Recent content by hotchalupa

Glad you went with 27' vs 24'! Like the saying goes... Get the biggest pool you can fit and afford. A 27's is pretty good size. So, as for a few of your questions, here's my observations from my own experiences (though it sounds like you've already purchased/ordered the components, so some of...

It'll be almost as much fun to furnish the deck as having the pool! :D

Thank you! I was very pleased with the results and it adds that much more enjoyment to our oasis. Now the challenge is to get some furniture that'll complement it.

I'm actually quite impressed by the construction quality of that board. Glad to see Intex building robust electronics!

Finally got a deck built around half my pool! I went with Wolf Decking's Serenity product in "Silver Teak" finish, and I'm very happy with the results. This pool is semi in-ground (almost 3 feet), but the trench wasn't backfilled, so the deck installer had to work around that. The deck itself...

Congratulations on the new pool! What kind of soil do you have on your property around the installation site? I have a glacial silt that packs as hard as concrete and I still had a very slight amount of settling. My pool is a 32x16 and one end settled just shy of 1/4 ~ 1/3 inch compared to...

I live in the PNW where electricity is much cheaper than gas. I'm using a heatpump by AquaCal, model is IceBreaker SQ166R. It both heats and cools if needed. Works quite well and is fairly energy efficient. Hydropool.com | AquaCal Heatwave SuperQuiet IceBreaker SQ166R Heat Pump 126,000 BTU...

I actually added most upgrades as we went along... But, as many, my UV system will likely turn into a regret. My way to cope with it is by telling myself I live in Western Washington and Sun is a privilege, not a right. Yup... I'll keep telling myself that until the bulb goes out and I bypass...

To add to this discussion, my overlap installation was "tucked in", but in a slightly different manner than Wreaking's. I'll try and get pictures later on this week with better lighting. Also, I absolutely love the Crystal Creek patterned liner. The water color varies from a deep blue, to a...

It's probably much too late for a response (seeing how this was posted a few months back), but basically Doughboy recommends that clearance for accessing the screws to remove the top rail if/when a liner change is needed. You can bury it flush, as long as whatever you use on those last couple...

My specific city has some of the strictest requirements in the state...if not the whole country! They require 6' barrier (as opposed to the more common 4') with very specific "max" gap measurements, self closing gates that open "outward" from the pool, the latches described by PoolGate, above...