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  1. Dr. Hops

    Gelcoat Repair/Renew/Refinish for Fiberglass Pool Finish Gone Chalky

    I had the exact same issue last summer. It was a calcium build up. My pool was made by Tallman pools. They sent out two guys who drained the pool and wet sanded with 800 grit sandpaper the entire pool shell. They they polished it. The calcium was leaching out of my water and sticking to the...
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    Concrete or granite for kitchen

    Concrete looks very cool and fits in well outside. Your best bet is to look at slabs of granite to see if there’s one that you really love. You’re limited to four colors on the concrete, unless you’d like to risk the color. You are almost limitless with the granite. It also depends on the look...
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    What's your current pool temp?

    87 as of Sunday.
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    New coping!

    Our pool is only a few years old but the coping has been garbage ever since the end of the first summer. The pool company called it delamination. To us it was flaking and chipping concrete coping falling in our pool. Every year they patched it and the patches didn’t last more than a few months...
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    New coping!

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    Vacuum for fiberglass pool that climbs walls

    I have a fiberglass pool and just bought a refurbished Dolphin Premium from poolpartz.com for $700. It has no problem climbing the walls to scrub the waterline and climbs on the two benches in the pool as well.
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    Dolphin Premier vs Dolphin Nautilus Plus

    Mine has a 12 month full warranty from Maytronics. The actual receipt is on Maytronics letterhead. Officially it was shipped to me, but billed to Poolpartz, LLC. I was able to successfully register my unit with Maytronics for the warranty and received a letter from them with a number to call if...
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    Dolphin Premier vs Dolphin Nautilus Plus

    I ended up getting the Dolphin Premium and couldn’t be happier! The first cleaning and the pool looked great. I took other people’s advice and brushed everything off the steps, the ledge and the benches and brushed it all away from the walls. The pool was immaculate afterwards. If the water...
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    Dolphin Premier vs Dolphin Nautilus Plus

    Here’s the link. Dolphin Premium - Refurbished
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    Dolphin Premier vs Dolphin Nautilus Plus

    https://www.poolpartz.com/image/cache/data/Premium-500x500.jpg
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    Dolphin Premier vs Dolphin Nautilus Plus

    Jim R. My mistake. I meant Premium, not Premier. I went ahead and ordered the Premium. Thank you everyone for the advice!
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    Dolphin Premier vs Dolphin Nautilus Plus

    I have a 14 foot by 33 foot fiberglass pool and am considering buying a robotic cleaner to replace the pressure side cleaner. I found a Dolphin Premium (s300i) for $700 refurbished and a Dolphin Nautilus Plus refurbished for $600. Those of you with either one, is it worth the extra $100 to get...
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    Coldest temp you will swim in?

    80 degrees.
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    Our neighbors expect an invitation to swim...

    When we built our pool the builder went through our neighbours yard with fence panels down for three months. They have an open invitation to use the pool whenever we're in it, as do our other neighbors. They always text though before they come over to make sure we're not having family time.
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    Landscaping is finally done!

    Lambs ear. They are very soft to touch and very prolific.
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    Landscaping is finally done!

    The rods are actually metal rods from Home Depot that aren't really meant for outdoor use. They're showing a little bit of rust, but were cheap enough that I'll be happy to get two years out of them. The curtains though are meant for outdoor use and I bought them from Walmart. I had to order...
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    Landscaping is finally done!

    Cannas, secretia, iris, Lilly, daylilly, sedums, hot rod grass, windmill palm, booted sable palm, hen and chick sedum, muhly grass, lorapetalum, red star corderline, yucca, hibiscus, heuchera, dwarf Cavendish banana, azaleas off the top of my head. Everything except the banana tree are perennials.
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    Landscaping is finally done!

    After two years of living the pool life we finally added some tropical looking landscaping to the pool. I think we did a good job.
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    Pool toys - storage

    Sams Club has the same one for a little less.
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    You May Have A Problem If:

    That's why I have this by the pool! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk
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    Favorite Pool Toys for Grownups?

    Floating beer pong table is awesome! Light up plastic solo style clear cups to go with it and of course, cornhole! Sent from my SM-T530NU using Tapatalk
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    Palm Tree in Georgia

    My wife gave me permission to buy a palm tree last year for Father's Day, and I finally got one! It's a Booted Sable that can survive much harsher weather than Atlanta winters. Sent from my SM-T530NU using Tapatalk
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    Who are you? How did u choose your handle?

    I'm a home brewer in Georgia who loves hoppy beers, my old neighbor gave me the nickname Dr. Hops. I also use that on the home brewers forum I belong to and have it on the license plate on my car. Sent from my SM-T530NU using Tapatalk
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    Safety Mesh Cover

    I live in Canton and had my pool turn black. I swept the walls and bottom and it was all just dirt, probably from all the rain. I added 2 lbs of shock, ran the pump for 24 hours with the pool vacuum inside the pool and water turned crystal clear! Sent from my SM-T530NU using Tapatalk
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    Door alarms for city code inspection

    Walmart carries a door alarm that sells for $7. I'm not in Texas, I'm in Georgia, but the city inspector here didn't time the alarm. All he did was open the door to trigger it. Sent from my SM-T530NU using Tapatalk
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    18 x 44 Freeform Fiberglass...any owners out there?

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    18 x 44 Freeform Fiberglass...any owners out there?

    We have the Tahiti model from Tallman and we love it! 14 by 33 I think is the size. It has two benches that are very functional and the kids love the support ledge towards the bottom of the walls. We've had around 15 people in it at once without any issues. Sent from my SM-T530NU using Tapatalk
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    Smaller Pools?

    34 by 13 foot Tallman Tahiti fiberglass
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    Waxing Your Spa

    I've owned spas for over a decade, I've never waxed any of them. I drain, clean and full every 3 months. My current spa is an Artesian Emerald that I've had for 8 years now.