Recent content by BurbankBrian

We just completed a new pool/spa IG gunite combo with a Jandy JXi 400k heater. I fired the heater up on the hot tub for the first time tonight. Water temp was 79, I set target to 83. The hot tub warmed up quickly and felt great. But when the water hit the goal temp, the heater immediately turned...

Plaster and fill day!! We wrung our hands over the plaster choice way more than any other decision. I wanted white traditional plaster but was afraid of it looking dated if we resell any time soon. Wife wanted The NPT stonescapes pebble Tec knockoff. It was only $2600 more but in the end we...

It's NPT Allure "Caribbean" 1x1 glass tiles. The color is much nicer than the picture on their website. Allure | National Pool Tile Group We're happy with how it looks so far. We were worried it may seem a little "80's" but we didn't like anything else better.

We moved to LA last year from Tennessee. A house with a pool was on the wish list but with the super competitive real eastate market here we were lucky to get one with four walls and a roof. First we moved the kitchen and turned a bedroom into a sunroom so that we would be able to see the...

I was having a pity party tonight in the middle of digging up a trench I'd already dug twice so I can satisfy a picky inspector. I was sitting in my under construction spa (that someone else is building) and came across this thread. It was a great inspiration to get off my butt and get back to...

With the integrated spa I have to have a gas heater to bring the spa up to temperature quickly. According to the Hayward calculator (which I know is trying to sell me a heat pump) keeping my pool at 90 year round with my local utility costs (and keeping it covered) would be $2,202 with the heat...

Hello TFP, this is my first post. We're building a 14x30 pool with integrated/spillover spa in Burbank (Los Angeles) CA. One of our top priorities is keeping the pool comfortable year round (85-90 F?) as efficiently as possible. Ideally we would keep the pool at or close to temp all the time and...