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My pool water looks green, don't know if its algae however, when i brush then can see brown dust in the water. Anyway decided to slam and the question i've is about Clorine/CYA chart here: Pool School - Chlorine / CYA Chart My FC is 0 and Cya 50 so, based on the chart should i traget shock FC...

How long do you keep the pump running? What schedule? Do I need vacuum running? If yes how many hours each day? Can someone point me to either an old thread or give some ideas? I'm keeping pool chemicals under control but not sure about general pool care.

Hi all, Our PB did the pool school on Friday so, the pool pump etc. has been running since friday. Took water to Leslie today: PH 7.8 TA 50 ppm Based on this, they recommended to add 9 lbs of 13 oz of alkalinity up product (basically basic soda). The guy said we don't need any chlorine for up...

Did anyone add glass beads with pebble finish and let me know, if its really worth it? Our PB uses Noble tile supply product and we chose tropical Isle with 2 bags of glass beads for approx 500 Sq feet pool by paying extra. Just debating if we should go for extra or leave it. Would it be...

Our tile and coping process is going on but we were told that, a 2" strip of tile that is supposed to go on stairs and tanning ledge will be done after first cleaning of pool. And the first cleaning of pool happens after tile and coping is done. Does it sound weird? This tiling on stairs and...

We are building with a reputable builder in our area but still doubting if the rebars are far apart? Something to be concerned about? Please suggest. Photo - Google+

IS it better to do the deepest depth in one corner of the pool or in the middle? We are doing 3.5, 4.5 and 5.5 depth and the deepest one is in the middle right next to sun ledge. Should the max depth be on one corner so that kids can play standing in the middle area? Can anyone suggest trends n...

Getting excited about our new build....looking for suggestions from experts here!! IMG_6528 | ROBIN RAY | Flickr IMG_6500 (1) (1) | ROBIN RAY | Flickr

We signed a contract with a pool builder, who we don't trust anymore due to many things that, we found out after signing. They changed most of the equipment to a cheaper version after verbally promising/discussing something else. Now, for everything they are asking more and more money. In the...

Hi everyone, Could anyone share their thoughts on the design we are leaning towards? Should we push the spa to the far other end, near the big tree? Right now spa is supposed to compensate for a water feature from outdoor kitchen and also from living room window. We are thinking that having...

Newbie here. Can anyone please suggest, if we need to make modifications to the list of equipment listed in the bid. Anything that we are missing or should have? I'll be reading more in the mean time but any suggestion is very much appreciated. Time clock dual w/ freezegurad-PF1202T LP43 AS2...

Hi everyone, My very first post here and excited to find this forum!! We are in process of getting bids from pool builder in dallas-frisco area. We initially had decided to NOT build a spa, and went too far in pricing process. However, recently we changed the plan and decided to include a...