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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...
My pool is now 1yr old. Pool co says I need to pull out foam between coping and concrete at the tune of $700. My pool has a locking solid cover, last...
I'm reworking some of the pool plumbing in the backyard and I've noticed that it's buried in a fairly shallow ditch, averaging 6-8 inches deep. ...
As an owner of an aboveground swimming pool I've frequented this site many times for solutions to my pool maintenance questions. Now I'm wondering...
We are signing a contract Saturday on our 12x25 FG inground pool. Viking warranties the pool for lifetime and 7 years for the finish. The PB...
A friend of mine has access to the tools and firehose to connect to the firehydrant outside my house. He said he has refilled his pool this way in...
Long time lurker here learning a lot from this great forum! Getting bids on an IG pool and wife and I really like stamped concrete for the pool...
I am having a electrician friend run a subpanel to the other side of the house so the PB can then wire the panel for the pool area. (PB wanted $$$)...
Anyone know anything about deck coatings? I think it is an acrylic based product. Our PB is suggesting that we use this product around our new...
I have a Pentair WhisperFlo 1 1/2 HP Model : WF-6 Pump. I noticed today when my pump turns on it spits water out between the strainer basket and...
Do I need a niche for each light? Or does the light come with a niche?
Just had our pool filled yesterday. It is 49 degrees right now with a expected high of 63. The wife thinks I'm nuts, but I will be getting in the...
New member. Very helpful forum! We are in the planning stage of an IG pool and are excited, and are thinking of having a Sheer Descent...
Looking to replace steps - 7' 4" wide, 4' 9"deep - all right angles - pics attached. Having a hell of a time finding replacements. Anyone have...
I found a thread about this, so I will edit this post. I read that a Polaris 380 Booster pump can be operated with a 2 speed motor on low speed....
I live in NJ(Below Freezing in the winter) and I'd like to know if it is necessary to include an expansion joint around the coping on a gunnite pool...
i was just curious to see who people used for service company's in New jersey? and reply's would be appreciated. Thanks
Hello all: I've been learning a lot reading all of the questions and answers. Hopefully I didn't miss this answer somewhere. I paid $1,600 to...
We are considering using some of Pacific's blue or gray steps instead of white on our vl ig pool that is getting ready to start building. We had a...
Does anyone have suggestions on where to purchase a 3 step ladder and rails for a inground pool? They should start our pool within a month and these...
I would like to replace my I/G vinyl pool return wall fitting. The face plate is cracked and think it's a good time to replace during closing. Is it...
I need to hide or portect our pump, filter and hoses. Soon are Lab will have to be let loose once the property fence is up and she loves to chew...
Can some of you please tell me what your rebar size and quantity requirements were? I am trying to get some rough estimates for quantity so I can...
The wife and I are trying to scale back our pool design to fit within budget, so it looks like maybe the 3 sheer descents and the crystalfoams in the...
Can anyone give us some input on fencing for our pool. We need 125' of fencing with a height of 5' to enclose our pool and keep the pet out, local...
We have a beach entry that is actually more of a large slope and are thinking of doing 2 separate colors (shadow blue and arizona gold) for the...
Hmmm...I just got a letter from the contractor who does Sundek in Houston. Apparently they will no longer be working with my builder and inform me...
My next door neighbor who is a pool service tech, tells me the Northstar is a service nightmare. Something about the filter cap or gasket fails...
My wife and I have considered getting a pool for a year now and after much hand wringing we decided this spring to take the plunge. After talking to...
Just got my first quote to have the pool replastered, and I have a question. PB quotes it two ways, one a standard plaster and the other...
We talked to PB about the rough crete on the polymer walls under the liner. One place, about a 3 ft section is extremely bumpy. It is about 2 to...
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