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  1. rnakawat

    Advice on balancing water during termite tenting

    We are getting our house tented for termites and our pool equipment sits right next to the house and I believe they plan on covering the equipment with the tent to have a good seal. Although the termite company didn't say the pool pumps needed to be turned off during tenting (I asked), the...
  2. rnakawat

    Startup Question

    I'm two weeks into my startup on a mini-stonescape finish. The guy that is doing the startup (hired by the PB) hasn't been around this week due to the holidays and I think the PH is really high right now (it's off the chart on the Taylor kit and read 8.6 at a pool supply store, though it did...
  3. rnakawat

    Advice for Solar Blanket and Reel

    We are considering getting a solar blanket and reel but wanted to get some suggestions on how to work around some concerns we have. Our pool isn't a pure rectangle, part of the pool was 10 ft and part of it is 12 ft. We weren't sure if it was better cutting to shape and have the reel 12 ft...
  4. rnakawat

    Pressure dropped during construction

    When the plumbing on our pool went in, the pressure was slightly under 40 PSI (maybe 39 PSI). It's been about 3 weeks, and I noticed the pressure is new around 36 PSI now. The pipes are slightly covered now (to allow the workers to move around more easily) and the temperate in our area has...
  5. rnakawat

    New Build, Orange County, California

    Demo starts next week. 30 x 10-12.5 foot pool (there's a bump out) + 6 x 10 spa 3.5 ft - 7 ft depth Jandy Setup (400K Heater, VSP, Jandy 460 Cartidge Filter, Nature 2 with Paramount Ozone, RS Automation) - we really wanted a SWG but the builder we went with wouldn't do a SWG unless we signed...
  6. rnakawat

    Any Feedback on Elysium Tile

    We are looking at the limited options for various fish scale/ogee drop tile and ran across Elysium tile. This would be specifically for a raised bond beam. https://elysiumtiles.com/product.php?id=Dragon+Scale+Grey+10+x+12 We're on the clock for tile selection and most of the other fish scale...
  7. rnakawat

    PB Recommendations in South Orange County - SoCal

    We've gotten a few bids from pool builders, but do not have any personal recommendations from anyone. If someone recommendations somebody, can you shoot me a PM. We've received bids from a few builders thus far, ranging from the large franchise types to the smaller mom/pop places. Prices have...