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    Floating Liner Help ?

    Hey all, did some searching already but could use some more advice. We've had about 8" of rain over 2 days here! Now we've had major tropical storms and rains before but this is the first time the liner has floated and pulled away from the coping and walls. 1. I noticed this morning my...
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    Is this Dirt or Dead Algae sitting at bottom?

    I am wondering if I have just fine dirt/silt that settles to the bottom of the pool or is it algae/dead algae? Its brown in color and it settles at the bottom of the pool when the pool is still. I recently vacuumed it all out (not to waste) and then about a few days later more of it appeared on...
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    Early Hour Pool Light Failure?

    Our pool is brand new and only 2.5 years old. We have the standard 500W incandescent pool light in the deep end. I went to turn it on last night for a swim and it came on briefly then just went off. We rarely use the light, probably only has about 50-75 total hours of usage so far. I checked...
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    Pool Heater Heat Pump or Other in NC?

    Looking into the possibility of adding a pool heater to our pool, going into our 2nd season with the pool and we had it "pre-wired" for a heater when building the pool but didn't pull the trigger on buying an actual heater. We are in the Raleigh NC area and it would seem a fair amount of heat...
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    New Pool Build/Owner-Test Resuts

    I have been reading everything and lurking on here for a while now and we just completed our pool build. Filled it up and started the pumps last Friday. Been running everything 24/7. I know I need to order a kit but here are the latest test results from the pool builder/store 10 minutes from the...
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    New Pool Owner-Pump Run Time?

    New pool owner with a pump runtime question. The pool was just filled and pumps started last Friday the 3rd. I was told to run the pumps 24/7 for a while and its now been almost a week and I want to put the pumps onto a schedule and not kill my electric bill. I could use some ideas on how much...
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    Pool Design & Layout Process - Input Requested

    Going down the road of investigating installing a vinyl lined IG pool but that feeling of being overwhelmed by the whole process is starting to creep in :rant: We have interviewed 2 pool builders thus far and we have a good idea of what we want in our yard but I'm a bit lost on how others...
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    New Pool Quote - NC - Feedback

    Hey everyone. Been reading this forum for a while now as we begin the investigation into an in-ground pool so here's my first post! In the Raleigh, NC area and got a quote from the large major well known pool builder in the area and here is their quote I could use feedback on and thoughts. It...