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We’ll be having our gunite pool resurfaced this spring, and need to upgrade our pole and brush in anticipation of the daily brushing. Looking at the Pro Tuff, but worried that even the 16’ may be too short (our deep end is about 10’). Any recommendations for top quality equipment that won’t fall...

We’ve hated this water feature since we built the pool. Long story, but PB added it on for free due to issues with our build, and it’s not what we wanted. Now that we’re renovating, we‘re going to convert the single pipe fountain into a waterfall coming out higher up between the tile and...

Waiting on a quote to replace the tile, coping, and replaster our gunite pool, and just trying to figure out the nuts and bolts of timing. We’re scheduled to close the pool for the season October 1 (yes, this Monday!) and planned for work to be done after. Our original plan was to do the work...

I’m pretty sure I know the answer to this, but wanted to double check before I toss out close to $1000. We have a Aqua Rite turbo cell T-15, with check salt and check cell lights on (not blinking). Cleaned cell to no avail. Salt is showing as 2300, but test at pool store was 3600. Total chlorine...

Ok, am I missing something here? Went ahead and purchased the 3900 to replace our broken 380, took it out of the box, and neither I nor my husband can unhook the quick connector! It absolutely won’t budge...almost like the pieces were mistakenly welded together. Like I said, we had the 380 for...

Our Polaris 380 has been struggling for the past season or two, and tired of replacing multitude of parts every year. Looking for recommendations for a new pressure side cleaner that’s relatively durable and will do a good, thorough job of cleaning leaves and debris in our gunite pool. I know...

After nearly a decade of service, our Polaris 380 seems to be on its last wheels. Looking to replace, but not sure what to get without breaking the bank. Should we just get another Polaris or is there something better out there in the same price range? Thanks for recommendations! Edit: realized...

Just opened our pool last week, it's cleared up beautifully so I turned on the SWG. Just checked on it (it's been on 24 hours) and both check salt and inspect cell lights are lit steady (not flashing). I know the cell is clean, and we had just replaced it last summer. Yes, salt level is low...

The night before we left town for vacation, we noticed a pretty significant leak in one of the pipes. With no other alternative, we called the pool co to repair and turned off the pump so that it didn't run dry before the leak was repaired. When we got home a week later, there was, as...

We've tried all the troubleshooting tips, and while all wheels move when one is turned, the front wheel moves with a little hitch, not smoothly. I suspect this is the issue, but does it indicate a drive belt that needs to be replaced or is it the actual wheel or wheel assembly?

Pool guy just came this am to replace our pump, which was suffering a slow painful death. New pump is working beautifully, but of course when he turned the system on water started pouring out of the top of our sand filter -- diagnosis bad valve (I think that's what he said, but I was still...

We have an Aqua-Rite salt generator, and the "inspect cell" light is on steady. Took it out, inspected it, and not a grain of scale or sediment in it (it's only 2 years old). Cleaned it just to be sure, reinstalled, and it's still reading "inspect cell" with a steady light. Salt reading also...

Pool was started up yesterday...went out this am to clean skimmers and backwash (filter was showing 40 psi :shock: ). When I turned filter to backwash position (sand filter, Pentair TR100), I heard a lot of gurgling and pump basket drained of water (Pentair Whisperflo). I then shut off pool...

I know this is a stupid question, but I honestly looked all through the owners' manual and can't find the answer.... How do I take off the salt cell and open it to clean it out? Does it just unscrew off of the pipes then somehow pop open? (It's an AquaRite) Our indicator has been flashing low...

PB just opened our new construction pool last week (finished last winter; hasn't been used yet), and is coming tomorrow for our pool school...we're really pretty clueless until then. Since opening our pool, though, the water doesn't seem to be circulating, either coming out of the inlets or...

So the PB is coming tomorrow to open our new pool, which was finished up late last fall :party: We took a corner off of the Loop-Loc mesh cover so that we could fill with water in prep of the opening, I peeked in the pool, and there were a TON of leaves (ok, maybe not a ton, but a lot more than...

Just talked to the pool builder today -- the chemicals are all balanced, plaster's all brushed, and he says its time to close for the winter. We're waiting until next season to get the LoopLoc -- mostly because our budget was blown with the excavation -- so we just need something cheap to get us...

Well, we got the plaster done and filled the pool. Noticed that an area adjacent to the pool was turning in to a mud pit but didn't pay much mind at first since we had gotten a bit of rain and we were still awaiting the final grading. Then noticed that the last foot or so was taken an awfully...

We're drawing to a close on our 3-day rock removal marathon, and in parts of the pool we're hitting moist clay. The dump truck guy has been saying he thinks we have marine clay (which I don't think, being we're 100+ miles from the ocean, at the very top of a hill, no marine clay marked on the...

It looks like we're going to have to spend what we budgeted on a waterfall on excavation instead, d/t rock. All of the poolside waterfalls I've seen have been constructed of rebar and gunite, but is it possible to use actual rock instead? Would a landscaper (as opposed to a PB) be able to do...

Pool's been marked by PB, silt fence is up, utilities are being marked and excavation scheduled to start Friday; plumbing, electric and gunite already scheduled for next week, weather permitting. Here's the site so far: More to come!

A lot of you in the DC suburbs were probably wondering what that wet stuff was falling out of the sky today. Well, as I predicted, our summer-long drought seems to have come to an end. How did I predict this? Well, our PB came out today to mark our pool for planned excavation tomorrow am. That...

Getting ready to sit down with our PB on Monday for our prebuild conference, and I'm giving the contract a final lookover to see what questions I may have. PB only spec'd for one 500-watt (I think, don't have contract in front of me) Pentair light. Is this going to be enough for a 38x18 freeform...

Just signed contract on pool; waiting for permits. Hubby's been making noise about doing a backyard kitchen to go with the pool, but I've just kinda pooh-poohed him.. at least until today when I went to the county fair and saw some great outdoor kitchen islands for sale. This, combined with my...

Just thought I'd introduce myself after lurking for a while. Just signed a contract last week on an inground gunite freeform; 38'x18' with 9' deep end and diving board. SWG, heat pump, flagstone coping and broomfinish concrete deck (at least until we SunDek it), either a sheer arc coming out of...