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Random question… running some plumbing to an outdoor bathroom / shed (future cabana area)… for the sake of refilling my pool down the road, whenever needed or due to evaporation, am I better off using hard or soft water?
 
Dambra said:
Random question… running some plumbing to an outdoor bathroom / shed (future cabana area)… for the sake of refilling my pool down the road, whenever needed or due to evaporation, am I better off using hard or soft water?
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What is the CH of your water? Around here (N.Ohio) CH is about 90, and with the amount of rain we get, CH is NEVER an issue. I end up having to add CH.
Test your fill water CH and we can give you a better answer.
My guess, it is not necessary.
 
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PoolStored said:
What is the CH of your water? Around here (N.Ohio) CH is about 90, and with the amount of rain we get, CH is NEVER an issue. I end up having to add CH.
Test your fill water CH and we can give you a better answer.
My guess, it is not necessary.
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I will run some testing, however some local data on town water is as follows:

Hardness = 180 mg/L (10.5 grains per gallon)

Iron = 0.7 mg/L (0.3 mg/L is the threshold at which iron can cause issues)
 
My guess was wrong. (who'd a thunk it. Lol)
That's why we test...was just a guess.
I'm surprised. We usually see this in the desert SW.
At 180, I'd run soft water.
 
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Dambra said:
Thanks everyone for your thoughts and personal experiences with this so far. Totally understand it is a personal choice, just was looking to gauge other's experience, see photos, etc.

Certainly leaning towards option 2 or 3 I must say. We do have little ones aged 3 and 1.
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We just finished our build 2 weeks ago- been in every day since. We have two boys, 4 and 8. 18 x 36 vinyl. We did a bench in the shallow end with corner stairs. 4’-8’ depth. I am SO glad we didn’t go with the tanning ledge. Both kids can touch the bottom at 4’ and it’s just deep enough for an adult to stand and cool off. Also- SO glad we went 8’ - boys are already doing wild jumps in the deep end. Slope is a little slick. Hope that helps from a kiddo perspective.
 
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hchambley said:
We just finished our build 2 weeks ago- been in every day since. We have two boys, 4 and 8. 18 x 36 vinyl. We did a bench in the shallow end with corner stairs. 4’-8’ depth. I am SO glad we didn’t go with the tanning ledge. Both kids can touch the bottom at 4’ and it’s just deep enough for an adult to stand and cool off. Also- SO glad we went 8’ - boys are already doing wild jumps in the deep end. Slope is a little slick. Hope that helps from a kiddo perspective.
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Thank you!

We ended up going 3-4’ shallow end and 7.5’ deep end. Hardscape, liner, auto cover still to come but should be all done in the next few weeks!

I’ll post some updates/pics with finished results.
 
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