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bdavis466 replied to the thread Newb OB with BYOP in Buckeye AZ - pebble and tile touch up suggestions.Even a TA of 60 is out of equilibrium with the pH range that a pool is kept. This only takes into account carbon dioxide outgassing and... -
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bdavis466 replied to the thread Newb OB with BYOP in Buckeye AZ - pebble and tile touch up suggestions.Most pools have upward pressure on pH. The ones that don't are typically fiberglass/vinyl with very soft fill water and large amounts of...
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bdavis466 replied to the thread Newb OB with BYOP in Buckeye AZ - pebble and tile touch up suggestions.I don't think you could have algae right now even if you tried so something isn't adding up. With testing, being consistent with your...
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bdavis466 replied to the thread Newb OB with BYOP in Buckeye AZ - pebble and tile touch up suggestions.Are you sure the testing is correct? Is the water cloudy? Was there ever not chlorine in the water?
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Thanks @kimkats (y) I was starting to assume that being the case, as the Pentair also looks to now be discontinued. Appears everyone is... -
bdavis466 replied to the thread Urethane between coping, tile and deck?.You can try this then: https://www.merlex.com/super-blockade.php The pool supply houses should stock it and I believe it can be...
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bdavis466 replied to the thread Urethane between coping, tile and deck?.The brand doesn’t matter but the rating does. The Versabond I’ve seen is not rated for submerged applications but maybe they have a...
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bdavis466 replied to the thread Newb OB with BYOP in Buckeye AZ - pebble and tile touch up suggestions.You could probably cut it to 3/4” thick without issue. 1/2” might be pushing it but it depends on how bad you want the water level higher.
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bdavis466 replied to the thread Newb OB with BYOP in Buckeye AZ - pebble and tile touch up suggestions.Cut a recess in the bottom of the travertine? How much higher do you want the water?
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bdavis466 replied to the thread 05 May Update - More progress, still a lot left to finish tile.You’re going to cut and grind the edge? Gunite should have been left a little low and it gets built up to level with mortar.
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bdavis466 replied to the thread 05 May Update - More progress, still a lot left to finish tile.I normally wouldn’t worry about the backfill, but given the amount of over excavation that you have to do in your area, waiting a week...
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Today’s update is almost a mirror copy of yesterday. Test results were really close to yesterday and I added the same amount of acid...
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Today’s update. Water temp 64 pH 8.4 TA 130 CSI + 0.87 Using a pH of 8.0 gets CSI of +0.47 so pool math says I need 4 cups 5 oz...
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