Recent content by SunnysGlimpse

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    New Pool, No CYA, Add Stabilizer?

    Thanks! I added last night a 96oz jug of liquid stabilizer, which should bring our 10k IG pool up to 30 CYA (I'll test later today). I also added 11 oz of muriatic acid to get us down to a 7.5 ph and half of a jug of bleach per poolcalculator to get us up to about 3 FC. I am trying to calculate...
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    New Pool, No CYA, Add Stabilizer?

    Hello, We just finished our pool (pics to follow) in Texas and have a question regarding getting our FC and CYA up. We are using a Nature2 Fusion system with trichlor tabs from poolsupplyworld.com. I would like to do the liquid chlorine method and maybe down the road but my wife and I can...
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    New Pool Build, Am I missing anything?

    Thanks Jason. We're going to go take a look at some sprayed decks tomorrow. The good thing about if we go with a sprayed deck is we could actually look at SWG again. We had completely ruled it out due to us using limestone coping and decking. What are some good natural stone coping options that...
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    New Pool Build, Am I missing anything?

    Thanks for all the input Jason. I will have to follow up on the plumbing and return paths. It amazes me that pool builders don't go into this more. I guess the assumption is that the normal pool builder doesn't care about the plumbing. The same thing goes with anything they mention like "Hayward...
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    New Pool Build, Am I missing anything?

    Thanks for all the advice Matt! I really appreciate it. I definitely plan on upgrading to two skimmers. Would 4 or 6 returns be better? I'm also wondering with the 2hp Jandy ePump, if we should ask that all plumbing be 2" or 2.5". What are others thoughts on that? Also, is there any reason why...
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    New Pool Build, Am I missing anything?

    Hello, this is my first post so I have to say thanks for all of the wisdom we have found on these forums! It has been invaluable as we will be first-time pool owners. Here is what we're looking at for our pool in Austin, Texas: Perimeter: 86’ ft. Area: 350 Sq Ft. Depth: 4’ – 5’ –...