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Waterfall Question: Just got a waterfall installed myself and I am browsing everyone's pictures here on the page and I can't seem to find what people do to enclose their waterfalls on the backside. Looking to ideas to retain all the soil / mulch that we put there.

Hi everyone, We had an inground pool installed back in October 2020. They just came to turn everything on last week and it seems the equipment pad is always wet. I don't see visually anything dripping but it is always wet. I am sure it shouldn't be like this and it could rust things out no...

Hi everyone, I have browsed through the forums and was wondering if there was a calculator for how to run my VSP pump with pool heater. I have a 200K BTU Hayward heater with 12k gallon pool. 2" plumbing. I was wondering how many RPMS I should run my pump while this is on. Thanks!

Hi everyone - we have our brand new pool installed as of last October. They are coming now to hook up all the equipment and I wanted a bypass for the heater so I could use my equipement if the heater wasnt working and also run less water through it so it lasts longer. The pool company sub...

Anyone go through the process of building a slide? The pool builder used a flexible pvc pipe but only sticking out of the ground maybe 1.5-2ft. Is there an adapter or connector hose that can attach this to we can bring to to the back of the slide? Attached is a picture. Update: Found this...

Everyone here has been so great throughout our process with building a new pool. We are nearing the end and they are about to backfill our pool. This is something I should get researched prior but from reading many posts on this forum it seems #57 gravel is the way to go. I saw this was...

Hi all - question about liners. So currently I’m having a brand new inground pool put in my yard and all the inspections just finished today and they told me to fill the pool with water which just finished. It’s just about half way to the skimmer. I went down in the hole and I noticed the...

Hi everyone! Loving this site and wealth of knowledge. I live in NJ near the jersey shore with very sandy soil. Our pool is just about completed and we have been thinking of stamped concrete vs pavers for months now and I think we have decided to go with pavers. My question to everyone is if...

Hi everyone. I am new to the board and glad I found it. Lots of good info. We just signed a contract for a new pool -- style here: -- We have an oddly shaped lot and got a paver patio last year on the right side of our property and in hindsight we should have waited. Anyone have any...