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I was checking my FC level today and got an odd result. I check from the same spot at roughly the same time of day(give or take an hour) and from at least a foot below the surface. Seven days ago my FC was 7.5ppm. Today, it was 2.5ppm. I do a full round of tests once a month and then as...

Pool looks good! I will reiterate what the others are saying. You want a robot cleaner and you want a SWG. Robots brush and vacuum where as pressure cleaners just vacuum. Robots also brush up to your waterline tile. Trust everyone here, you’ll want that SWG. Manually dumping bleach in...

Please do yourself a favor and get the SWG. It is worth it on convenience alone. I had a few PB’s tell me variable speed pumps aren’t worth it. I can tell you that they very much are worth it. Do some research on here. Running them at lower speeds for a longer period is what you will need...

Following my fellow Houstonians!

Lots of good information and people here. Be sure to read Pool School and ask as many questions as you need before you start your build.

Welcome to TFP and glad you’ve found this before you started your build. You have come to the right place! The information you can get from here is invaluable.

Ajw22 you are the man!!!!! A thousand times “Thank you”. Im glad you were paying attention b/c I wasn’t. I’d moved past the breakers and was thinking about other possibilities. Everything has come back to life!!!!!! I’ve been working the last three nights so this has been my first day to...

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Here are some pics. Let me know if I need to take more

I don’t know why I didn’t test this earlier, but this morning I tried to turn on my water feature pump to circulate some water. It didn’t come on either. What I thought may have been a defective pump, may actually be a damaged pump. We had a big storm on Friday and now I’m thinking lighting...

That is exactly why I’m referring to! That is a bummer. Very disappointing. It’s just over a year old. I sure hope I get a new one under warranty. Thanks for the help!

Thanks ajw22 for sharing that thread! In that thread, the guy stated he was still able to turn on his pump via the top panel. I looked at my top panel today and nothing comes on. Does this mean my pump may be dead? I’m still waiting on someone to come look at my stuff. For now I’m just...

I tried resetting all the breakers and waiting 10mins but that didn’t work. I text my PB and he said if that didn’t work someone should prolly come look at it. He’s putting in a call for warranty work for me. It’s under warranty till 2022, so I think I’ll let them handle it. I was just...

So we had a big storm this afternoon and I had my pump running to drain the pool(we have to overflow line). I noticed the water level kept rising and looked on my Hayward AquaConnect app and it said Filter VSP comm error. The pump was no longer running and draining the pool. I tried resetting...

I would do a search on that here. I know I have seen a thread on here where someone had done that and, after time, the pebble above the water line started to crack. I would use tile at the water line in my opinion.

SWG is definitely worth it. It’s so much easier than dumping in bleach. I had to use bleach for a couple of weeks till my SWG could be turned on when they finished our pool last year. SWG is a whole lot easier.

My pH stays steady for a very long time. I haven’t had to add acid in months. Where I live, we get a heavy rain almost once a month or so. The heavy rain is usually enough to drop my pH. Then it steadily creeps up over the next month or so, then I get another heavy rain and it knocks the pH...

Tough subject because many people are happy with each finish. Your PB should be able to help touch/feel/see some real life samples of each so you can decide for yourself. I’ve got pebblesheen and love it, but you really should try to sample each to get an idea of the work your PB’s sub do.

Hey there neighbor! My thoughts: - I don’t have an auto fill. Some people recommended one but I decided to skip this. Would it be convenient? Sure. I just wanted to keep it simple. I’ve got a hose bib right next to the pool so adding water is really a breeze. I turn on the water and set a...

Welcome neighbor!!! This a great place! Found this place when I was building last year. My water has been perfect thanks to TFP!

I will have to try that. Don’t know when I’ll get to try this, but I’ll report back when I do.

Kim, Can I use hair nets with my skimmer angel basket handles???

He’s a great dog! He’s a sweet boy that lets you know he enjoys being spoiled. We got him potty trained in two weeks. Way easier than potty training a child for sure. Can’t wait to see him enjoying the pool with the family. Guess I’ll be cleaning those filters a little more often.

To those that followed my build, you know we lost our lab, Crash, to cancer soon after the pool was completed. It’s been a little over a year. My wife missed him so much. So, our anniversary was last month and I decided to get her this fellow: His name as Teddy......as in Roosevelt...