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    Would a pool light off center this much bother you?

    Gunite just occurred a few days ago and I'm watering and couldn't help but notice how far off center this pool light is on this piece of 12' straight wall which faces back toward the house. This wall will be extended up 4 feet and have 3 water scuppers that are supposed to be centered on the...
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    Will leaves under the rebar hurt anything when gunite is done? (pic)

    My pool is getting gunite tomorrow and I noticed there are a couple areas of leaves that no one bothered to remove before the rebar went in. Will this cause any problems?
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    Of the CYA range 30-50 (or even 30-80), what's the sweet spot?

    So as I understand it, as CYA increases, it protects FC better from destruction by sunlight. As CYA increases, you need more FC for the same level of sanitizing effect. You will lose some of this FC to sunlight every day and have to add chlorine to maintain these levels. The 'goal' according...
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    New Pool owner using Aquachek 7 and Pool Math only

    With Pool Math and Aquachek 7 test strips, I have everything as it should be, give or take the accuracy of the Aquachek 7 test strips. Water is crystal clear, and this just doesn't seem very hard. Yet, I see Amazon reviews on the test strips saying that you still need a 'real' test kit. Why...
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    Spa Air Button location?

    I just assumed the spa air button would be located on the coping of the spa as this is the only place I have ever seen them and it would seem this is the only handy place to have it (unless your spa height is flush with the decking) so that you can turn the spa jets on and off comfortably while...
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    Please help: Decking and plastering phase guidance

    My pool build has not been the smoothest. There has been too little beforehand planning, too much 'day of' decision making, not much guidance, and overall poor communication at many of the steps along the way. We are are in the decking phase right now and the PB is trying to move on to the...