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I second the Suncast with the gas struts from Lowes. It also has metal corner brackets to help make it sturdy. Much better than the ones with flexible plastic pieces in place of the gas struts.

The hole they dug doesn't look that big until you see the kids in there. Go for the spa in the grotto.

So I am a relatively new owner of a small covered pool. I have read the pool school multiple times and keep a printed copy near my TFT-100 test kit. I have not had much trouble at all adjusting chemicals thanks to this site and the pool calculator. My question is if I should adjust my chemical...

Wow, that grotto looks like it is going to be nice!

Finally some real progress to post. We've actually been able to swim in the pool 3 times before having to lower the water for inside tile install. The swim machine motor has been placed and all the electrical and gas line work is done: Here the knee wall is almost completed with cement backer...

Re: White scale in fibreglass pool You guys should maybe start trading information on the manufacturer and build dates of your fiberglass shells. Maybe it has nothing to do with the water chemistry and is instead a defect in the gel coat from a particular manufacturer. It could even be a...

That is impressive on the amount of water it can move. Our pool is only about 3600 to 3900 gallon fiberglass shell depending on who you talk to but I guess maybe it would still work. I didn't run across your build until we had already settled on and ordered the endless pool fastlane. Actually I...

Excellent. Thanks for the vids. I'm guessing that is not even on full power. We are in the process of getting a small pool with an endless pools fastlane machine. I like the look of your system much better but I think it would not really fit with our pool size.

Awesome. Been watching this build for a while. How about some pictures or video of the riverflow in action?

So my pool is still in the build process. There is water in the pool up to just below the skimmer. We are waiting for the waterline tile to be installed. The pump is running on low. The builder is still "mostly" in control of the water. I just did this test to make sure nothing was crazy out of...

I just bought 2 from HEB for 2.79 each. Dunno if that was a special or not.

Everything I have read suggest pea gravel is better than sand. In the middle of our install right now and we used gravel.

My builder wants to backfill the last 18" of depth around my fiberglass pool with flowable fill. The base and fill so far has been pea gravel. I can't find much information on using flowable fill as backfill for a pool. Does anyone have any advice?

Thanks for the responses. I live in central Texas so I'm not to worried about freezes. I have a single 2" return line that feeds 3 eyelets with short (~foot) 1.5" lines. Not as good as 3 separate return lines but the pool is only 3900 gallons. Here is a night shot of my plumbing. After reading...

New shell has arrived and been set in the pool. In my excitement I did not take any still pictures of the pool being set. Instead I took a 3 minutes video. I'll see about posting that later. For now here are some progress pictures. More yard destruction with the gravel delivery. Screed-ed...

Today the builder ran the plumbing for our new pool. They are using all 2" plumbing. I have the following equipment: pump, cartridge filter, heater, Goldline cell SWG. (Details in my sig). I'll try to describe the plumbing as it was too dark to get a pic by the time they left. Separate main...

While waiting on the new shell I've started looking at how we want the deck. Here is my latest design.

We (my wife and I) are just starting an install of a small fiberglass pool that will have a swim current machine installed. I've been on the site for a while asking various pool related questions, and it has been a great help with my pool equipment selections. I'm adding a few pictures of the...

Thanks Jason. I talked to the builder and he is going to swap out the Treo and get me a 2000.

Thanks for your replies guys. The builder is a nice guy, so I don't think he was trying to pull a fast one. I think his supplier did not have the smaller stuff in stock and he went with larger equipment and was not charging me more. Probably most of his customers want it tomorrow and are not...

I'm getting an IG fiberglass pool installed and the equipment was just delivered. I had spec'd PAL 2000 lights in the contract, but they delivered PAL TREO lights. From what I understand the TREO is more of a retrofit light. From the pictures is looks like the housing sticks pretty far out from...

I'm having a 3900 gallon IG fiberglass exercise pool installed. The pool builder just delivered the equipment which is sitting in my back yard. Problem is it is altered from what we contracted for. They delivered a 1.5 HP tri-star 2-speed pump, which I know is over sized for the pool. They...

Thanks guys, I talked to the pool builder and he is fine doing the pavers with the gravel and sand instead of over concrete.

@Nightmare Looking at that last picture it looks like your pavers are set on top of a concrete layer. I have been contemplating getting a paver deck instead of poured concrete and my pool builder is suggesting he pour concrete and set pavers on top of that. This is the first I have heard of...

This is a very similar question to the one in "Oversized Salt Water Generator" but I wanted to check and see if the advise in that thread holds up when we are talking one third the amount of water. I'm getting a small exercise pool installed. I guess some might call it a spool. It is 8 x 17 x...

I'm getting a small exercise pool installed. I guess some might call it a spool. It is 8 x 17 x 5. Once you remove the volume taken by the steps and bench it is only about 3900 gallons. I am getting the pool installed raised slightly. The water level will be equal or less than 18 inches above...

Thanks MITS and Dave. I really appreciate the great information. I had no idea the water quality report had that kind of detail in it. I'm off to go read through it. I like your avatar choices btw.

Hi everyone. Just about to get a new pool installed. I've been reading and searching through these forums for months now. Amazingly good information. I've read a few posts that mention getting your tap water tested if you are using it to fill you pool but I have not seen any mention of what to...

I use this Sharx Security camera (SCNC2606). http://www.securcam.com/xcart/product.p ... 1&featured You can find lots of reviews on it on amazon. It is a nice wireless camera for the price. Lots of features. I currently use one to monitor my entryway. I'm in the process of getting a pool and...

Thanks for the info about cal spa. I'll take a look.