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Worth the extra 3K? Not cosmetically cause im just getting white either way, i want that bright turquoise look, but warranty /durability/ quality wise? Thoughts, opinions?

I was just about to make a thread asking folks for opinions on my pool proposal too! Im in arizona and we just got bids from 4 pool builders, our lowest came in just under 50k. Basically 108' perimiter dive pool with 500 square feet of travertine decking. It does seem high at first but after...

At least you are getting on top of it now instead of waiting until you have a thick green algae farm like I did. Surely my story has given you some encouragement, as I had (have) way higher CYA than you and it doesn't sound like you even have any visible algae (yet).

Jason, you are right the situation is not ideal. I felt I had to choose between this or just "letting it go" until we can drain in November. The thought of having an open swamp in my back yard for 2 months was unacceptable to me and in my mind dangerous. Honestly, I probably only used 16-20...

Jeff- my CYA was around 240 (I know!) so I had my FC @ 98! I know I was supposed to do a 75% drain/refill but that just wasn't going to happen so I had to go against everyone's advice and just slam at my crazy levels. Jason- idk the answer to your question, or how to find out. The equipment...

It took a month because for the first couple of weeks I didn't know what the **** I was doing, throwing in shock packets and other **** willy nilly. It didn't start to take a turn for the better until I started reading some of the info on this site, got a TFT test kit, and used nothing but...

This is what I see when I get up last 3 mornings. I just vacuum it up, then there's more the next day. Water is still slowly clearing up after a month long algae debacle so I'm not really concerned just curious what is this stuff and why does it settle at night while my pump is on? Anyone else...

My mom was a tour guide at Hearst Castle in the 1990s. She and some of her coworkers snuck a swim in the Neptune Pool once and if I remember correctly they were all fired for this. According to her or was "so worth it!"

I haven't done the draining project yet- still arguing with husband over when to do it. However I have been doing a lot of research on how I'm going to do it. Here are a couple of helpful links: http://echris.phoenix.gov/waterservices/customerservices/issues/pool/index.html The above is a...

Yes I ordered the test kit it should be here tues or wed next week.

It's new I just bought it, I keep it in the house. How many gallons of LC should I have on hand for the slamming? Home Depot sells 2 gallons for $6.70 but it is outside in the garden section. Generic bleach is $4/gallon at the grocery store.

Um yeah I just have one of those little basic test thingies you get At the store, CL&BR on one side & PH On the other. 1/2 oz bottle of phenol red reagent.

Ok, I will continue reading previous threads about draining into the sewer clean out as it looks like that is my only option. If I get the TF50(2) will the 3 CYA tests be enough for my drain/refill project or will I need to be able to test for CYA more than 3 times? ~Thanks

Thanks guys. so It wasn't the pool store that told me about the no drain in summer thing, that just seems to be the consensus among other pool owners we've talked to. It's encouraging to hear other Phonecians are doing it, and I'd love to know more about how to do it while it's still hot...

Hi there new to TFP. I have a 35,000 gallon plaster sand filter pool in Phoenix Arizona. Have had algae for a couple of weeks now, not responding to liquid chlorine. took the water to Leslie's to get tested sure enough CYA level was around 200. They say you can't drain a plaster pool out here...