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Sharkster

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  1. Thanks to everybody for the advice, I have contacted the head office again, see if they are willing to offer some advice on the matter.
  2. Thanks for your responses. When I rented the van it was both dark and raining. There was no damage noted down when I rented it and the person who checked the vehicle did so with a little torch and did not give me an opportunity to look over things myself. So do you think I have an recourse?
  3. Hi, I recently rented a van at night from SuperU. When I returned it next day there was a scratch on it. They claimed I had caused the scratch but I dispute this, but due to me signing a contract they demanded I pay for the repairs. I initially refused but after the threat of police action, I agreed to pay. I have tried to escalate the complaint to the Head Office of SuperU but since they are all independent franchises, they cannot get involved. Any ideas what steps I can take to try and reclaim this money. Thanks in advance Brian
  4. Hi, I have just moved house and took with me my orange decoder and viewing card to my new home. I have Orange TV in my new package, so can I just use the old decoder and viewing card? I have tried and get an error S13 which means I cannot communicate with the Orange server.  Could this be due to the old viewing card being assigned to my old account? Best, Sharkster
  5. Thanks for the correction.  When I first went, I followed directions to pezenes-les-mines but it is actually the wrong way to go!  Although it is their address, they are actually located just outside Levas (a small village off the main road from Clermont to Bedarieux) which goes past Moureze and such.  The couple who run it are very friendly and all the dogs always seem very happy to be there.  One point though is to note their opening hours which are somewhat limited (a couple of hours in the morning and the same again in the afternoon).  They are also closed on Sundays, so you cannot pick up your dog (or cat) until Monday.
  6. I would recommend Elevage De La Rosee Du Soleil in Pezenes-de-mines (not to be confused with Pezenas, this one is located near Bedarieux).  They are recommended by the vet near Netto in Clermont L'Herault and I have used them on numerous occasions over the last few years and my dog love them.  It is spacious individual runs with a kennel in each for shelter.  I think it is 11-12 Euros a night.  They are tough to find first time, but head for Levas and not Pezenes-de-mines and you should be fine.  The man also speaks good English too.  PM me if you want the number or call into the nets near Netto and they should have a leaflet.
  7. Thanks for the tips.  The rain in my area, Herault is generally very dirty and there is often a sandy residue on my car after rain. 
  8. It is not too much dirt, but you have to move very slowly since it is very fine and is easily washed into the water if you are not careful (meaning you can no longer vacuum it up).
  9. There is that option, but it takes about 30 minutes to vacuum up the dirt and that would be a lot of water.  If that is the only way, I will give it a try.  Thanks.
  10. I have an above ground pool with a 1/2 HP pump and filter filled with Zeolite.  The pool clarity is excellent but for some reason I cannot shift some fine dirt from the pool.  After hoovering the dirt, the pool stays clean for a few hours but then the dirt appears in the pool again.  I think the dirt if fine mud or sand particles.  Is there likely a problem with my filter?  It is in its 3rd season with the same Zeolite. Also, when the pressure builds up on the filter due to debris, I can turn off the pump and then turn it on again and the pressure drops back to what it would be when it has just been backwashed.
  11. I am currently with Aviva and they have been fine.  I am interested in a policy that offers more on the dental and vision side however.  I have looked at the Aviva Optique/Dentaire pack as an addition, but was wondering if there was just a better policy that covered detal and vision.
  12. Out of interest, what would you do if a child got serious sunburn whilst swimming in your pool?  I am not sure you can request people not to use sun protection when swimming in your pool.  I agree you could insist on waterproof creams though.
  13. It is odd, since I have been to 1 pool shop, a Mr Bricolage, Castorama, Auchan, HyperU, Carrefour, Intermarche, A garden centre none had any form of unstabilized chlorine except Hyperu and the pool shop who both had granules.  It makes me wonder if using unstabilized chlorine is a mine field and that is why it is less poplular as maintenance chlorine, unless you are using chlorine liquid/javel and a direct dosing system. I did read one forum, where I guy called Chem Geek (I think he may have posted here, his real name might be Richard) and he recommended using unstabilized chlorine for shocking and stabilized for maintenance.
  14. 2.4 would be reasonable.  If you only think a 3ppm increase for every 125g puck I use, I could also live with that. 
  15. The strips I use are for my TruTest meter, so I get a digital readout of PH, TA and Chlorine.  I got my CYA reading from the local pool shop but he did use acquacheck strips (I have yet to buy anything to check CYA). Not sure on your maths, 0.6 in 3 hours would work out at 4.8 in 24 hours?
  16. I had 0 chlorine last night and put in about 100g of calc hypo (150g is the starter dose).  Did not take a reading last night, but this morning at about 8.30am (the pool is covered with a bubble cover) there was 1.9 ppm of chlorine in the pool. Not sure if that helps.  That had reduced to 1.3 ppm by about 11am. Just been reading your post again.  I always dip the strip directly in the pool up to my elbow (so at a guess 1' -1.5').  Should I be scooping water out to test using a bottle or bucket or something?
  17. So after 2 partial drains and refills I have my CYA level at 35 (according to the pool shop who used aquachek strips this time).  He said it was perfect and from reading this would seem the case but although chlorine is now staying in the pool, I burned through 5ppm of chlorine yesterday (this was the level after the super chlorination).  My pool is 10 metres cubed and I would like to go back to the stabilized pucks I have been using, since a) I cannot find chlore lent in calcium hyp anywhere locally and b) the chlorine seems to be being burnt off a problem I have never had before. Anyway the tablets I have are 250g so I am using half of one of those a week, so 125g.  The are just chlorine and their makeup is 93% symclosene with 83.7% chlore actif.  How long do you estimate I can use these tablets before the CYA gets above 50 and back to problem levels? Am I correct in thinking that of the 125g of puck, 50% of it is stabilizer, so 62.5g?
  18. What are your views of HTH they do a product with calc hypo.  Direct injection is not practical for an above ground pool.
  19. By the way, having checked the Bayrol website, it seems they do not do a stabiliser free chlor lent product.  Anybody know of such a product, since I want to steer away from stabiliser for the rest of the season (I have some chlor chock granules which are stabiliser free but really looking for the pucks which last at least a week).
  20. Thanks to all, BigA was right all along. 
  21. I did not buy any strips but I did notice he sold the Aquachek strips that test for stabiliser, so I may pop back tomorrow.  I have chlorine lent (not multifunction) pucks at the moment from hyperu but they have stabilizer in.  The only ones I have seen are the bayroll pucks all others seems to have cynauric acid or another chemical I have not heard of begining with S.  I take it I am looking for calcium hypochlorite when I buy pucks right?
  22. Spoke to the pool shop.  They tested the water for PH - 6.66, Free Chlorine 0.05 and Stabiliser - over 75 (there meter cut off at 75).  His advice was a partial drain and refill.  Just bought some calcium hypoclorite shock for after the drain but was wondering if you could get pucks with this too, since I think my pool has plenty of stabiliser in it!
  23. I will get the PH+ out.  I do not use multi tabs, I already found that out last year and have unused chemicals in my garage:)
  24. Just taken a bottle of water to my local pool shop, so should have it computer tested by this afternoon.  The pool water is very clear, so I am wondering if the chlorine I am using has too high level of stabilizer in it for my type of pool Just checked what I can with my strips and my TA is down to 70 and PH 6.6 (I have put a lot of shock in so a lot of acid is in the shock).  Do I need to get these levels up straight away?
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