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Hello, Anyone have any suggestions on what type of plant/vine will cascade over a waterfall? I’m in zone 7a. Even if it’s only for a few months. Thanks

Hello, I’m in the process of building an outdoor shower made of cedar wood. The posts will be stained black, the horizontal planks will be stained brown. For those of you that have outdoor showers do you get a lot of soap scum on the walls? If so how are you cleaning it. Regards, Joe

Hello, I have a decent waterfall on my pool. It’s 5’ above water level and the cascade of water is 3’ wide. The pool water is normally on the cold side. How much of an effect would the waterfall have on lowering the temperature? Degrees? Thanks

Hello, I gave an inground pool that won’t have a pool cover on it this winter. The leaves are done falling from the trees and been removed from the pool. Water levels are inline with normal winterizing. The yard is sectioned off by a 6’ fence and gates are locked. Water has been lowered to...

Hello, I’m in the process of figuring out how to secure a safety cover for an in ground pool. The rear of the pool has an 18” paver deck/coping cemented to a 18”wide x 5” concrete collar. Behind the collar is dirt. I would like to use aluminum tubes in the dirt but am concerned that small grits...

Hello, Im in the process of installing a pool cover. The back side of the pool only has 18” of coping which sits on the bond beam. The area behind the coping is dirt but it sits 5” beneath the height of the coping stone. Attached below is a picture of the 18” coping/pool deck. Any ideas on how...

I’m not sure if I read it on TFP but I thought it was better to remove the spring from a check valve. Any thoughts on doing this? thanks

Hello, Is it common practice to have a pressure relief valve installed on a raypak pool heater? Thanks

Hello everyone, Can someone recommend a safety cover for an inground pool from their experiences? Mesh or solid, If so why? Thanks

Hello, Last year when my pool was winterized the water was lowered to beneath the returns, however because of all the rain fall the water level increase to the skimmers and partially filled them. Is there something that is sold to prevent water from entering the skimmer during winterization...

Hello, I’m in the process of installing my heater. I would like to use 2 inch spa flex. Is there a PVC cement that can be used on both flex PVC and CPVC? the jandy 3 port valve is cpvc. Thanks

Hello, I’m in the process of installing a heater. I have an SWG do I still need to install a check valve? Thank you

Hello, I’m planning the plumbing for a 336btu natural gas Raypak pool heater. I’m going to install a bypass valve. In addition to bypassing the heater when dosing chemicals, would it be a good idea to bypass the heater if it won’t be in use for days at a time? (In July we have a good amount...

Hello, The pool has been open for 5 months. It’s a saltwater pool with a SWG. Yesterday I looked at the ladder and realized the rust forming on the post. How is this possible. How can I protect it from getting worse? Thanks

Hello, When the heater exchange assembly starts to leak is the heater exchange replaced or normally just the tubing? Thanks, Joe

I’m in the process of researching a pool heater specifically Raypak 406A. In the manual it states that the recommended free chlorine level should be 2 to 3 ppm. Not to exceed five ppm. According to TFP standards with a SWG the target for free chlorine is 5 ppm. So if I run my free chlorine at...

Hello, I’m going to put speakers around the pool. For those of you that have cold/harsh weather in the winter, do you disconnect your speakers and bring them indoors? The speakers that are out in the open and not under a covered structure. Thanks!

Hello, I’m going to install speakers around the pool. I was thinking to put the receiver in a dry location in the cabinet of the outdoor kitchen. Does anyone see any concerns such as rusting or any type of damage from humidity? Thanks

Hello, I have a Pentair vs pump that runs on a timer. I would like to plug in the Hayward SWG to a WiFi outlet in an outdoor enclosure It’s115v. It this doable. Does anyone see any problems that can arise connecting the SWG to WiFi switch? Thanks, Joe

Hello, I would like to start using my SWG but the CYA is at 40. I’m going to add stabilizer but it takes a few days to get a reading. Is it safe to start up the generator without the CYA being where it has to be? Any negative effects. Thanks, Joe

Hello everyone, Just curious what people do before having friends/family over for a swim. Say 10-20 people. Do you increase the FC beforehand to avoid any cloudiness or leave it be. Thanks, Joe

Hello, I have a 21k inground vinyl pool. The shallow end is slightly cloudy. The deep end is slightly green cloudy. I just finished raising the CYA in preparation to turn on the SWG. I going to start slamming today because of the CC, and cloudiness. Do you think the high TA, CH and salt is...

Hello, How long does this last before having to reapply? Thanks

Hello, Is it safe to put outdoor speakers 3’ from the waters edge? Do they need to be bonded? Thanks

Just bought this bleach yesterday and didn’t realize it was Bleach 2. Is it ok to add to pool? Thanks

Hello, How wide should the gap be between the paver coping and a paver pool deck? Thanks

Hello, I’m in the process of buying a solar cover and realize that there are different thicknesses . Besides from being thicker what are the benefits of having say a 12 ml compared to a 8, 10ml cover. I know the 12 ml will be heavier and more expensive but will it last longer? Retain heat...

Started the pool build last year. Didnt have a pool cover But used a tarp which developed holes at aloud dirt and leaves into the pool bottom. Spring is here and I want to get a jump on clearing up the water. It’s cloudy blue but I know there is a good amount of dirt on the mobile. I began...

I spilled a decent amount of granular CYA on the bottom of a liner pool. Should I be concerned about the liner and anything happening to it?

Hello I begin my pool built last year. Once the winter came everything shut down, now spring is here and a pool build has continued. I bought 15 bags of salt last year thinking I was going to use it but it sat out all winter and now it’s like bags of rocks that are sitting by the pool. Any...