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I have a Raypak 406 and the energy guide said it is inefficient. However, after hearing everyone say that most heaters cost about $5-6 per hour to run, I did my own test. Just last night, I measured my meter with my heater running and found that I burn 360cfh or 6cfm. My gas company charges $.60...

I ran mine a week after plaster.... I am the pool guy though :). I did ask the plaster guy and he said go for it. I am not telling you to do it but I had no issues at all. I would do what the pool guy says so you stay in warranty.

3M 5200 marine sealant. Seals underwater. Worth a shot before major construction. Beware...that stuff is no joke. Once hard, it will not come off without major work.

Do you have the right size gas meter? Is the top of it hot? You should hear it running and you can stand by your meter...you should hear that thing humming too. Mine is a 406,000 Raypak and I can hear it kick on but its not loud...just noticeable.

You need a check valve on the spa return/jets. You probably do not need one on main drain if you have pool/spa mode. I assume in pool mode you suck from pool m/d only.

It looks from the first pic that your spa is draining to the highest level of your pool when pump is off... Is that the case? If so, you probably only need a check valve

Good to see someone else building in Louisiana. As far as your questions I can tell you marcite is much smoother than pebbletech etc and it is also cheaper however it won't last as long. For me smoothness trumped and I went with marcite. I also have lots of trees...(oaks) near my pool and my...

Re: Ready to sign, Cypress/Tomball TX new pool build, small yard Looking forward to this build! I also had a very small space to build. Good luck to ya!

The tall trees are Italian cypress and the bush things are mully grass....the mully grass is already dead though....:(

Thank you Jaimee, your pool looks outstanding as well!! This is a current pic of the pool with some landscaping.

Look into sealing it and add Sharkgrip

I had 11*29' to work with. A hot tub was a must have. Ours is raised and really big...11'*6' and 43" deep...lol kinda like a small pool. Check out my build thread titled small pool and hot tub in se louisiana

Thanks Wendy we are very excited

French grey. And Marla....my guess is my yard is smaller than yours...lol. So I bet you could build a heck of a pool! I had no room to work with

Plaster is a dark grey marcite. I can find out mix and let you know. Thanks for the compliment!

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Here ya go Wendy

Here ya go Wendy

Thank you Wendy! They are a beautiful glass pearl. To get a true appreciation you have to see them. I posted a pic from earlier but I will post a close up tomorrow.

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This is me working on the fence last weekend - - - Updated - - - Digging underground drainage from back yard and gutters. Clay is terrible? - - - Updated - - - Hot hot hot - - - Updated - - - Picked up travertine coping - - - Updated - - - . Tile and coping complete - - - Updated -...

I have read a bunch about marcite vs db. My question is how much better is db? I really love the smoothness of marcite...

Poured equipment pad under a/c units due to small yard constraints...SOO HOT that day - - - Updated - - - Gunite crew showed up at 0600 ready to rock. I had already had the visqueen up on the house and fence. - - - Updated - - - Hot tub done with gunite - - - Updated - - - - - -...

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Hello all, I have been reading a bunch of threads on here for a few months. I wanted to finally contribute. I decide to start building a pool around January this year and after talking to some local builders, I realized I would be more suited to try it on my own. I researched a tremendous amount...