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    Updated pictures:Building an "ocean".........aka 18'

    Thought I would share some updated pics...... We still aren’t quite done-this has become the never ending project(yes those are deck jets)!😂 But we have LOVED having the pool and haven’t come close to spending the $$ that an inground would have cost here in Denver-most importantly is the grand...
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    One more TA question..........

    I have read thru pool school articles as well as several questions on the forum on lowering the TA in your pool. Our pool is crystal clear, and with the addition of the heater this year we are truly loving it! I have been using the suggested method of adding acid to lower the pH (as well as...
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    Out of R-0013 for CYA

    We started opening our pool yesterday, and I realized that I must not have had the lid on tightly enough and I am out of the R-0013 reagent. This is probably a dumb question, but is there anyway to test for CYA without it? I have the TF-100 test kit. Current readings are FC 1 CC .05 TA 130 Ph...
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    Building an "ocean".........aka 18' Round Doughboy Saratoga w/In-Wall Entry Steps

    After many, many years of wanting a pool and being told that the swim season was too short in Colorado, last summer our granddaughter asked her Papaw "will you build me an ocean?". And so it began-we started last year with an 18' Coleman softside ABP-just to test the waters and see how much we...
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    Building an "ocean"...........aka 18' Round Doughboy Saratoga w/In-Wall Entry Steps

    After many, many years of wanting a pool and being told that the swim season was too short in Colorado, last summer our granddaughter asked her Papaw "will you build me an ocean?". And so it began-we started last year with an 18' Coleman softside ABP-just to test the waters and see how much we...
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    In-Wall Entry Steps

    Hello All! 35 years of dreaming of a pool and hitting a wall (hubby felt that Colorado doesn't have a long enough swim season)-our beautiful grandbaby asked her Papaw "will you build me an ocean?" and so last year we joined the family of pool owners. We decided to start with a soft sided pool...