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    Pool Automation - Recommendations

    Hi Everyone, I'm looking for some recommendations on pool automations/smart pool controllers. My SWG went at the end of the season & I have decided to upgrade my equipment. In your opinion what is the best automation controller out there? Thanks for your help
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    Water features & filters

    Hi everyone, For those who have a water feature, do you have a separate filter for it? If so what filter are you using? Thanks for you help.
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    Safety cover not draining water

    Hey everyone, Has anyone had the problem with water pooling on top of their safety cover? If so what did you do to fix it? Thanks
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    Where am I going wrong.....algae outbreak

    Hi Everyone, I am having an issue with algae when I open my pool. For the last two years within an hour of pulling off the safety cover I get an outbreak. At first the water is a bit cloudy but I can see the bottom that has a thin layer of silt/dirt. I start the pump, get the water circulating...
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    Needing help....algae or dirt in pool?

    Hey everyone, I'm totally stumped on this one. I opened my pool almost a week a go and I can not get it cleaned. I have shocked it a few times, vacuumed, brushed it, backwashed filter and it is still dirty. When I opened the pool the water was kinda of cloudy but you could see the bottom. It...
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    Floating liner..........help

    Hey everyone, I just wanted some advice. My liner has floated causing wrinkles once a season for the past three years. I have corrected different things each year (24/7 dry well pump, ground water drainage, drainage into a field tile) thinking that I have solved the problem and it keeps...
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    Advice needed - Wrinkle in liner.

    Hey everyone, I need your advice. To make a long story short I ended up getting water behind my liner and it started to float. I used my dry well to pump out the water, now my liner has a few wrinkles in it. Can I get them out manually or does my liner need to be reset? Your advice would be...
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    Have you ever had this happen after a winter?

    Hey everyone, As the snow and ice is melting off my pool, I discovered this. Has anyone had this happen to them? Do you think my liner will be ruined? Thanks
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    Outdoor Speakers/Systems

    Hey everyone, I'm planning on upgrade the sound quality around my pool this season. Currently I've been using my Bose docking station with an iPod. It did a good job but this year I've decided to get some outdoor speakers and a receiver. For the outdoor speakers I've been looking at the Bose...
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    Coping overhang length?

    Hey everyone, My pool ready to have the coping installed. I'm going with wiarton stone coping that is 2 inch thick by 12 inches wide. I was wondering what is the average length for stone coping to overhang on a vinyl pool? Also what is the minimum and maximum overhang lengths. Thanks
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    Suggestions on Placement of Pool

    Hey everyone, I need your suggestions on where to put my pool. I'm going with a rectangle 16 x 32 vinyl pool. Construction starts next week. I'm starting to have second thought of where I want it. Originally I was going to put it parallel with the house about 20' out (picture 1) and have paver...
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    Backfill for new pool?

    Hey everyone, I'm new to this forum so I'm not sure if this question has already been answer so if it has sorry. I'm having a 16x32 rectangular vinyl pool installed next week. I decided to go with paver stone for the coping & decking. My pool installer is going to back fill the pool with sand...