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We've had this pump for less than 5 1/2 years with very little pool use, and it's giving driver/stall errors now. My technician says it's a common problem with this line of ECOSTAR and says we should just pay $2k for a new Pentair and forgo Hayward products all together. I contacted Hayward...

Hey all, so it's been 4 years since my pool was constructed and despite my best efforts to try to control the CH levels through an at home water softener and pool chemistry, the levels just kept rising and rising year after year. I'm probably close to or over 1k CH by now, and I can see little...

Hey guys, so I'm working on chemistry right now for my newly filled pool. Unfortunately the PB's setup was just a simple test strip and instructions to "go to the pool store" if the readings were not within parameters. Derp. So it's a good thing I already purchased my TF-100 test kit! The PB...

Pictures and models of the design: Details about the pool: IG shotcrete 34x16x21 Grecian L shape 22k~ gallons 3'6 - 8'6 deep 12x5 Baja ledge w/ 2 Bubblers 14 feet of raised beam sheer descent waterfall in stacked travertine Custom stone diving board Hayward sand filter VS pump...

Inquiring minds need to know! Especially if you live in a very hot area (AZ, TX, etc), and have kept your travertine and SWG for a long time now :) Are there any problems? Does it look as good as the day you put it in? Or is it awful and falling apart, and you wish you had a time machine to...

My PB says we do not need a dedicated vacuum port when we have 2 skimmers and in ground floor cleaners (and not even a vacuum at all he says!). Seems a lot of people use their vacuums though, and I thought I might need it as a back up one day. Arizona can sometimes get these awful...

My PB is offering it as an alternative to the Hayward Aquarite T-15. He says it has a better warranty (5yr?). I've never heard of the brand before though, so I'm hesitant. The rest of my equipment would be Hayward brand except the SGS... and the small amount of search posts I found on the forum...

My PB is insisting that we can only keep 3 steps (1 of them as an oversized baja step) if we keep 3'6" as our shallow end. Supposedly, anything deeper than 3'6" would throw off the rise of the steps and force a 4th step. 3'6" is a bit too shallow for my family (we're all very tall), so we would...

Hi all, I need some owner builder opinions here! I've been really racking my brain on whether to go the pool builder or owner builder route. I recently got a price out from the local PB, and I do not know whether it's worthwhile to go with the PB or to try it on my own. If I'm only going to save...

Hello all! My family is finally going to commit to building a pool, but I'm having problems deciding on the depth, specifically what depth for a diving pool or to just go the play pool route. I would love to have a diving pool similar to the one I had as a kid, but our backyard can only...