Recent content by Staceyleah22

I have white waterline tile and I’m struggling with what looks like a bathtub ring along the waterline. We installed late last summer so this is my first full swim season. I’ve tried spraying with bleach, scrubbing with a magic eraser, scrubbing with a wire brush, and a Vitamin C paste. No...

I am still happy with the white waterline tile. To me, it gives the whole pool a high-end look. So far the only issues I’ve had were calcium buildup on the dark grout lines. It has been minor but I imagine dark tiles would drive me nuts! I happen to be in the hot tub right now so here’s a shot...

We bought one of those “pool chiller” sprinklers that is supposed to screw on your return jet. However the chiller threads seem to be different from the jet threads. We bought a threaded collar at a hardware store but it doesn’t fit either. How can I figure out which type threads are on my...

Day 47 - Liquid Chlorine is a pain I am soooo ready for the 30 days to be up so I can add salt and start my SWG! I went to 3 stores today searching for 10% bleach then finally just bought 7.5% from Walmart. It hasn’t been hard to treat with liquid chlorine, just inconvenient. Only two more...

Day 39 - Finishing touches Today they came to put urethane between the travertine & the concrete, seal the travertine, re-attach the drain line for our gutters, and install the auto-fill plumbing. The only thing remaining is to get Screenlogic on my phone. I’m about to start googling to see if...

Day 38 - Swimming! We started swimming Tues night (so, Day 36). I used liquid chlorine to raise FAC the last couple nights because I’m delaying salt addition. PB added some tabs to the skimmer yesterday. I’m assuming they’re adding Trichlor which is okay because my CYA is around 20. (I had...

Not too rough. We swam for the first time last night. There’s a gritty/sandy feel on the walls like some plaster (?) is still coming off. The brush they sent for the acid wash had metal bristles. We are now using a normal nylon-bristle brush. Yes, there was a ton of dust. Super cloudy at...

My PB used 16 gallons of muriatic (20 baume), 1 gallon magenta magic, and 32 oz of Metal Magic. Didn’t seem to difficult just make sure your face isn’t in the fumes from the muriatic when you pour it in. We are on Day 2 of treatment. Brushing a ton. Pump runs 23 hours per day with the heater...

Update now that we have water in the pool. I love the way the blue water/plaster reflects on the tiles.