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    Jacuzzi, Dimension 1, HydroPool, or HotSprings?

    I was familiar with other brands up north (Cal Spa, LA Spa, Caldera), but have no first hand knowledge of the brands I can find down here. Anyone care to weigh in on the quality of these brands? One of our local dealers carries Jacuzzi, Dimension 1, and HydroPool. They offered a nicely...
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    Dealers in Southwest Florida?

    Any recommendations of spa dealers in SWFL? Specifically Bradenton or Sarasota, but I imagine we could go as far as Venice and Tampa before delivery would be an issue... We visited Adventure Hot Tubs and HotSprings, both in Sarasota. Just looking for others to compare to. I'm used to having a...
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    The Pool Tool for Windows Phone 7

    Hi everyone. I was a loyal user of the Pool Calculator on iPhone for years. Recently, though, I switched to a Windows Phone. Immediately, I missed the Pool Calculator! I asked about the possibility of a WP7 version. Unfortunately, there were no plans for it. I couldn't imagine NOT having these...
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    Pump noise

    So the pool pump on our new house is making this weird sound. I'm familiar with the bearing squeal, but this is more of a glug glug glug. Kinda like if my pump had a racing cam in it ;-). The previous owner said it was due to it being 2hp and having to pump to the roof for the solar heat. I...
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    Reputable Bradenton/Sarasota, FL Builder?

    Just moved down from Cincinnati. Looking for a reputable company to quote needed pool repairs. Don't know anyone in the area yet, so I'm kind of in the dark on reputable pool builders down here! Any suggestions?
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    Sand Filter + Fine Debris = No Good?

    Ok, I have to admit, I'm new to the sand game. Our old house had DE. Even still, I haven't been doing pool maintenance for 6 or 7 years now. So I'm a bit rusty. Our pool was extremely dirty this spring. It had been left open all winter, filter never ran after initial fill in early September...
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    Another First Test

    Ok, I've been using the test strips from my PB until I got the awesome TF test kit. I don't know what it is, but I just can't tell the readings on test strips. My wife and I can look at them and come up with totally different numbers! Kudos to Dave on such a great product. On to my readings -...
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    Automatic cleaner with odd-shaped pool?

    I apologize for starting a new thread on this, but this specific issue doesn't seem to be addressed elsewhere. I have been reading everything I can find about this on here and poolforum.com. It seems that the majority of folks have rectangular pools, which makes sense. What I can't find are...