Recent content by hosseisemi

I’m in the greater Houston area and built a pool a couple of years ago. They overdug my shallow end which turned out to be the best mistak I am at 4 ft 2 in of water depth. My previous pool was 3 ft 6 in. Turns out I did not like it that shallow until I had the deeper shallow end. I also find it...

I don't have auto fill, but do have a fill line. It is a dedicated 3/4 inch water line at the top of my tile line. It is handy to not have to drag the hose out but up to you to turn it on / off. I keep a rubber band on the valve to put on my wrist when filling the pool. It is a reminder for me...

I have two pools. One had quartz and had that finished 11 yrs ago. The other, which I built last year, has a mini pebble product. I like the depth of color and character of the mini pebble products. I'd sacrifice all that for the smoothness of quartz. I'll never do another pebble product. My two...

It happens and further justifies why a pressure test is so important. Just curious, are you only installing 1 skimmer?

I will gladly but I'm unfortunately away from the house until the weekend.

They will likely used s hydraulic cement. The key is to ensure they use a bonding agent on the surface of the gunite that will come in contact with the new hydraulic cement. This is commonly done for the weephole left during construction. Just don't let them try to fill with plaster instead of...

I have a similar setup with similar equipment. My Omni panel has a dedicated breaker for each piece of equipment vs being tied together in J-box.

I am of the 50% that use mine at least 3 nights per week. I built a pool at a second home this summer and it was my primary requirement. If you plan to heat a stand alone pool then your cost delta isn't as drastic. I would say, however, that bigger isn't better as far a a spa goes - bigger =...

My advice would be to bypass the pool builder if he continues to be non responsive and contact MMG directly. They are 1 of 2 certified Pebble Sheen installers in the area. If you don't get a desired response contact Pebble Tec directly. IMHO, this is unacceptable and bad aide fixes would not be...

A lot will depend on your build location. Soil types and elevation changes will drive the construction details. As stated, get an engineered drawing. Most pool builder can assist, and are glad to do it, as it moves some of the liability off of them. I recently built on a 15 ft x 26 ft with an 8...

Not entirely the same issue but we had Pebblesheen contracted and selected Blue Granite. After 3+ weeks of rain delays, the Pebble applicator got so backed up I pushed the builder to look into alternative products. Ultimately I found a Stonescapes installer and went with Blue Tahoe. Color was...

Great suggestion. Mine is not glued so I will do just that.

The diagram is super helpful. I have photos of the rough and it is a separate loop. I just don't know if there is a check valve or not.

When the plumbers set the equipment pad, they roughed the 2 inch PVC line that the spa blower line is attached to right in front of a kitchen window. I have a ton of space to reroute, but before I cut the line below ground to replumb I am curious if it is full of water or strictly an air line? I...

It is now since fished but I could still belly up to the bar prior to Plaster and have a beer.