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Thanks for the tips. Just out of curiosity (since I don't remember what percentage it was at), does 30% seem like a typical purity setting? I was going to start there and then measure after it's been running for a while. I haven't added any stabilizer yet this year. Do I need to add the...

I am a new pool owner. I built it last year and the builder maintained things the first year. Before the winter started I think he cranked my Purity % on my pool pilot pretty low. It's starting to warm up and my water temp is around 70 so I thought it was probably time to crank it back up. What...

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I just finished building a new in-ground diving pool. I want to start buying accessories, toys, etc so I'll be ready for my first pool season. Any suggestions? I know I want a basketball goal, but pretty much every one on Amazon gets bad reviews because of rust. This is my first pool, so I'm...

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Thanks for the suggestions

It's standard white plaster, not the PebbleTec.

I just built a new gunite pool. We finished filling with water last night. My pool maintenance guy said not to worry about brushing. The leaves are falling and I put a leave net over the pool. They dumped a few bottles of the Startup Tec chemical into the pool. He said he would rather I...

OK, so they didn't pour an umbrella sleeve into the gunite. Is that a problem? I assumed they would leave the jig in there pre-gunite. Do they drill it out later, or was this just forgotten?

Gunite done

Pool dug and flashed. They are starting the rebar today.

First construction pic. It's going to be a LONG few months. It has been one of the driest years in state history, yet our pool construction is now delayed 3 weeks because of rain. I guess it is like washing my car...signing those papers guaranteed the 200 straight sunny days would come to a...