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does anybody have a fiberglass slide that could comment? happy with it? does it require regular re-gelcoating / maintenance? how many gpm are you using? the polypro slide sounds like the better way to go, but $2000 more and 14' less (25' vs 39') so it's a hard call Thanks in advance!

now the updated drawing attached :)

it's definitely gpM - I have 2 spec sheets for fiberglass slides - one shows 200GPM and the other 150-200GPM. You can go to the Dolphin Slide website and look at their spec sheets; "GPM required" is in the lower left corner

Hi, I am adding a 26' slide to my pool and looking at several companies that custom build. One keep difference that I found is the material used - most are fiberglass but one is polyethylene, which is more expensive, and claims to only need 5 gallons of water per minute, whereas fiberglass...

Thanks for the feedback, Joel I did have several pool refinishers look at the pool and ALL recommended fiberglass over plaster/gunite - the existing surface is so old and non-uniform that they were worried about new plaster adhering well, whereas fiberglass is basically a "pool within a pool" -...

Hello all, I'm excited about joining this forum - I am a complete newbie and have taken on a very large pool project; found this forum while looking for some pool information and it looks like exactly what I need. Here's some background: I moved into my current home in July 2016, which has a...