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Skip the novelty pool float — it’s funny for about one afternoonShopping pool maintenance pool chemistry
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Your pool liner needs replacing when it starts leaking, wrinkling, or fading to the point of brittleness.Home swimming pools pool maintenance skimmer
Your pool filter cartridge tells you when it's done.Outdoors pool maintenance pool chemistry pool pump
Your chlorine is probably locked up by too much stabilizer.Home pool maintenance pool chemistry algae
You can, but it's better to turn it off while shocking.Home pool maintenance pool chemistry saltwater pool
You can find a plumbing leak yourself, but fixing it usually requires a pro.Home swimming pools pool maintenance pool pump
White vinegar and rubbing alcohol fix swimmer's ear.Home swimming pools pool maintenance pool chemistry
Wait 20 minutes after adding algaecide. Or just follow the label.Home pool maintenance pool pump algae
Visual cues are your only option for pool metal testing without strips.Home swimming pools pool maintenance
Variable-speed pumps save electricity by running slower most of the time.Home swimming pools pool maintenance pool chemistry
Use muriatic acid to clean a salt cell — not vinegar.Computers pool maintenance pool chemistry saltwater pool
Use calcium hypochlorite shock, not dichlor or trichlor.Computers pool maintenance pool chemistry pool pump
That strong chlorine smell means your pool needs more chlorine.Computers pool maintenance pool chemistry pool pump
That pink pool water is bacteria, not algae. Shock it hard.Home pool maintenance pool chemistry pool pump
Test your pool water before shocking it after rain.Home swimming pools pool maintenance pool chemistry
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Start with a stain ID kit and use ascorbic acid for metal stains.Home swimming pools pool maintenance pool chemistry
Shock your pool at least once a week in summer.Computers pool maintenance pool chemistry winterization
Shock your above-ground pool at night, after balancing pH.Home swimming pools pool maintenance pool chemistry
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Rust-colored water and soot around the burner are the two big signs your pool heater's heat exchanger is toast.Shopping pool heaters pool maintenance pool chemistry