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    Should I upgrade to Jandy watercolor LED from incandescent?

    Great points! Didn't know about the bugs, that alone would be a great deal! Thanks LED it is.
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    Should I upgrade to Jandy watercolor LED from incandescent?

    Getting ready to set up electrical today, still debating incandescent vs LED, builder says 600 -700 to upgrade to Jandy LED. Is that a reasonable price for a new build, Is it worth it?
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    Fresh gunite leaching milky white substance.

    Awesome thanks! It has been quite the ordeal to get to this point due to water/wet soil. So this is very helpful.
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    Fresh gunite leaching milky white substance.

    Greetings, After a long wait, our builder finally poured gunite this week in North Texas. We have been watering multiple times a day in the heat. ( sometimes 6 -7 times.) In the mornings, one part of the pool ( where were having water before the pool went in ) in a corner near our steps...
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    Some Pool Heater Math ... Is this correct?

    Thanks, So 4 degrees an hour for an 11K pool if I use the calcs for a 15.5 K pool at 80% efficiency I get 3.09 * 80% efficiency * 15.5/11 = 3.48 which doesn't seem too far off. So bottom line it looks like 400K BTU will use roughly 4 Ccf per hour and I can probably expect somewhere in the...
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    Some Pool Heater Math ... Is this correct?

    So planning on getting a 400,000 BTU NG heater for a new build 15,000 - 15,500 gallon pool and was trying to do some cost estimates of running the heater. First my assumptions: from some research it appears that 1 BTU will heat 1 pound of water 1 degree. There are 8.34 pounds of water per...
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    Electrical Outlet Locations

    Getting ready for a new build and was thinking about electrical outlet needs. Obviously new electric lines are run to the pool equipment and pumps. Is there any other pool related need for outlets available near the pool?
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    Quote Questions - North Dallas

    Thanks for the feedback on the trampoline. It is a SpringFree trampoline which is not the typical type which is used exclusively by our daughter for gymnastics training. So it gets safety checked regularly and isn't available for general use. Thanks for the reminder, safety is definitely...
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    Quote Questions - North Dallas

    Thanks, that was another question we were wondering about the noise volume. Good to hear the VS pump is quiet. Yes the fence behind is cedar, so I guess cedar is better than stone. Thanks for the input!
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    Quote Questions - North Dallas

    Newbie here looking into adding a pool. Have gotten recommendations on several PB and have been working with some quotes/designs. Since we are new at this wanted any feedback on cost/suggestions, design feedback etc. We have a smallish back yard, utilities (electric/gas) are all on the south...
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