Recent content by tiffieturtle86

Magic, now that would be awesome! They are recommending EZ Pool, although he mentioned that in his own personal pool, he runs chlorine. He told me to research it and see what makes the most sense for us. So living in the frozen tundra called the Midwest, if I go with a SWG, would I still add...

Exactly. My PB says that it can cause corrosion for the steel walls. I don't get it though because as you point out, it's all chlorine just the same. Is there a price advantage for a SWG? From what I got in Pool School, it sounded like more initially, but less overall. Does any bleach need...

We are looking at putting in a SWG in our vinyl IG that is to be built next spring. The PB says SWGs are not a good idea with a vinyl liner. I've been interested in one though in that it sounds (haha!) like it is less "work" than a traditional chlorine pool? Pros/cons of SWG? Thanks!

Yes, the PB did mention it has a completely different texture. He said they use a slightly different liner type over the steps. I'm glad that you haven't had any wear on the liner, as that is something I have considered as well. Do you find that people use your bench, or sit on the steps? I am...

The slickness is my fear, as my mom has graciously decided to help pay for the pool with premise that she can use it (I would've let her anyways!). I'm even more sure now that I will need to preview them before having them put in my pool. She has balance problems anyways, so the last thing I...

The pool would be rectangular to maximize square footage, it's looking like a 18x38. I know the PB said he can do any configuration for a vinyl over, but I just don't know if I'm sold. The PB says he forms them with metal, backfills with vermiculite, then tops it with some type of foam before...

Well we got our official bid from our PB today. Surprisingly, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. The one thing that I am curious about is this idea of walk-in pool steps. I had originally wanted to do plastic/acrylic/fiberglass pool steps, but the PB told me that I may want to check out...

Swampwoman- Our PB tried to get us to look at a sport pool, but I'm just not seeing what they are good for? No offense to any owners out there, but I'm unsure what it achieves over an AG? I thought the whole point of an IG is to get that deep water. It isn't easy when the other half thinks a...

Thanks for the responses! I think a diving board would be a nice thing to have, but my husband thinks otherwise... I truly like the idea and want it to go in with everything when built *hopefully* this spring-- nothing worse than tearing up fairly new concrete! Foosman- I hadn't thought...

Yesterday we had our local PB stop by and go over plans for building a vinyl IG. We are looking at a 16x38, 18x36, or 18x38. This whole time, I kept thinking I'd want a diving board with an 8ft deep end. I love swimming underwater and in deep water, so I know I want a deep pool. But the diving...

Thanks for all of the input. You all are quite knowledgeable on the subject, that's for sure! Like I said, the only chlorine pools I have ever experienced have been public pools. We had a scare in my area roughly 10-15 years ago about one of the area pools being over-chlorinated, which caused...

So then there seems like there is no advantage to Bacquacil? I remember in the past being in a Bacquacil pool and the pro being your eyes didn't burn anywhere near as bad as it did in a chlorine pool. Is this just because I've only ever swam in over-chlorinated public pools?

Well that can't be good... LOL What exactly is it though and why would you use it instead of chlorine?

I have been following TFP for a little over three weeks now and have finally decided to post. I want to thank all of you because your formum is very informative. I am a complete newbie when it comes to pools so I may ask some very silly questions that most pool people would know. My husband...

Total newb question: I went into my local pool store today to ask a couple questions about doing a possible vinyl IG build. While I was in there, I saw Baquacil on the shelf. From what I can gather on here, it seems like it is a substitute for chlorine in a pool. What is this stuff? Pros...