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  1. gtduck

    Pool Cover question

    Hello everyone. We have moved into a new home and the fall leaves are killing me with the pool. I’m considering a cover, but we have a hot tub with spill over that I’d like to keep available for use. Is it possible to add a pool cover to the pool while not closing down the pool (the pool and...
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    New Pool - Newnan, GA - Inground Fiberglass Pool

    We're in the process of getting an inground fiberglass pool installed. It goes quickly. My kids were playing in it (in only about a foot of water) last night and they started the initial dig the day before. Here's some pictures of the progress.
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    Backwashing sand filter with a Salt Water pool

    We're having a fiberglass pool installed here soon (come on builders) and are trying to plan many things out. One thing that's come up is that I will need to backwash my sand filter (this is our first pool, so please forgive the initial ignorance). We're on septic so that's not an option and...
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    New Pool Build - Cartridge filter (rather than sand) to get around backwashing.

    We're signed our contract, but are waiting to be scheduled for an install of an inground fiberglass pool. We've been quoted a sand filter, but i'm concerned about backwashing. The two suggestions seem to be watering the lawn with backwash (which i don't want to do as we're going to have a salt...
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    Hello from Newnan, GA

    Hello everyone, We are about to start our jorney to being pool owners. Neither my wife or I have ever owned a pool before (or even lived in a house with a pool), so we're both excited and a tad nervous. We're scheduled to get a 12k gallon fiberglass pool with a tanning/toddler ledge installed...