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Hi all, it’s been a long time since I’ve been here. I’m having an issue with our 7 year old pool that we can’t figure out. Our water flow was pressure has dropped considerably over the last few months. Our spillway barely spills and our suction side vacuum barely moves, even at 3450 RPMs. Spa...

Is the polywood brand (based from recycled plastic/wood particles) safe to submerge in water, placed on a sun shelf in a salt water pool? I would think so but haven’t seen anything on the interwebs and the company’s Q&A does not address this. Thanks for anyone with experience/knowledge!

Hi all. I hope everyone had as great of a summer as we did with our new pool! The only thing I didn’t enjoy was the money flying out of my pocket for our skyrocketed electrical bill. It’s home from $280-$300 a month to $550 a month, nearly double since installing our pool! Can anyone help me...

I've noticed since our refinish that our lights were not as bright in our pool as the original build. I thought it was the black stones added to the finish that was cutting the light but when I looked closer at the light lens itself, the "W" on the lens is in the 12 o'clock position. Can anyone...

I ordered this fountain knowing that I had "knock in" returns instead of threaded. I figured I'd try to do some PVC experiment but now that I have it, I'm a bit stumped on how best to go about it. Any good ideas on how to modify the fountain or return to work together? Do they sell any...

Hi TFP. I'm still break(ing) in my new equipment and I've struggled with high pressure (25-30psi) in our plumbing system. Specifically, since our replaster. I've noticed that when I bypass our heat pump, the pressure drops to 15-20psi. Does that seem normal? And what would be causing that?

Has anyone used or know if it is effective to use Descale-it to remove haze on glass tile? We have a spa spillover that gets grimy from all of the splash and water trickle. We've used diluted MA but I'm not a huge fan of working with that stuff for routine maintenance and cleaning. Leslie's...

I love our new pool. And I love our new covered patio. But I LOVE my Sonos audio system! It's addicting like tattoos...or white cheddar popcorn.... We setup 2 outdoor zones - patio (4 outdoor speakers) and pool (2 killer rock speakers). When we group them and dial the volumes in, our outdoor...

We have a 4.5' wide spa spillover. After finishing our build, the spillover was a full sheer waterfall. After a couple of weeks, it now trickles under the spillover and down the glass tile front of the spa as soon as the pool is turned on. As soon as we splash it by hand, it goes to full sheer...

I've seen threads like "what 1 thing would you have done different or what 1 thing could you not live without" but I wanted to capture all of the things I wish I knew or gave more consideration to before our build in hopes of helping others. While TFP helped me a ton along the way, I was less...

Trying to get the spa to heat. Screenlogic, the panel, and the heater itself (Hayward heat pump) all show it on and trying to achieve a 104 temp. But the fan isn't on so it's not actually heating. When I turn it off in screenlogic, it keeps turning it back on (but no fan movement). No recent...

Well, spring is here. And wet pollen from the recent rain storm has stained our travertine deck. Any suggestions on how to clean? I'm thinking of using DuPont stone and tile cleaner and was interested in other alternatives. We have unsealed ivory travertine pavers. Sent from my iPhone...

It's the home stretch of landscaping. Red or black mulch for the rear landscape berm? We are going with grey Mexican pebbles in the bottle palm beds on each side of the spa and in the podocarpus privacy hedge line on the right side. Sorry for the terrible pic but my windows need to be...

I'm guessing somehow the transformer needs to be wired into the automation relay and then the automation will control when to turn on/off the lights manually? Will the transformer timer controls still work as well for setting schedules? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Our 6" deep sun shelf is great for laying and lounging, but that squared-edge coping just doesn't make for a good head rest. Is there any small waterproof throw pillows on the market that would be a good fit for use on the shelf? My google searches have only yielded the big body float pillows...

Not sure where to put this, so apologies in advance. We have an army of ants coming up our gunite shell walls through the space between the coping and travertine tile. What is safe to use to put this to an end while also being safe for our children, travertine, and water? We sweep them away...

We have the Pentair EasyTouch 8 being installed and the control system wireless remote showed up in the mail today. What is the difference between this controller and screen logic? The remote is big and bulky and when I looked it up online it is around $500 - the same price as screen logic. Is...

I received this from our pool builder today. We are getting our quartz-based interior finish applied mid next week. When you read these types of disclosures, a natural reaction is to be concerned about the quality of work you may receive. Are these types of disclosures common practice for PBs...

I received my TF-100 test kit today! I want to test my fill water and honestly haven't done much homework on water chemistry just yet. The test instructions seem easy to follow, but do any of the tests not apply for testing my fill water source (from our outdoor faucet bib)? Sent from my...

I'm looking for some builder or pool expert opinions and advice before stroking our final checks for our build. As you can see in my build thread (in my signature) we recently just completed the decking phase of our project. We did travertine pavers and it is beautiful. But I have two...

What are the pros and cons of sealing or not sealing travertine pavers? We are at the stage in our build where it would be easiest to do it now if we were going to. I know there is a healthy debate on actually protecting the stone, and there is a color/look preference, but what else? Does it...

Crazy question - can you fill a new pool with non potable water? Would the pool chemicals and salt get it to balance out appropriately? We have a ton of new construction in the area and water trucks everywhere. I was wondering if I could have them fill the pool as a side job. It might save me...

Hi all. We have our dig tomorrow morning and hit a small snag. We have our sunshelf offset of our covered patio columns and it just feels off not being centered. If I let them dig as is but make adjustments at gunite stage, will that cause a problem? For example if we shift if over 2 or 3 feet...

Our dig is Thursday and one last issue to work through with our PB is shelf depth. We would like it 9" deep (water depth) but are being told our 3 bubblers will be ineffective at that depth and that 6" is the preferred water depth. There are many members on this forum who have no other water...

Does anyone have or know anyone here that has a spa with glass tile spillway with stacked stone sides? Nursenini is the closest I could find, but looking for more inspiration. We are considering wrapping our covered patio columns in stacked stone and we're thinking about how we could tie the...

I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts after finishing their build. What would they have done differently? Upgrades, swap outs, design changes, size, equipment, pool builders, etc. The pool we are building today is much different than the pool we planned to build 3 months ago. If you had one...

Over the months of being a member, Ive noticed so many in ground gunite/shotcrete pools with the rear/backside wall raised (with shear descents, scuppers, landscaping, etc.). We dont see that much here in South Florida, most pools just have additional decking, ground level landscape, or grass on...

I've seen the dual purpose umbrella sleeves which can also be utilized for basketball hoops or volleyball net posts. What other accessories are out there for these sleeves? Some ideas that would be cool are table tops (for sun shelf), drink holders, etc. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

What is the policy to archive, or remove a thread from the forum? For example, in the under construction forum there is approx 3 pages of threads, but there are many others that likely have had activity in the last few weeks. What is the method for cutoff in the forum? i find myself frequently...

We've settled on diamond brite for our plaster selection and are using a watercolor (a mix of two standard DB colors). We may slightly tweak the mix ratios to get more blue than grey. Where does the plaster get mixed? Onsite or beforehand by the applicator? I think on site given some comments...