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Someone from the electric company called me on Tuesday, but I only had time to skim the message transcription until tonight. My household has had a bit of an upheaval in the past week, because of a possible new addition. The short version is that my neighbors are jerks and were going to dump...

That's my feeling, Kim. It seems like what they do is dig the hole and assemble the pool and that's it? He said something somewhat odd about the sand that stuck with me. He said that, if we had it on site, they'd spread it. And while me getting a sand delivery is no problem, the way he said...

So I got a quote for a Radiant pool and I'm not sure about it. Here's the quote for a 12x24 (before taxes it's $16k and the quote is broken down): -Waterway pump/filter system - Cartridge - 150 sqft, Pump - 1.5 hp 2 speed ($599) -Beaded liner (stonebridge tan) ($549) -Bead receiver -Oval Geo...

Thank you, Big Will! I had such a time trying to find that! Also, I've been reading up and the electrical line is a moot point, as far as placement. It's going to have to be moved regardless, as it's too close to both sites. It goes over one site and clips the edge of the other.

My day off has changed unexpectedly, so I'm heading to that store tomorrow to talk to them. Since my days off are limited, what questions should I ask them tomorrow? (I know there's a list of questions posted here, but for the life of me, I can't seem to find it.) What is included in the...

Well, this all may be a moot point, because it suddenly occurred to me to measure our side yard clearance and we only have 6 ft of clearance. We could have 10 feet if we remove a tree, or if they can go at an angle, but this could be a problem. I tell you, my face is all red right now, as...

What's crazy about that tree is that the wind didn't seem that bad. Our power went out, but our power goes out all the time, so I didn't think much of it. I believe that's a mulberry tree, which was a bush when the original owners of the house lived there. They got foreclosed upon about 5...

Also, in potential site news, this happened this weekend. I didn't think the storm was that bad. Somehow the fence wasn't damaged.

That's what I'm thinking, YippeeSkippy! I've already contacted our local dealer to see about the potential.

After talking to a friend, I might know a hole digger. (I actually know tons of hole diggers, but they don't have the equipment, I don't think). My husband probably knows plumbing and electrical people that might cut us a deal, we can put the pool together, so it's just a matter of figuring...

The company I mentioned above was the only one to contact me, out of the 4 or 5 I initially contacted, so I cast a wider next last week and contacted every company in the area that said they did vinyl or fiberglass. Three of those companies have contacted me and it seems that vinyl starts...

I'd rather not remove the tree, although it was so much prettier last year. A tree service was removing some tree in our neighbors yard (along the fence line) and we had been talking about having that tree trimmed. I was very clear about what I wanted, but the service ended up butchering it...

Ok, I'm back with some rather terrible pics. Please forgive the disaster that is my yard. I'm at the start of my busy season at work and that combined with rain on any day off I've managed to have means weeds galore. This is the first site, as I'm standing on the deck. That's a 12x24 and is...

We bought a 15x48" Intex Ultra Frame pool last summer and are/were very happy with the pool itself. It's very sturdy and held up against some serious rain/wind storms we had, one of which happened while we were on vacation and I completely expected to come home to a destroyed pool, but it...

I'm in the process of contacting builders to get quotes, but I'd like to get some opinions/feedback here in the meantime. I had initially wanted a 15x30 vinyl or fiberglass pool, but when I laid it out with marking flags, it felt huge. I know that bigger is better, but it just felt like it...

I had a terrible time trying to log in just now. After 20 minutes of trying login with my password, I did a password reset and the "I'm not a bot" thing. I was able to log in with the temp password, changed it, then logged out to see if I could log back in. But, even though my username and...

Sorry about the lack of clarity on my location (it's a habit to use the shorthand), but I'm in Kansas City, MO. And you are absolutely right about the length as well. Too much information is just as bad as not enough. Thanks for the suggestion of Pool Studio. Frankly, I think reading here...

We purchased an agp last month (after thinking about it for a year) and it was an excellent decision. To be honest, I wasn't sure if I'd use a pool, since I was never taught how to swim, but there's only been a handful of days that I've not used the pool since it was put up and about half of...

MarianParoo, I didn't see your question until now. The solution on the first CYA test wasn't cloudy at all, but I also wasn't sure what I was supposed to be seeing. I ended up testing 3 times today. I know that's overkill, but my speedstir came today and wanted to play with it, as well as get...

My tester came today and I was able to do my first testing. I took my time (and rather enjoyed the process) so I think it is accurate. Also, the only thing I've put in the pool is chlorine. My results: FC – 6.5 CC - .5 pH – 7.5-7.8 (I kept wavering back and forth on this one) TA – 30 CH –...

I don't plan on adding anything but bleach until my tester arrives, but I thought that pictures might be useful. When I tested before, the stabilizer/CYA looked more pink than orange. There's a pink tinge to the right of that section on the bottom picture and that's what the entire pad looked...

Today's update. I didn't end up putting anything in last night, since it was dark. We got some rain today and eyeballing it, it looks like we got maybe 1/4 inch. I did two tests with the strips, one an hour after the rain stopped (before adding anything) and an hour after adding about 44 oz of...

Thanks for the quick reply, YippeeSkippy! And you're right about the stabilizer; I forgot to plug that number in pool school! According to the latest report from the Water Dept, the average total hardness is 107 ppm, with a range of 69-127, so moderately hard. The water looks clear and isn't...

We had to fill our 15'x48" Intex pool over the course of a couple of days and it's pretty well full (needs maybe another 6 inches). I bought a bunch of stuff after work yesterday, including a couple of test kits (Chorox strips and an hth 3-way liquid tester) to use while I wait for my TF kit to...

We've managed to make some progress on ours as well! We've got it all dug and started leveling it out last night. We had some low spots, but not terrible. Most were an inch or less and almost all were less than a foot in diameter. I doubt it was the right thing to do, but we ended up filling...

Thank you all so much; this was exactly the info I was looking for! VWBusguy, absolutely feel free to ride along, so we both can learn and 911medic, your thread was excellent and extremely helpful! I'm planning on digging either tonight or tomorrow, since I'm off the next two days and can...

Hi all. I just purchased a 15x48 Intex Ultra frame pool and have staked out my potential site, but I need some guidance before I start the digging process and potentially make a mess. The site itself has a low spot where a tree used to be (the stump is long gone), so I plan to use our tiller to...