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What brand do you recommend? Building a new pool and about to install my water line tile but need the mortar mud to flatten out the inconsistencies in the shotcrete? I've looked at Laticrete 3701 Fortified Mortar but NPT doesnt carry it and cant find it anywhere else. Any suggestions for other...

Thank you! It didnt let me post pics at the time. A friend of mine who works on pools said the same thing!

Hey OP doing the steps that you did. Over the years did you have any issues with tiles coming off?

I am in the process of installing the tiles on my steps prior to having pebble. I marked two inches off each end of the step on both sides and noticed in the middle that the step is slightly thinner by half inch throwing off my line. Do I still follow my line and will they adjust the thickness...

I am doing the pool coping my self. So I am just wondering for anyone that’s done it before. So my question is do I cut it out a 90 degree elbow and then how far do I let that top attachment stick out past shotcrete.

Hi everyone! I am at the point where I will be installing my travertine coping. I have a question regarding the capped pipe(aerators) that I have currently that’s pointing strait up. The shotcrete guys etched a space for it and my plumber said that I need to set it prior to putting the coping...

Well you guys definitely made my filter decision easier. Cartridge it is. Now I’m reading about the heater and getting conflicting info. Some say Pentair is more reliable while other say it’s a pain to fix if it goes bad. Raypak on the other hand is a bit more price wise but I have seen mixed...

I live in AZ where we get the famous dust storms during the summer which just destroys pools. I was told that the cyclone filter extends the life of the main filter. Now haven’t you clean/back wash as much. I will look into all the links everyone provided! On the fence between the DE filter...

I am doing owner build but having a sub come out and do the plumbing and install the equipment. Do I need the sub to fill out paper work to submit to Pentair for the 3 year warranty?

I am in the process of building my pool. Getting ready to purchase the equipment. Any particular site that has the best deals you all can recommend? I've read that Pentair is the preferred? I am building a pool and spa combo so I also need a gas heater. Any particular models you would...

Regarding the engineering part. I am currently working on drawing my plans and plan on purchasing the premium package from <link removed> but I couldn't see how I can contact the guy so can anyone clarify the statement below. Can't have grade change of more than 6" over 20 feet on back edge of...

What’s your set up like? As far as plumbing goes? Do you have each feature plumbed separately? What are the pump sizes that you have? Is the secondary pumped through the filter as well? How does that work if you have both pumps on at the same time? Do you plumb the pump in before or after the...

I am in the process of drawing out my plans for our new pool. I plan on posting them to get feedback from everyone once I complete them. In the meantime I had a question about having a single pool pump or having a secondary pool feature pump and which set up is ideal and same goes for the...