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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...
We have a 16,000 gal, saltwater pool. It was finished in Sept. 2004. We have the 3M Colorquartz in our plaster. The last four months or so we have...
Has anyone heard of a PVC adapter that you could install inside of an existing pipe to repair it? For example, say I had a run of 2" PVC coming out...
Need help building a waterfall. May I ask questions here? Webfeet
Well it has been a good first week on the progress of the pool. Pool Forums is awesome! Here is a link to pics if anyone wants to take a look. ...
Looking for any advice or information about using Ultra-Guard swimming pool paint. Thanks in advance.
So I got the final bid from my concrete guy, and it was more than I was hoping. Called up my contractor and talked to him about it for a few minutes...
Hi All, My wife and i decided early on that we wanted to be able to separate our tanning shelf from the rest of the pool to make a kiddie play...
We have an Imperial Pools series 900 IG vinyl lined pool. It is 18 x 34 w/ steps, 24K gal. It is has a level shallow end, and side walls that are...
I am new to operating pools, Just took my CPO course, After 15 years of the construction industry I now work as a maintenance superintendent at a...
Hi, I seem to have lost over a foot of water over the winter. Since I drained the water below the skimmer before putting the solid winter cover...
Hello all I have a question about 2 broken pipes. I have been losing a lot of water out of both my IG pool and attached IG spa. Yesterday I had a...
I feel i have to put a comment on the forum about pool builders. Yes there are some jerks around . And i was hesitant about having a pool built and...
Hello All, We had a pool built last year, started in April 06 and swimming about a month later. We had a few problems that the builder had to...
HI, we have an inground pool put in by the previous owners, at least 20 yrs old. We put in a new liner a few years ago but now we notice the...
I am going to have my shotcrete pool replastered in a month or so. I have had it for two years and the builder is doing this as the plaster is...
i am doing an indoor pool in northern nj and it will have an automatic pool cover and is 20 by 36 rectangle. my question is do i need to do the full...
Well, my wife and I finally chose a builder and the pool will be started late March or early April, depending on weather and completion of a pool...
Hi All, At the end of last season, our liner in our inground tore 12 inches right along where the bead and liner fuse. Upon checking it out, we...
I need to relocate the pool light junction box. The new location will be about 6' away. There are 3 conduits that come out of the ground and into...
Hey Guys I have a catridge filter (filter & motor were replaced 2 years ago). When I clean the filter the pump basket is almost free of air but 3-4...
Carl, I see in another thread where you have a solar heating system integrated into your deck? I have an inground pool that has a wooden deck on...
First of all, this is a great site. I have browsed it extensively, but this is my first post. I am about to go under contract to build an 18x42...
Notice one area that line has stretched and needs to be put back in the track. I tried pulling up, but no go, not even a budge. What's the trick? ...
My 2 month old owner/builder pool has a leak. I believe it is at the skimmer. When I turn off auto-fill the water level rapidly drops to the bottom...
Just bought a house barely a year ago. The pool had been re-plastered maybe 8 years ago. It was in ok shape. When it got too cold to swim I...
OK, so I'm a little late on getting this posted, and I'm in a hurry at the moment so this will be a quick one. I hijacked the photo gallery in my...
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Anyone have experience with smooth agregate finished like Primera Stone or similar sanded/polished surfaces? It sure feels nicer on the samples, but...
Aqualink indoor controller indicates water temp is 82 degrees, but thermometer in pool is reading 65 degrees. Pool was installed 3 years ago. You can...
Guys... This site has been a wealth of information and finally, after 7 months of waiting and planning , ground was broke for my mountain lake...
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