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Congratulations! My pool is brand new also - first swim was May 13th! My CYA is about 30 ppm. I am putting in about a quart myself (11,500gal). I'm in Tucson where it has been exceptionally hot and sunny (over 105 without a cloud in the sky). When the kids are playing a lot, I will throw in...

Hi, I have cart filters for my pool. I'm hesitant about letting my dog into the pool because I expect that getting dog hair out of the carts would be really hard. Does anyone have experience/suggestions? Thanks Eric

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I put on a solar cover on my pool for the last few days. The pool temp was 92 when I finally got home and went for a swim at 9pm! Yes, 92 degrees! It was like a bath. I left the cover off last night, and it dropped down to 85. I am amazed at how much dirt and rocks my dog kicks into the...

Just Orion! : )

Glow in the dark tiles -- It isn't too easy to take pictures of them, so here are some picts that isn't too bad. First, the pool with no other lights than the pool light Now, the pool without the pool light (and a 30 second exposure with an F-stop of 11 to get lots in focus). This is the...

jro33176 - Thanks! It is really cool, and if the sky has the right color, it really makes the edge not noticeable. I just finished reviewing your pool build! Wow, you had a lot of stuff going on with the utility lines. I'm sure you are glad you are through it. Speaking from experience, it...

I ended up using Artistic Pavers for my coping and really like them. I was able to borrow samples from the pool builder and put them around the pool shell. It let me see how they matched to the brick of the house and preexisting tiles too. I was also able to see how hot they got. Like you, I...

People were interested in what Pebble Fina looked like once set. When the plaster was put down, it was very smooth and the stones/shells were not very noticalbe. During the hot start, they put in a lot of acid (it was off scale for the pH testing kit). It removed the outside layer of plaster...

Yes, I got a view of both the Catalina and Rincon Mountains.

Sorry for the delay -- too much to do, so little time. Friday, during the night it was filling up. There was quite a bit of cloudy material in the pool. Saturday, pool filled up and looking great. They did a hot start on it where they put in 6 gallons of muriatic acid. They would normally...

I'm not sure the the waterline tile's name was. I just chose it by sight in the showroom. I'll find out today. ----- Just got the word.. Natiional Aquarius Moorea/Lapis Blue

Another option is to dilute and scale. Using the OTO test, try this. In a jar, Mix 1 oz of pool water with 3 oz of tap (bottled, distilled) water. This will reduce the concentration of chlorine by a factor of 4. Use that mixed water to fill up your OTO tubes and test as normal. Then...

Update. I know this guy who does odd jobs and he really liked the idea of try this out. This is what we ended up doing. The plaster is about 1/2" thick, so the tiles needed to be raised up. They were glass tiles and only about 1/8" thick. He set a base of mortar that covered most of the...