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My pool had no weir doors when I moved in. After I ordered and installed the new ones, they all stuck to either sides or top of skimmer due to warping of the skimmer opening over time. I had to remove all of them and sand a decent amount off of sides and/or top (depending on where they stuck)...

Raypak has the best that I've been able to find. There is one for heat pumps and one for gas heaters. They only have raypak heaters selectable, so you have to find the closest raypak equivalent to what you want. https://apps.raypak.com/gas_sizing/

Agree. Chloramines = red eyes

Maddie, it looks like up to 7' depth is included in base price. I would read that as any combinations of depth from shallow to deep. If that's not right, they really need to spell it out. No heater? See solar blanket, but what about winter cover? Anchors for the cover? Includes a reel for...

I kept my chlorinator when I switched to salt water. When I need CYA, I use pucks to raise it and turn off the chlorine generator during that time. If you are using liquid chlorine, consider keeping the chlorinator to be able to use pucks while on vacation (as IceShadow suggested). Before...

As Marty said, you don't have to be exact with the acid; guess-timation is ok. Let the jug float in the water a little as you pour a thin steam in front of the jet coming out of the eyeball fitting (the return). This keeps the jug's spout a little closer to water level, minimizing splashing...

Make sure that depth is clearly defined. Many (most?) PBs define depth as height of wall, not water level. If you are expecting 5'6" water depth, let them know. Also keep in mind that many contracts allow for a +/- as large as 6" either way. I've seen someone complain of a pool being like 9"...

Bigger is better with gas heat. Would recommend a 400K (largest residential size) instead of 300K BTU. Will get you to temp faster and initial cost difference should not be much.

I read from the beginning and was wondering why you kept saying 50% on the SWG was high. Wasn't until last few posts that I realized your signature was recently updated to the 27000 gallons from the 18000. Yeah, for the 27K the SWG will need to run basically at 100% 24/7. That's how they rate...

Water leaves a pump from the top. The waterfall valve is on the return side going back to the water feature; as you guessed, it does look like there are 2 places for water to come out and you can choose how much comes out of each. The 3 pipes coming out of ground and going to main pump...

I haven't checked the Nano, but my larger Autopilot DIG-220 absolutely does that, so it wouldn't surprise me

Once you get it going, that is going to be one gorgeous pool

Yes, add stabilizer (the CYA, cyanuric acid) to get the recommended CYA level. Most people get this as the solid crystals/dots, put the amount into a tube sock tied to a stick/pole and let it float in front of a return jet. Squeeze the sock periodically to help it dissolve. Cutting the tip...

Gonna go out on a branch and assume that you have a sand filter? Possibly a damaged lateral with sand escaping

Hi Aaron, Welcome to TFP! While working on cleaning the soon-to-be-usable pool, make sure you start getting comfortable with the basics. Get a test kit ordered: Recommend Taylor K-2006c or TF-100 (tftestkits.net) -Practice by testing the water source that you will use to fill the pool. This...