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    Concrete Coping Staining Dark Grey

    I have some very ugly acid washed concrete pool coping. It just looks like old weathered concrete with sand showing through, not good looking imo. I had asked for the same deck tile or something similar to be used, but the contractor said he can't use anything with a sharp edge, which was a...
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    Bottom drains not connected to pump?

    I found out from looking at the build photos that my bottom drains in the pool are not connected to the filter pump directly, instead they are connected up to the skimmer via 1 pipe, then another pipe from the skimmer is connected to the pump. There is basically zero flow from the drains. I can...
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    Calcium Removal from Pool Water to Address Water Line Scale

    UPDATE Glad to report that the process worked out perfectly! CH is down to my target 200 from about 600, somehow I nailed it maybe through dumb luck? I added enough PH up until it got below my target so maybe I can take some credit. Tiles on the spillway already look way better even before...
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    Feedback on pool quote - Orange County, CA

    Hi All, Being new to pools, I would appreciate some input on this quote. Are the prices normal is my main question, it seems high to me. This is for a 10x18 5' deep pool + spa combination. Some of the questions I have for the builder: 5.2 Is the steel reinforcing required or is this just in...