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I have an old anthony and sylvan pool. I want to renovate it but I am not sure what to do about having 1 drain and 1 skimmer. The system works fine now with the existing 1.85 hp pump. I close it myself and can push a lot of air bubbles out of the main drain with a blower from the pump pad...

Thanks for that tip! I didn't know what you meant, but i looked it up and its when you can screw the pipes open and shut. Never knew that was an option, so I'm going to look at some equipment pad pictures to see what others have done.

awesome, thank you! @wireform /ajw22 I am in lower Westchester (I put in NYC because most people dont know where westchester is :). I was going to look at this last year, but time flies, so here we are and maybe I can get to this project this year. I also want to have gravel added to my pool...

thanks a lot of good info here! Didnt realize until you mentioned it that I need to compare the extending mechanisms for the different pools. I also like that hose has a swivel cuff. That might be what I need to stop moving the adapter out of the vacuum position.

no sellers near me, seems like a florida, CA, texas only pole.

Thanks!... there is a skimlite dually at leslies.com and amazon. I dont see anyone selling the eliptilock. Skimlite website lets me find a distributor near me, but it looks like its only for b2b. I might try the dually if I find it in the store. Its also one that is8 to 16 ft and i wonder if...

Where can I get a great pole and vacuum head? The pole I have doesn't stay rigid anymore and shortens when i push it during vacuuming. The vacuum head i have is the rectangular one with rollers and that one seems to push stuff away more often then not. Maybe just because its older. I also have...

water is clear and looks normal. FC=5.5, cc=0, CYA=20, PH =7.2, TA =30.

My chem measurements are FC=5.5, cc=0, CYA=20, PH =7.2, TA =30. I'm in the northeast and I did a "half opening" at the beginning of may by vacuuming to waste, putting in more chlorine tabs and turning on my DE filter (runs about 5 hours a day). It's not a full opening, because I kept the cover...

I have a DE filter, separation tank, and a pump. One line coming into the pump and two lines going to returns. I want to get a cartridge filter, maybe a new variable speed pump, and a SWG. Its in an 10x10 are with lose bluestone, and I want that replaced with gravel. Maybe I want some small...

I haven't gotten much further one this. I wanted to ask is there a difference between marbelite, spects plaster and marcite? Those are the main options i've seen for resurfacing. Other than that the big thing holding us back is what material for the pool deck. Either a stone like marvel...

great info thanks! And thanks for the offer, I'm going to try going local a little longer since it's always nice to find someone local you can call on for future work. Things are looking a little less hopeless now that you confirmed there are companies that do this. And I actually spoke to...

I asked and he said he would need to get a quote for chip out and if he had to guess the price would be 20-30k for a chip out. So I assume that means he is contracting it out. I asked about sandblasting and he said its likely my town doesn't allow it and I would need to do water blasting. I'm...

How do I know if my pool has been replastered before without a chip out? Like how many layers deep is it? Or it doesn't matter and 1 layer is enough to warrant a chip out?

I went to a pool distributor near me and found they do offer pre cast coping in other colors. I don't know why any of the contractors ive met with mentioned it. Perhaps that is special order and never worth the cost. They always just recommend white. I will need to ask them. But I like that...