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    Impromptu redneck pool heater

    This isn't a permanent fixture... but thought some of you might get a chuckle out of this... Cleaning up a bunch of stuff around the yard after pool construction... including several pallets, some old firewood... and I had an old piece of stainless pipe that I had once used to heat domestic...
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    DIY Underground solar cover roller

    I'm building an underground solar cover roller and will share my progress here for everyones' entertainment and feedback. Just getting started, so not much to see yet, but I hope to move this along fairly quickly. Pool is still under construction, but it's full of water and "swimmable" (aside...
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    DIY Laminar water jets

    I just put in my 18x42 IG Vinyl pool this year and before I pour the concrete deck in the spring (it's all covered in snow now), I am planning to build 6 laminar water jets with computer controlled RGB lights, water cutters and bumpers to make some neat water/light shows. I'm also planning to...
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    Smoothing hardened vermiculite base

    Thought I would post this separately from my build thread in case anybody is searching for an answer to this problem in the future... I built my 18'x42' inground as a single man crew, so the vermiculite didn't get poured in a single day... and at the end of those days, some of the vermiculite...
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    Any tips for cold weather vinyl liner install?

    Hi, Just finishing up the construction of my DIY pool... it's an 18x42 inground rectangle, 8'9" deep end. I'm in New Brunswick, Canada, and the daily temps are now down to 10 Celsius (50 Farenheit) during the daytime. I just finished the vermiculite bottom, I would like to get the liner in...
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    Rehab project in New Brunswick, Canada

    Hi all, I've been lurking around this site for a couple of years now, finally getting around to rebuilding the pool that came with the house we bought 3 years ago. The original pool is an inground 16x32, when we moved in there was no liner, walls were out of alignment and the hopper walls had...
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    Leakage Current Collector - where to buy one?

    Hi, I'm new to the site but I've been reading for several weeks now. With a recent home purchase I have inherited a 16x32 inground pool that needs some serious rehabilitation. It has no liner and has been sitting empty for years... I grew up with a pool and I'm no stranger to how they work...