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Just had my first FC mishap where it dropped below expected and dipped below the minimum. Pool crystal clear entire time...but FC wouldn't rise. Here are my log notes PH is 7.5 CYA was increased from 60 to 80 during these notes Date FC 5/4 7.5 *Turned SWG off to check drift 5/6...

I'm in the first month of pool ownership so this is new to me. Had some insane winds here in CA this weekend that left an absolute mess of things. I was out skimming DURING the storm but barely made a dent. Now that things have settled down the pool is filled with all the leaves from the...

We are in the final stages of our grotto. Our PB is not an expert with grottos so we have lots of conversations back and forth before we do things. We are NOT his first grotto so don't freak out. We have reached INTERIOR design stage and my pre research never showed this level of detail so I...

Concrete pour is tomorrow and my wife and i just started thinking about this idea Charming family relic or blotch on the remodeled backyard project? my kids are 9 and 7 and we hope this is our forever home Any thoughts?

Looking for feedback on plant installation timing Originally all LS work was going to be done and then hand the yard back over to my PB for pebble finish etc. However...stuff happened and we didn't have things ready for concrete pour in time. My LS schedule is now being reshuffled I am...

We are in the rock shopping phase and it is nuts here. Since the rains ended in late March all the builders have been buying up and using all the local inventory. The place we thought would be our vendor only has moss rock left and we are trying to avoid using moss rock for the grotto/weeping...

Moved from here. I know this is an old topic but I found it useful and figured I would add to it. I had a hard dig in CA and the surcharge was 1.8k They got about 3 feet down on day 1 and needed to hit 8+ for my deep end (7 feet deep for design) Day 2 they brought out the ripper tool (a...

Original planning started back in 2011 We fired things back up near the end of 2018 Hard a hard time deciding on a PB I filtered out the cheapest bidders and spoke with mid and high tier PBs (my own categories based on pricing and reviews and what I got from pools reviews showed) Our final 2...

Have a meeting setup to go over details for a potential swim in love seat grotto as well as a weeping rock feature. If all goes well we probably sign. Looking for any last minute advice from those with grottos or PBs who built them. Natural rock/stone Includes pump and light Size and rock...

Topic of discussion with family over Xmas break was pool planning The idea of a rope swing came up (fun is the top factor for the pool) From my research rope swings are NOT a common item....they appear to be provided via a fake concrete tree or a generic beam structure I'm trying to think...

I know the general advice is to oversize your filter The pool designs I am looking at fall between 500-600 sq ft One PB bid using Hayward and I see their cartridge size goes up to 700 sq ft so no problem oversizing there Another PB told me they use Pentair and best as I can tell the pentair...

When I started my project I knew I needed landscaping and pool building I have been meeting with PBs who have C-53 licenses (swimming pools) and landscapers who have C-27 licenses (landscaping) Today I met someone who was referred from neighbors and did a bunch of pools/backyard projects in...

Early planning now and I have been scouring photos to see concepts I like This pool with the sudden transition from 4' to deep end is amazing and I'm interested in doing something similar From TFP user Tx-C build thread However, I am also leaning robotic cleaner and see some potential issues...

My first planning attempt started back in 2011 here However life tends to throw curveballs at you and the pool dream took a back seat Took us a while but the bumps in the road are over for now Our criteria have also changed from the original post To cut this post short we want to do pool +...

My wife and I just purchased our first home and are already considering adding a pool to the backyard I have been through pool school and have been browsing other construction threads but I have some personalized questions if people have time. Background info We are at least 1 year away from...