Recent content by Hoots711

Same here in Eastern PA, phone app says unexpected error has occurred and webpage says " There is an error of this page, please contact to web platform administrator. " TFP is such a great resource for these things!

Thanks, our spa is on separate plumbing so we were able to use it into November by only heating the spa water when we wanted to. We will do that for early spring as well. Im more concerned about the main body of water, which is around 50 degrees at the moment. My electric heater would takes...

Hey Jimim, Im probably not too far from you (Lansdale area). With opening so early, what do you do to control temperature in our area? We are opening in the next week or 2 but im hesitant to heat the pool up (electric heater) with how dramatic our weather changes are. We do have a spa, so we...

Some things to keep in mind. The further your run is, the more work the equipment needs to do, this may only be applicable if u have a spa or jets. This is obvious, but nothing goes under the pool so look at your runs framed around the pool regarding length. I would go option 1, and have...

Just s bump. Any thoughts? Thanks

Did we use the same tile? New Rectangular In Ground Build (in progress) Eastern PA looks great btw!

Our (aka My Wife's) glass tile upgrade was ~$2500

Hey guys, just want to get a few more eyes looking at our issue to make sure everything makes sense. Here is a link to the build completed last summer. New Rectangular In Ground Build (in progress) Eastern PA My builder closes and opens the pool for the first year using a local pool care...

We had this same concern. Ill post a link below to our build as it has some finished pictures on the 2nd page. We have similar geometry. We love (love love love) the seat we carved out in the deep end. Is that something you guys would use? What will be the main purpose of the spa? We chose...

The PBs i talked too in eastern PA will only do chlorine if the customer strongly rejects the SWG. They are 99% SWG at this point. Have your PB explain to you why he believes chlorine is in your best interest. Since you have read up on SWG you will be able to quickly debunk the 'urban...

Pricing is going to be region specific, cant help w that. One suggestion, when u find the home/yard you like, stop at the township and ask if a pool can go in. They wont be able to show u plans but should be able to tell u if there are utilities or setbacks or drainage concerns preventing a...

Ill post our link below. We used black onyx coping. As others have said, it gets hot, but ur around a pool and a splash of water takes care of it. In direct sun we need flops on our darker patio but i figure most people do. The thing is, our coping is kind of like a hot stone feature. We...

We started with a budget and a wish list and builders were pretty straight forward about what we could get for our budget. A&S said they couldnt do it for our budget so we shook hands and left. The emailed a few day later to say they were having a 'sale'.... Yeah right. One lesson we...

We chose electric over propane for our 50sf spa. We also considered having to heat the pool in spring/fall as we live in PA. Didnt want to pay for propane to do that. It takes our spa about 75 minute to go from ~79 to ~101 degrees. After we figured out the timing it became easy to manage...

Well that is good to know! Can you elaborate? Seems to be common advice for dealing w stains. Thanks!