Recent content by iankelly

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Under the turf there is between 3 and 8 inches of Decomposed Granite and the turf itself drains rather well down thru the mat. This is the turf that we went with - SGW Dallas | Diamond Pro Spring its treated to not collect heat and we tried it up against a bunch of other options it was by far...

Well we were "Complete" Sept 1 but there were other items to attend to - Platers, Concrete Curb, and artificial grass. Today we finished the artificial grass and I wanted to show it off. Dropbox - Ian shared 16 photos with you. Thanks for all the help and support - This would have been a very...

Waiting for the Artificial Grass but....Here is the cover extended and the shade on the pool.

So we have an auto cover and we have some shade too - Mature trees in the yard and we like em so we went with a cover to keep the pool maint down. The pool is opened when we swim and when I test in the AM else it's covered. Coverpools cover 18 gauge vinyl Laminated vs Coated - Cover-Pools®...

After using our kitchen wares for MA and Chlorine I decided to get something a little more suited to purpose - Amazon.com: Update International MEA-200PC Polycarbonate PC Dry Measuring Cup, 2-Quart: Kitchen Dining Lately my pool has been taking between 30-40 oz of Chlorine per day so I bought...

Had a bad Pool Guy experience that shot CYA to 50-60 range a month back and was worried if I would ever get it back where I had originally targeted. Well I encouraged my boys to splash and cannon ball and have the best time they could and they did not disappoint! Tested CYA this AM and the dot...

Dallas - No heater, Just auto cover - New pool as of Sept 1 and family swimming for the second time today!

Yep I have the standard solution - CYA tests are not really a solved problem in my POV, would like something much more exact even though the Taylor site makes it seem cut and dry it really is not and since the FC goal is based on a widely divergent subjective measurement it kinda bums me out.

For me the pool is new so I test more than required (wife says the novelty will wear off in a few months and then I will never test...) I test the full TF-100 kit card maybe every other day and log it in the Pool Pal app for Android. I think the Pool School recommends testing FC and PH daily...

Pool guy was a no show this week - I guess even when their voicemail box is full they somehow get the message thru the Pool builder grapevine that they are not welcome to return. Pool cover was installed the same day as the Pool Guy event and I think that slowed the removal of chlorine from the...