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    Default Re: A cheaper alternative to Grocery Store Baking Soda....

    OK.....not arguing with you over it!

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    Default Re: A cheaper alternative to Grocery Store Baking Soda....

    I like the warm water, guess it's a side effect of growing up in Miami and spending a lot of time swimming in the Keys. The ocean water was always very warm in the summer until you got out a bit from the beach. It was like getting into a bathtub. We just expected a pool to be in the high 80s in August!

    What I CAN'T get used to is when I vacation up in Cape Code and the pools are not heated. NO pool should be in the low 70's in July or August! It's just nor right!
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    Agreed! I just wish my pool would stay in the low 80's. I am installing a shade sail over the shallow end in the next month or two...if it mitigates even the perceived notion of "bathtub water" it will be worth the cost. I am also considering selling and installing as well!
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    Default Re: A cheaper alternative to Grocery Store Baking Soda....

    OK, I'll bite. What is a "shade sail" exactly? I get the gist that it's some kinda shade.....but never seen one for a pool.

    Quote Originally Posted by msumoose View Post
    Agreed! I just wish my pool would stay in the low 80's. I am installing a shade sail over the shallow end in the next month or two...if it mitigates even the perceived notion of "bathtub water" it will be worth the cost. I am also considering selling and installing as well!
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    Default Re: A cheaper alternative to Grocery Store Baking Soda....

    Basically a sail cloth with grommets on the corners attached to poles via chain or rope so that it is removeable....


    This is exactly my idea...well, not my idea, but this is what I want to do!

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