Recent content by wdavis111

Thanks for the super-fast response. All the ProLogic controller does right now is let me automate turning on 'high speed' for a couple of hours a day, and then 'low speed' for a couple of hours a day... are you saying that it should work the exact same for the new SP3215X20XE? my installer...

In 2011, we had our pool built and used the 1.5 HP Hayward SP32152EE variable speed pump, and their ProLogic PL-PS-8 controller. The pump has now stopped working and that pump is no longer sold, and Hayward's website says the replacement is their 2.2 HP SP3215X20XE. Our installer tells me that...

Check their BBB status. And if they offer you something that seems TOO good to be true, it probably is. We had one PB who came in $10k under the rest, and kept offering even more incentives to go with his firm... he had a lower BBB rating that the rest and I see other posts here that make me...

No problem at all!! The flagstone runners were what set this PB aside from the others for us as far as creative ideas are concerned.

Well, I guess it's time to bring this thread to an end. I've dived into the frigid pool. PB OK'd the heater turn-on, so now we've Spa'd it. We're doing our own chemistry thing for the moment and enjoying the testing and tweaking aspect so far. We've bought furniture for winter-time sessions...

Two weeks after it was filled with water, PB delivered our Polaris 480 yesterday and got it all hooked up. Immediately after a test run, he unhooked it however, and turned off everything in the pool so that all the flagstone could dry out for 48 hours before workers come to apply the sealant...

BRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!

PB tells me that we need to 'brush' the pool twice a day for the first couple of weeks to work all the plaster dust and dirt down to the drains... so morning and nite we spend 15 minutes or so and sweep all the refuse down to the deep end. On the spur of the moment, even with the cool morning...

We returned from vacation to a pool full of water and all the equipment running. It was an awesome feeling!! The next morning PB showed up for Pool School. Talk about cramming 10 pounds into a 5 pound bag!! Luckily my wife took copious notes else I'd never remember all this stuff. PB owner...

ON HOLD Everything on this project moved along at warp speed through day 21, with just the plaster phase left to do. But we learned that once plastered and filled with water, you're apparently supposed to brush the pool a couple of times per day for a week or two. Since we're headed to Napa...

After a couple of days of down-time, the tile & coping crew showed up again this morning to finish all the flagstone work. The spa-spillway, runners in our decking, and a 4 foot firepit. Just beginning the firepit Ready for capstones All finished, with flagstone runners in circle around...

Decking... all day long... :whip:

Only 2 things have been anything but stellar thus far... Arbor guy said we could choose paint color from brochure, and wife is very color-conscious, but when he came by with brochure - he had to know NOW what our decision was cause he was on his way to purchase... and it was the middle of my...

Decking crew showed up bright and early to set forms, bobcat away the grass, install drainage, fill forms with crushed gravel, and rebar in prep for tomorrow's peagravel pour

Scheduled for today are (a) electricians to run line to pool equip and lights and to arbor, (b) arbor guy to put finishing touches on it and hang outdoor ceiling fan, and maybe (c) plumbers to finish a bit of work before decking starts later in the week.