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    Main drain vs skimmer - Pressure

    Hi all, I'm relatively new to pool ownership and had shared my initial pool renovation thread here (The Great Mistake (photo heavy!) ). The pool is gunite, ~22k gallons, built-in spa, ~30 years old. Now that the pool itself is in good shape, we're focusing on the equipment. The pool company we...
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    The Great Mistake (photo heavy!)

    Phase 1 – The Great Mistake Gather ‘round friends, let me tell you a tale born of many mistakes, some perseverance, plenty of wallet-induced pain, and finally, the road to pool redemption… It all began way back in early 2019 when my wife and I had decided to purchase a home we really liked. It...
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    Reno thoughts and input on plaster vs epoxy

    We recently ended up purchasing a home that had a pool we thought might need some work and being in early Feb of this year didn’t do too much in the way of inspection... you know where this is going.. :) The pool is ~40x25 free form (10 ft deep) with attached spa. Built in about 1990, not much...
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    Poolside plants, pool cover and fencing

    Hey all, I'm an (almost) new pool owner, as we're under contract for a property that has a pretty nice gunite pool setup, which I unfortunately know very little about (and have never owned a pool). I'll be working with the current owner to learn more, but had a few questions I wanted to bounce...