Article: You should plan on connecting your pool cleaner about once a week. Doing this reduces the amount of chemicals you'll need to add to the pool. If your cleaner attaches to a pump, you'll need to attach the hose attached to the cleaner into the pump. The pump should be in your pool. It will be the spot in your pool that pumps out water. After each use, you should check and clean out the filter of the cleaner. There are three different types of filters: cartridge, sand, and diatomaceous earth. Each type of filter will require different cleaning techniques. For each filter you'll need to make sure the system is off and bleed all the air from the filter. For cartridge filters you'll need to remove the filter out its base and take time to spray down the cartridge with a hose. Use a high pressured hose with a point for best results. To clean a sand filter you'll need to make sure the sand filter is detached from the plumbing of the pool system. It's best to do this at the start of the season. Then take the time to clean out the top part of the filter with a high pressured hose. Diatomaceous earth filters should be cleaned once a month. The first step is to backwash the filter, then spend time spraying the grids with a high pressured hose. About once a week you should use the chemical tester kit to ensure you have the proper chemical levels. Be sure you check the three main tests: pH, alkalinity, and calcium hardness. Use the color coded guide on your test kit to determine if you need more or less chemicals. Doing this regularly increases the longevity of your pool supplies and creates a safe space for your pool guests. You will want your chlorine level to fall between 1 and 4 ppm for safe levels. You can use chlorine tabs which have a built-in stabilizer to protect your chlorine from sun burn-off. Liquid chlorine is easy to apply but will not last as long. The other option is to use the standard chlorine powder for an effective sweep of bacteria. Always follow the instructions listed on the product to ensure you don't over chlorinate your pool. Wear gloves and protective eyewear when handling chlorine. Even when using the tablets, you can still create skin irritation when handled raw. Shocking your pool should be done weekly. This can remove cloudy water, chlorine odor, eye irritation, and prevent future issues from arising. You can either use a basic shock or a multifunctional shock product. The basic shock products are limited in what they will kill and require an absence from the pool for longer than the multifunctional shock products. The largest difference is that the multifunctional shock product stabilizes the chemicals as well as cleans your pool fast. After a heavy rain, millions of microscopic plant organism can enter your pool and form algae. If you leave this problem unchecked your water could become unstable due to clogged filters, low water circulation, and a general reduced effectiveness of pool chemicals. There are preventive algaecides that work better for preventing algae and then there are fast working algaecides that wipe everything out quickly.
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Install your pool cleaner. Clean the pool filter. Balance the pool. Chlorinate your pool. Shock your pool. Add algaecide.
Article: If you don't see each other every day, check by text, social media or email. Your loved ones will appreciate your care about how they're doing. Don't just ask "How was your day?" at random, though; make sure you genuinely want to know. Others will be able to tell if you're being fake. If someone tells you that he or she is having a great day, tell the person that you are happy for him or her. If he or she had a bad day, offer to comfort him or her. Imagine yourself in this situation: you're having a bad day and someone asked how your day was. You then explain to him or her why it was such a struggle and he or she asks if you want a hug. You will likely feel better; thus, you can do the same thing for your friend. Everyone needs help at times. If someone is carrying a heavy load of groceries, see if you can carry a few items. If your loved one has depression or anxiety, validate the person's feelings and comfort him or her. Helping people undoubtedly boosts relationships and is known to elevate your mood. Invite them to parties, ask if they're interested in a get-together, and make trips to visit your family whenever you can. Part of what makes a close relationship is seeing each other regularly.
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Check on your family and friends regularly. Ask others how they are and how their day went. Offer to help others. Make an effort to see your loved ones.
Article: A non-profit charity is considered a corporation, so application paperwork should be directed to the corporations division within the Secretary of State's office. There is usually a small fee associated with filing. The packet will include the articles of incorporation that you filled out earlier. This is the number the IRS will use to identify your organization for tax purposes. You'll enter the EIN on just about every form you fill out, including IRS paperwork and grant submissions. You can call the IRS at (800) 829-4933 or apply online to get an EIN assigned immediately, or you can apply by mail or fax. For this you will need IRS Form SS-4. There are charitable-organization application packets available online. The IRS reviews applications for recognition as a charitable organization on an ongoing basis, so you can apply for charitable status at any time. The form for tax exemption is Form 1023. The packet will ask for information on what your organization will do, whom it will benefit, and how it will administered. You must complete your articles of incorporation and your bylaws, and they must be accepted by the Secretary of State before you apply for federal charitable status.
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File an application packet for a non-profit organization with your Secretary of State. Get a Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN). File with the Internal Revenue Service for recognition as a charitable organization.