foot by 12 foot pool. How much bleach do I put in and how many times a week? Do I also put in baking soda at the same time or as needed?Thanks for the help.

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Inexpensive Do-it-Yourself Pool Patios?We are on a hill and are afraid of cracking with concrete or pressed concrete, plus it is very expensive. Does anyone have any ideas on pool patios which are do-it-yourself and relatively inexpensive? Thanks

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Troubleshooting Pool's Suction Vacuum?My pool filter seems to be working fine, but when I plug my suction vacuum into it the filter pressure gets really high and I lose water pressure. My local pool store told me I should be vacuuming on the waste setting, but this just shoots water out into my yard.

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Film in a Saltwater Swimming Pool?I have a saltwater swimming pool and a brown rusty looking film gets on the walls and bottom. What is it and what can I do for it?

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Keeping Pool Full Of Water During Winter?Has anyone kept their swimming pool full of water throughout the winter months? It is from Wal-Mart with the white metal posts that hold up the sides and it makes a circle to hold the top edge of the pool up. It is not the one that has the ring on the top that you blow up to keep the pool upright

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My Pool Turned Green?I woke up one morning to find my pool completely green. I tried 16oz of super shock (only calls for 3 3/4 oz) its still green. Can anyone help me?

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Using Vinegar to Clean Above Ground Pools?Can you use vinegar to safely clean your above ground pool?

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Getting an Old Pool Ready for Use?I have an above ground pool that has not been used for at least 5 years. We just moved into that house and want to use the pool. The pool has a pool cover but it has been weighed down by algae, bugs, and lots of dirty water. I need suggestions on what to do with the pool cover and all that dirty water and how to start using the pool.

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Make a Pool Spray from PVC Pipe?I am looking for a pattern to make a pool spray from PVC pipe. Any suggestions?

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Alternatives To Shock For Pools?Is there anything I can put in my pool instead of Shock?

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Problems With Above Ground Pool Filter?Why is the water in my above the ground pool filter not being pulled through the sand? It circulates but does not filter through the sand.

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Making Hot Tub Steps?My husband and I just got a FANTASTIC deal on a pre-owned hot tub. Only problem is, it doesn't come with the steps, and the dealer wants $150 to order plastic snap-together steps. I think that's outrageous! Does anybody have any suggestions?

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Building a Homemade Jacuzzi?I want to know if anybody out there has a homemade simple way to make a portable jacuzzi. I know there has to be a way. Nothing fancy at all, a simple, gadget way of making one, that I can also take apart later if I need to.

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How do you close a pool after swimming season?How do you close a pool after swimming season?

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Green Ring Around My Pool Liner?How can I get rid or the green ring around my pool liner? I have tried everything.

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Homemade Pool Chemicals?Can a person make their own pool chemicals? It really cost a lot of money to keep my above ground 14 x 18 foot ring-style pool clear.

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My Pool Looks Like the Black Lagoon?I have an in-ground swimming pool. I have a 16x32 pool with a loop-lock cover. When cover is removed it looks like the black lagoon, Does anyone know what chemicals should be added before starting up the pool?

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Cloudy Water in An Above Ground Pool?We have above ground pool, the money pit. We are having a problem with the water being cloudy. I am writing because I have an above ground pool and I put in shock, chlorine and algaecide all at the same time. I have always done this except this time I added the algaecide. Now that I have put the algaecide in with the rest of the stuff my pool is cloudy.

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Making Solar Collectors for a Swimming Pool?Does anyone have any ideas on how to make solar collectors for a swimming pool? I am trying to figure out a way to heat my pool without using electricity or gas.

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