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    Excess water surface debris

    Thanks in advance for any ideas! 5 year old Fiberglass SWG pool(approx 15k gallons) with sand filter and all pentair components. Last year replaced pump with variable speed pump. Automatic cover so pool stays covered when not in use. This year I have noticed the pool is more dirty. Water...
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    Black stain on tile grout

    Hoping someone can help. Fiberglass pool with SWG and waterline tile. Pool is about 3 years old. The side that is full shade has black stains starting to appear in the grout. I have tried chlorine in a spray bottle with a brush. No luck. I have tried soft scrub and a brush. No luck. Lastly I...
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    Sand from below paved coping washing back into pool

    Fiberglass pool with under mount track cover with bullnose pavers for coping. Starting to notice after lots of kids in the pool with lots of splashing I have a lot of paver base sand at the bottom of my pool. It appears a very small gap exist between my paver and the top of the undercount track...
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    Pool Dig.....in freezing temps and snow?

    Need the wisdom of this forum on a pool install question! Fiberglass pool being shipped to PB on monday(3/4) and PB wants to dig hole and install pool on Tuesday. While we are very anxious to get the pool in the ground and start the pool decking, hookup, etc, the temperature this past week has...
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    Easytouch automation question

    I am working with several pool builders on what I would call a modest build. Inground fiberglass pool with 2 Laminars, heater, swg(intelli-something or other), sand filter. All of the packages include the Easytouch. It seems cool and I like the idea, but is it over kill for my modest set up...
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    Blue Heron Fiberglass pool

    We are still trying to determine which fiberglass pool to go with and have talked with PB for Viking, Leasure, and San Juan. Recently we came across a company that installs "Blue Heron" fiberglass pools. I cannot find anything on this forum or the internet about this brand. Any one have...
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    Need advise: Viking pool backfill

    I have read many of the threads on here and other sites about sand vs gravel vs free flow for a fiberglass pool. However, most seem somewhat dated so I was looking for any recent thoughts about is sand OK for backfill of a fiberglass pool or is it an absolute must that gravel or free flow be...
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    New pool - pump options WhisperFlo vs Superflo

    In the next month I will start the process of having a new viking Carmel pool(14x30) pool installed. I am really struggling with finding the difference between the 1.0hp WhisperFlo and the 1.0hp Superflo. I have read on here that the Whisperflo will produce more flow, but what does that mean...