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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...
Went to the local pool store to buy a new pump/sand filter for 18x32 in ground pool with average depth of 5.5 feet. I did let the salesman know that...
last year we had to add a lot more water into our in ground pool than previous years. I did the dye test inside the pool except down by the main...
Hi. We bought a house built in 1979 with an IG 12,000 gal vinyl pool. The house had been on the market for about 3 years. Prior to buying it we had...
Curious how many people have deck jets? And if so if they are lighted or not. Anyone had the plain ones and wished they would have gotten the LED...
Over the winter we lost a ton of water in the pool. The cover had a hole and the weight of the leaves was forcing water to through those holes and we...
Hello! I’ve spent the last 12 hours working to try to get my IG pool square. This is a DIY 18 x 36 with 8ft deep end and polymer wall pool which...
I'm looking for recommendations. I have an Inground Pool with a concrete bottom, and the old steel-sided walls that occasionally rust. (the pool...
Last year, we had a brand new liner installed in our unground pool. It looked great after installation and the duration of the time we swam in it...
Hi, I'm new to the pool ownership community! We will be starting our build in August, but I'm searching and trying to learn as much as possible...
I live in Central Illinois, where the winters can get quite cold - and this past winter had some very cold spells. We also had a period of time when...
First post newbie here. I know it is frowned upon posting about anothers pool, but my Father Inlaw is not very internet savy and we use their pool...
Hi all. Brand new user and new pool owner. Briefly, we have a new in-ground cement pool with attached spa. It was filled 3 weeks ago. I wasn’t too...
Is it "standard" in the industry to only tile the front side of raised walls? After being given 3D drawings showing both sides of my raised walls...
Hi all, nice informative forum. Can anyone help? I’ve read a great deal on this topic, but haven’t found this particular combination of...
Hello - I'm shopping for a new liner and also need to replace the coping. The original liner which last many years was tucked underneath the coping...
Hello Everyone – I just opened my inground pool this week and have been contending with a leak issue which I believe is coming from one of the...
We're made an offer on a rehabbed home with a pool...problem is that the pool is covered, probably been that way for a really long time...the cover...
Problem: Chip in the bottom of the pool Just closed on our house, it has an in-ground pool. Proud first time in-ground pool owner! It's concrete...
(WARNING LONG POST) I have a fiberglass pool, it's about 17 years old and the last few seasons more and more issues are cropping up. I posted here...
I have a 15 year old cement pond that has developed a leak. This would be the third leak in the past 2 years so, I would like to re-plaster the...
Hi guys, I have a project. Last summer I destroyed and old house on my small land. I kept the concrete block fondation (16'X28' 6'height) to...
Late last year the jets in my pool began putting out significantly less pressure than when originally installed. When I started the pump up this...
We have a custom pool built 2 years ago. Now we have boy who is 4 years old. Children are restless and always roam around. Having a pool in the...
Hi all! Just had a pool installed at my mom's place and looking to find out if marcite pool finish will eventually be consistent in color. Right...
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We are currently getting bids from several companies for a large, inground pool in our backyard. We are trying to decide between a higher upfront...
Hi all, I opened my pool a week ago with no issues. Yesterday, I thought the water level looked a little low, but chalked it up to the frequent back...
Hello everyone. I own a 45yr old pool. 18x32 oval,concrete bottom with hopper being 9ft. fiberglass wall pannels. I painted it 3yrs ago. I also...
Hello Everyone - I'm finally preparing to locate a contractor to repair my IG pool - I've been keeping it going over the past few years but it's...
Buying a older home in Vero Beach, FL. I want to get the pool and equipment pressure and leak tested. Any advice on what I want to make sure gets...
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