Building a new 18’x36’ capitol pool with sun ledge and jump rock. It is a vinyl pool with salt water and heater. We are the first people in our family to get a pool and we are excited.
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- Thread starter Tortuga353
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Flying Tivo
TFP Guide
- Jan 24, 2017
- 3,100
- Pool Size
- 7500
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Welcome to TFP. You are way ahead of the game by landing here. Maker sure you start reading up on ABCs of Pool Water Chemistry and buy the proper Test Kits Compared. I would highly recommend the speedstir. Please fill your signature with your pool specs and equipment so we can help you better. As for now you need to add cya and liquid bleach. Let us know what is the volume of your pool or use the PoolMath to figure out how much to add.
How deep did you make the deep end?
That looks wonderful!
Felipe @Flying Tivo has you well covered on how to take care of your pool! THANKS Felipe!
Kim
That looks wonderful!
Felipe @Flying Tivo has you well covered on how to take care of your pool! THANKS Felipe!
Kim
- Jun 22, 2014
- 52,068
- Pool Size
- 17888
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
The deep end is 8ft and I’ll make sure to add all the other stuff.
I painted the pump PVC with camo green plastidip yesterday. Landscaping will help but amazing how it blends in now.
I painted the pump PVC with camo green plastidip yesterday. Landscaping will help but amazing how it blends in now.
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Flying Tivo
TFP Guide
- Jan 24, 2017
- 3,100
- Pool Size
- 7500
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Your pad looks awesome but one slight detail. Those ball valves are not recommended, they will break down in time. Either have your builder change them to neverlube jandy style or have him write a specific warranty on the valve when they break down.
Thanks I think. Haha. Probably to late to do anything with contract or change valves. Maybe a future project with Jandy valves and actuators tied to automation. Either way if they fail they are cheap.
TexasRain
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- May 19, 2020
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- Pool Size
- 13868
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
I used 3 spray cans of plastidip camo green. Came in a six pack and 4 would be about right for touch up although I’m not planning to enter it in any beauty contest.
Vukota12
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Welcome and congratulations! This site and the people is the equivalent of having the smartest pool people in the world at your disposable. Take full advantage.
@Flying Tivo ok looks like I can six 2 way Jandy valves for $180. They are coming back to install heater and cell phone automation in a few weeks. I may ask how much they’d charge to install and looks like I can add to automation.
edit: they are quoting installing 6 valves and 2 actuators for bubbler and waterfall with automation.
edit: they are quoting installing 6 valves and 2 actuators for bubbler and waterfall with automation.
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Sod going in!! And umbrella on tanning ledge. I had to get an adapter using aluminum rod and a lathe. The umbrella holder was 1.5” PVC and the umbrella was 1.5” diameter. I had the aluminum pieces machined to 1.375” +/- .002 x 16” with machined stop at halfway point and it works perfectly!
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Look at that pretty green grass! Well done! back breaking work right there! Bet you were glad to have a pool to jump in while working!
Good job on the umbrella fix!! LOVE the lights on it as well!
Kim
Good job on the umbrella fix!! LOVE the lights on it as well!
Kim
They added my VS speed pump today and Jandy valves and actuators. They left the ball valves but they really could just be hard piped in at this point. Good back-up I guess. Now I have to repaint
Heat pump and chiller next week along with Aqualink 2.0.
The installer was the pool school guy and I told him I added CYA and chlorine at FC 6.0. He seemed concerned and was like that is really high although I said my FC was 6 and he was like what is FC so at that point I figured I’d just go with the CYA (cover your Rear) FC chart.
Heat pump and chiller next week along with Aqualink 2.0.
The installer was the pool school guy and I told him I added CYA and chlorine at FC 6.0. He seemed concerned and was like that is really high although I said my FC was 6 and he was like what is FC so at that point I figured I’d just go with the CYA (cover your Rear) FC chart.
Flying Tivo
TFP Guide
- Jan 24, 2017
- 3,100
- Pool Size
- 7500
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
You might consider a tarp or sun sail over the equipment to mitigate uv damage.
JC707
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- Sep 5, 2020
- 392
- Pool Size
- 22000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Jandy Aquapure 1400
