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I must admit that this advice is quite shocking to me. I've owned 5 homes with in ground pools and would take a cartridge filter 100 out of 100...
Our new vinyl liner pool bottom has small indentions and a few spots that look like small objects sticking up. You can feel the imperfections as you...
Hello, Luke the semi-professional pool guy here. I have a customer with a leak in their suction side. They have a hayward super pump and one...
Hi, I have an in-ground pool which is partly surrounded by a wood deck. Unforntunately, for most of the deck, the wood planks are perpendicular to...
Has anyone ever heard of a product that looks like little pebbles in epoxy that can be applied on a sidewalk, pool deck, etc? Locally, there is a...
New to the board. Looking to start getting quotes. Live in North Dekalb County (Doraville). Can anyone recommend a builder? I've received...
Hello everyone..... My sand filter cracked..don't know how, and I can't seem to get a call back from any pool people. How long can my pool stay...
Hello, I have been taking care of my elderly neighbors gunite pool since his wife passed many years ago. I have been doing all the regular...
I recently purchased a Summer sun pool that is basically an above ground pool downsized that holds approximately 700 gallons. It has a vinyl liner...
Has anyone refinished their fiberglas pool? I have that job coming up this Fall. I already bought a small amount of gelcoat from a fiberglas shop...
Hey all, I have a problem with air in two of my three return lines. Before startup I relocated the filter and equipment about 30 feet further than...
Hi. We're having a pool put in and there are two things I'm not completely comfortable with in our CAD diagram. 1) I'm wondering if our single 400W...
I noticed a ladder screw is rusting terrible and staining the concrete. Also, the gas line that is exposed from house to heater is rusting badly and...
I would like to seal the gap between the Kooldeck (light gray) and a spill over spa (fiberglass). The gap is less than a 1/4". Want to keep the...
Hi again, I have a vinyl pool,70,000 litres. with a small, approximately 3 feet of concrete around it. I have decided I want to get rid of it. I have...
We recently installed a 20 x 40 vinyl lined pool with polymer walls and vermiculite bottom. In the 8' deep end of the pool, one of the corners have...
We are beginning our new pool next week and the company building it for us has suggested a cartridge filter instead of a DE filter...I have always...
When we built our pool, we decided to go for a "clean" look and not have a railing for our stairs or ladder (we do have 2 benches in the deep end)....
We have an in-ground gunite pool, approx. 20 x 40, that is about 20-25 years old. We bought the house last year so this is our second season with...
We never used one before ... Hope this isn't a dumb question. I think we are having trouble with water pressure. If someone can gives us a step by...
Newbie question here!! We are pricing new FG pools from several installers. When we ask about upgrading to a SWG, they all quote a price of...
i am planning to put in a chlorine generator (likely aquarite). reading instructions and threads here and elsewhere, it appears it is recommended to...
I have been a CPO for 1 Month I have run a pool for 1 Month... I worked building Above and Inground pools for 8 years. The Condominium...
Hello Everyone, 1st thanks to those who responded to my earlier post about the questioning of the 7 ton waterfall. I feel better about the sizing...
We've been renovating our in ground gunite pool for a year now and are at last in the final stretches. We had an electrician wire up an Aqualogic...
Our vinyl liner IG pool has the 1/2 round painted white aluminum coping. I have a section where the liner has pulled from the bead, and need to...
We are ready to have our new pool pavers sealed and have been told that you can spray the sealer on with a typical bug sprayer from Lowes, HD, etc....
Wondering if anyone has any experience with this type of pool and would care to comment. It's a ceramic composite fiberglass contructed pool. ...
I'm looking to put in a fiberglass pool. Can anyone recommend a good contractor in the Los Angeles area? I'm in San Fernando Valley. Thanks very...
I just would like to gather some input on what your opinions are on the following plaster finishes and how u feel about them? Pro/cons Regular...
Following these rules won’t guarantee a bad experience or a bad result, but it will improve your odds of getting both considerably. 1. Don’t...
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