Recent content by simpsc

Hi all, I have just installed a new pool and asked to have a Pentair, 2 speed, Whisperflow pump installed. The pump was DOA so the pool guy gave me a loaner single speed pump and is trying to get another 2 speed to replace the one that was DOA. The DOA one is (or was) a 1 hp. He is having...

Thank you all for your replies, it sure does help to get some other points of view, now I don't feel so alone on this issue. I did finally get the PB back out and he explained that all this was done to get the water away from the house but I maintain that such a drastic slope was not necessary...

Thanks all.... That is amazing that local guys wholesale cost is about the same as the online guys retail price. That sure makes it tough on the local guy to compete! Thanks for the replies, I suppose I will just work out some other deal with him.

Hi All I am in the middle of working out a deal with my pool builder to make up for some issues that occurred during the construction of my new pool and part of the resolution I am proposing is for him to sell me an IC40 at his cost. Hopefully, this deal would be beneficial for me and not too...

Hello Everyone I am currently in the process of having my dream pool installed and I am a bit concerned about the amount of slope the concrete guys put in my deck. Before the grading began, the pool builder told me that he would shoot for 1/4 an inch per foot of fall for the decking and after...