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So we have automation and a swcg. We are going for 10 days. We don't have a cover. Is it risky to just leave the pump running? We have a vs pump but leave it on 24/7. Should we just ask a neighbor to clean the skimmer for us? We just put our pool in August last year and just reopened it...

Our pool just got opened yesterday. We just put it in late last year. We have automation and lights. In the middle of the night our pool lights came on all by themselves. They were on off but we kept trying to turn it on and off remotely through the app and then outside by the system and they...

New pool owner. I do have a swg so know that tends to make your ph high. Our ph seems to rise up to 8.0-8.2 daily. Some days it’s only 7.8. We use the Taylor t-100 kit and a ph tester we also bought from tfp. So we are adding about 2 lbs of ph reducer, it feels, a day. Our pb said just to...

So with tfp there is an importance to the fc/cya relationship. I’m confused though. We bought the t-100 kit on the tfp site and it says to test the total chlorine daily with the blue box kits k-1000. It also says tc should be at least 2 ppm. That seems low since fc starts at 3 ppm on the...

So we have had our pool for less then a week. I woke up earlier then usual and checked on the pool with my phone. It said the pool temp was at 114 degrees but it was only set to 80. I just off the heater from my phone. I went to check the water and even used a thermometer and it only read 80...

Ok, so first forgive me as Im a big newbie. Pool just got put in this week. We had pool school with our pool company today and he said cya needs to be less because we have a glass not sand filter. Do TFP believe the same thing? We have our Taylor kit from tfp. We haven’t tested it but...

So after many years of trying to get a pool, out build started. They got the basics done in 2 days and now our landscaper is building walls around our pool. Probably take the rest of this week. Anyways, this used to look smooth. Obviously they will smooth it back out before putting...

So dig day is on Monday and one of the many worries I have is once our pb fills the pool with water, they will add the chemicals and teach us how to use it. My husband and I have read through pool school but it honestly is hard to understand for me until it’s all in front of me. So my question...

So our pool equipment will be on the side of our house with our pool built directly in our backyard. Our pb will pour a concrete pad for the equipment but I was thinking when we pour the concrete for the decking have them continue pourOmg some on the side of the house near the pool equipment...

Hi everyone! So we signed a contract and will be getting a vinyl pool. It will be L shape with the shorter side being a sunshelf. We will have concrete decking and cantilever coping. Not going to lie but I’m jealous of how beautiful people’s pools are on here and on Pinterest. We have a...

We signed a contract but won’t be building until July (I’m in Michigan) just trying to think through things. Our pool will be only about 20 ft from our house. We will fence a part of our backyard (but most of it) with one of the 4 sides being the house. We are going to put the equipment pad...

So when I look through Pinterest it seems most of the pools do not have railings. I love the look but I thought I have read on here that a railing is important. Any thoughts? Also, my pb is going to put a ladder in the deep end, so we will have that as well. We will have a sunshelf with...

So not sure who to ask so thought others on here may have also needed to put in a retaining wall and maybe could help. We are starting to get quotes for a wall and they are coming in from $15k to $30k. $15 k was our first quote and that seemed high but now it’s looking good. Our wall will only...

Anyone have their patio decking different then their pool decking and they touch each other. It looks like our decking may have to go right up to our patio that we just had done a few months ago before we decided to get a pool. Not sure I want this all around the pool but nervous on how...

So we have gotten 5 bids. They are all pretty similar. One may be better price on the sunshelf but very expensive for lights etc. so we are conflicted on who to pick. My biggest concern is none of them really have tried to sell us on picking them. They all seem to take days to respond to...

So my title is really my question. So Im a little bummed of how much this pool is going to cost and its not going to have that resort look. We aren't surprised of the cost as we went through doing bids several years ago with a different house but decided to buy a bigger house before putting in...

So we are debating between a rectangle pool or an L pool. In the L pool, the smaller part would only be 10 ft long by 16 ft wide. That would be a sunshelf and step leaving us with the 16x 36 open swim space. Or we could do a 16 x 36 just rectangle where one end would be the sunshelf taking up...

So we got our first quote. Just wanted to see if we are missing anything. Couple of issues with this builder but seems like a lot of our builders may be the same from talking to some on the phone but they don't fix our sprinkling or even cap it, they don't really do anything landscaping wise...

We just got our first (sort of ) bid. This pb just goes over everything over the phone first. I really like them as their basic package already comes with swg, automation, variable speed pump, 3 led lights etc. Some things that bother me is that they only do concrete or concrete cantilever...

I hope it’s ok to post this but can anyone private message me pool builder recommendations or who not to go with in west Michigan? We have a list of pool builders that from their website look good but would like an in person recommendations of who to start with and we don’t know anyone who has...

Anyone see episode 8 titled "My Perfect Paradise" from the new show Christina on the Coast? She is the girl from Flip or Flop. Well her new husband and herself bought a beautiful new mansion and redid their backyard pool. I thought it was interesting to watch even as a beginner. (we are...

So this may be a silly question, but if I got concrete coping, would the color stay gray? I look at my concrete driveway or patio that was just poured less then 2 years ago and it’s more of a beige. I love the look of a modern gray coping but only if it stays gray like a gray concrete...

Hi. Im somewhat new to this forum. Just lurked mostly. A few years ago we decided to put a pool in but then decided our house was too small (we have 9 children) so we should find a new one. We found one with an amazing pool, so came back on here to start learning. But we ended up choosing...

Just wanted to share as I have been lurking mostly. We were going to put in a pool into our current house but wasnt sure if we should make the commitment as our house was a little small for my size family. Well, a house came up and after negotiations our offer was accepted. Not only is it much...