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    Can you use the tfpc method on indoor pools?

    I was reading that indoor pools use less chlorine and also that they have different needs because they don't get direct sunlight. I am wondering if you can still use the tfpc method.
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    Indoor pool

    Ok, aback to the drawing board... We have decided to look into a custom built home, and are seriously considering an indoor pool. Anyone I talk to thinks I'm nuts, sigh... They just don't understand pool love! Lol Anyone else have an indoor pool that they went thru the build process, can you...
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    soggy spot in pool bottom?

    I cant be sure, but it look like there is a round spot, about 2x2' that is "soggy" for lack of a better word (this is on a pool that is with a house we are looking at purchasing) any ideas what this may be??? - - - Updated - - - there is only water in the deep end, it has been drained to the...
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    signature?

    how do you change signature? I went into profile but I don't see an edit pencil icon on the signature area?
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    broken pool :(

    hey all, I have been posting for quite a while as we were going to be building an intex above gorund with a full wooden deck, and we are about to "break ground" this weekend on that project, but decided to take a quick detour to look at a property that is on the market here (court ordered sale)...
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    In ground or semi in ground intex pool with deck pics and suggestions?

    Hello fellow pool lovers :) I thought we should have a thread for those of us attempting or who already have completed this crazy task of digging a hole, putting an intex pool and building a deck around it! We know there is members on this forum who have done this, and there are at least a...
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    How close is too close?

    Hi there. A question for you... In your opinion, how close is too close to palce the pool next to the house? Our house is built on a slab none of the house is underground. Pool is ultra frame type and we are planning to dig a space about 2 feet into the ground a couple feet larger than pool...
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    How long will this take??

    Hey there FTP !! We are forging ahead with our crazy project! We bought the pool a couple weeks ago before we went on holidays. Now we are back and trying to decide if we have time to get this all done before its too late to swim in this summer. We live in southeast British Columbia. Our...
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    Canadian ordering from us website

    Hey there. Any fellow Canadians here? Specifically anyone in bc or Alberta that gets items shipped to Montana shipping outlet??
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    12x22 ultra frame pool pump

    Hi the tfp friends!! Do any of you who have an ultra frame or larger frame pool use the cartridge pump with the inwall skimmer that comes with it? Or has everyone upgrade to a pump and sand or de filter? Wondering if we can get away with using the cartridge filter for this year as we have a lot...
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    Hot tub to heat pool?

    I saw a video on YouTube where a guy used two sump pumps to circulate water between pool and hot tub to heat up his intex type pool. :shock: Any here ever had any success with this method? We are looking at a natural gas heater possibly but it gonna cost a small fortune to run the natural gas...
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    Heater and pump questions

    Hi pool lovers :) I am beyond excited! We purchased our 13 x 22 foot ultra frame pool a few days ago!! Planning on getting instal going when we get back from vacation. Here is the plan: digging out yard down about 2-2.5 feet with about 2 feet of extra space overdug to set up pool in the "hole"...
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    pool bottom products

    Hey there fellow pool fans!! We are getting going on out above ground pool project, and have a question about using some sort of protective bottom... I am wondering if I could use laminate flooring underlay under my (polygroup) ultra frame rectangle pool? We are getting the ground dug out a...
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    new pool, ultra frame, partial inground with deck

    Hi floks. New here :-D We are in the planning/drawing stage of our pool. We are a family on a budget, with a plan to have a fun family backyard with a pool, hoefully to keep the kids around our place during the summers..lol 8-) here is the plan :party: 9 x 18 x 52 ultra frame pool from...