Recent content by Tiburon

I think I figured out why my readings of the CH were so unreliable with the TF-100 test kit. I think that the drop sizes were variable. To resolve the issue, I squeezed the tube slightly while still upright to create a small amount of negative pressure. And then when I turned the tube to put...

1 - I am using a Speedstir. I thought it was interesting that I go so much variance in the CH with the TF-100. 2- Thanks for the verification on the colors. Nice to have a second opinion. 3 - Thanks for the guidance. I will continue to add Muriatic Acid until I get the pH down. 4- Yes. I am...

They are tiles that I put in before the plaster. We got them from Aqua Blue Mosaics. They turned out really nice. At the deep end we have a $100 tile. I put some of the old artificial turf down for the meantime.

Pool plaster with quartz sand, white. Just finished (April 15). We filled the pool with hose water over night. 16,000 gallons, using the Orenda start-up method. When the water was a few inches high, I added 1.5 quarts of Orenda SL-1000 My tap water had 50 CH, so per the app recommendations I...

Finally filling it up. We ran into a lot of delays with the plastering. Super excited to jump in! The artificial turf that we ordered from China is also delayed, so we have a pool surrounded by gravel for another few weeks :(

Do I add the Calcium little by little as the pool is filling up and try to maintain the 250ppm? Or wait until it is full? I am feeling a little overwhelmed about the start-up procedures. There is a lot of information and a lot of different opinions on the proper approach. I want my plaster to...

Thank goodness. I don't want to do that over again!

The plumbing ended up being fine. I got a separate line for each return. The only issue with too small of pipes was that they used 1.25" electric conduit instead of 1.5" as I specified in the plans. It was a beast trying to pull 4 awg wires 200 feet. I almost gave up. But finally got it through.

I also like the deep pool and plan on building various jumping platforms to my owner builder pool also in the Sacramento area. I planned on 8 feet water depth. The excavators I contracted put the pool about 6 inches lower than everything else in my backyard yard (they got the elevation wrong...

Thanks for the tips. I am getting the basic white smooth plaster so I think it will look good between the step tiles.

I just finished installing the coping (12"x12" silver travertine) which I think turned out great! I also just finished the step-tile (2"x2" glass tile). I am doing the tile and coping myself, and hiring a company to do the plastering. Question 1: Do I need to grout the step-tiles, or will the...