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    Where to get just a regular straight slide that's not a plastic monstrosity

    Remember every pool slide from the '70s? Does something even close to that exist in the US market anymore? SR Smith has the rogue, which looks like the evolution of aquaslide but it's only available in a turning version. AstralPool seems to still make one, but they are EU only...
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    High-Head pumps that speak intelliflo?

    I'm finally getting around to adding the "fun" bits of my pool-- and one of the things I wanted to do is have the ability to hook up a garden hose into a PVC contraption so that my kids could have a "build a fountain" playkit on the sun shelf. I had extra threaded returns on a separate pipe...
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    Flowmeter on autofill

    Here's a thing I did that I hadn't seen anyone else do, so I thought I'd share it. With an autofill, it's hard to know if something goes wrong causing a leak until it's a bigger problem because the autofill will mask it. So I put a GPH flowmeter on it so I can see how much it's using and...
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    New Build - Tucson, AZ

    Greetings all! I am in the middle of construction of my new in-ground pool, and thought it was time to get some answers before the equipment goes in and startup begins. Why not start with some pictures. The yard before: Sketchup I'd been working on for years: Some lines on...