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Hi all - we’re renovating our pool and adding a jacuzzi. We gravitate to light natural colors because the calcium buildup in our area is a constant battle, so I’d like to minimize the dreaded white waterline. We’ll also have a pretty large waterfall feature from the new jacuzzi down to the...

Our old 250k BTU heater died, so we bought a new Raypak Lo-NOx 400k BTU gas heater (less than $2k online). We upsized because from what I had read, bigger is better with respect to pool heaters. We maintain the pool ourselves - hubby handles maintenance, I handle the chemistry. So far we've...

I'm getting ready to replace my leaky old gas heater with a new Raypak digital 406 model. I've been searching the internet to find the best deal. In one website, I notice that there was a difference in the 406 model based on elevation: 0-2000 ft and 2000 - 5000 ft, and there is about a $150...

I'm not sure what this drain style is called but it is basically a 2ft X 3ft square container roughly 3ft deep. It never completely drains, leaving about a foot of standing water which is a breeding ground for mosquitoes (hate them). Is anyone familiar with this? Can I just remove the...

I'm replacing my heater. The current one is a 250k BTU input. Bigger is better so I want to upgrade to a 400k BTU. I've determined that the meter can handle the additional BTU requirement. However, I've received conflicting information on the gas line. It's 1" pipe about 50 feet from the...

We have a Teledyne EG 250 heater (came with the pool & house, not sure how old it is) and it has sprung a leak - water is dripping from the heater. We kind of knew this was coming since the returns to the pool have been spewing out large chunks of rust. I don't think there's a way to bypass...

In the six years we've had this house (and pool) this is the first time the water has ever frozen. Should I be concerned? There's a sheet of ice covering the pool, thinner over the shallow end and thicker over the deep end. Will this damage the tile? Should I try breaking up the ice? Jill...

I'm a new BBB-er. We'd been battling algae for several weeks (lots of chemicals down the drain). I received the TF100 kit last Friday, began shocking on Saturday, and yesterday (Wednesday) I was finally able to clearly see the main drain in my pool. I've been running the pump 24/7, but now...

We've been waging an on-going war with green algae this summer. In late July, my husband used silver algaecide (recommended by a local pool cleaning/supply company) and it cleared the pool up - it was sparkling. Then we had some rain and left town on vacation and returned to a green swamp. We...