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    Help, brand new Pebble Sheen application with dark splotches!

    I just saw your PM and am happy to talk. I did have a similar issue that was fixed with heating the dark area with a torch. It looks like you have a similar white ring around the dark area, like I did. I suspect it might be a hydration stain and not simply too many black pebbles. You could...
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    Pool build - Southwest FL - Tampa

    I think your overflow pipe is fine. Ours is done the same way. Once the pool is done the builder will cut the pipe off at the correct level above the ground and the water will drain out after it reaches the level of the open pipe pointing up outside your pool. Don't worry about that.
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    Hydration Stain

    I have learned a tremendous amount from this forum. I would like to contribute by sharing my experience with a dark spot or stain. Soon after plaster and filling, I noticed a dark spot on the bottom of our pool. The pool builder tried to pour acid on it through a pipe and then lots of...
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    New build, Tampa, FL

    Thanks for the comments. The sunshelf ended up being 12" deep as I requested. And the builder agreed to plumb the returns with 2" pipe. Here are some photos of the spa plumbing, completed rebar and concrete. Today everything is being backfilled.
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    New build, Tampa, FL

    Hi Everyone, We are starting a new pool, the details are in my signature. So far everything is going well. The excavation took a little longer because the ground was really wet and the water table is high (we live on a dredged island). The walls kept collapsing in as they were digging and...
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