Recent content by kazamali

Let me know how your patch goes as I may have to do the same. I have the exact same problem, but I am the original owner of the pool and it's only been 2.5 years. I've been badgering my PB warranty folks for 2 months and they just keep saying "we're contacting Pebble Tec". I have since asked...

Running your sheers on a daily basis is a highly overlooked task. Totally agree with this reco...I run mine 30 min daily (probably too long, but it also looks nice during the day).

I'm battling with this right now. I'm a major DIY guy and just finished a pool last year. I'm paying ~$200/mo for service, not including the yearly DE/filter cleanout. BUT with a VERY large investment in this pool and other higher priority items (babies, dogs, work...you know), I'm fine with...

The picture is not my pool, thank God....I think they froze over because they are about 100' higher and the pool is mainly above ground.

Well, TX isn't structured for winter: No salt, no plows and certainly not the power to withstand low temps for this long. If this becomes more of a thing, then yes, it would be a 'Thursday'.:)

I put tarps over my equip pad and in-floor cleaner manifolds (they are behind my pool) AND added a halogen lamp underneath for added heat. So far, so good, but my pool is mostly inground and still surviving....Unfortunately, one of my neighbors is going to have a rough week:

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We looked at Kool Deck and, for the maintenance reason, we went to Sun Dek. Yeah, the latter is hotter, but I just tell folks to wear sandals during the super hot days. Not having to resurface my (really large) deck was enough to justify other options.

I have globrites in the pool and one in the spa. I have a microbrite on the sunshelf. The only weird issue you may get is the shelf will/can reflect a slightly different hue of color since it's so close to the plaster. Otherwise, they look fine. Going back, I probably would have done all...

I would go with the micro brites as they use a standard screw-in niche. Lights will fail at some point and you will have the option of using another mfr. when it happens.

I love my IFCS system, but we got it because there was a huge rebate at the time of our pool purchase. Also we have bar stools inside the pool and from all accounts, that would have complicated things with a robot. Robots def work, but call me crazy, I just like the form over function since the...

That is crazy expensive.... BTW, If you're going to do this incrementally....try to stub out as many utilities as you can (elec, gas, water, etc), so adding other features later (like firepit) will be much cheaper.

Welcome to TFP! That's pretty comparable to Austin prices.....all the limestone starting at about 1' into the ground. Are you doing a firepit/cabana, too?