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Hey guys - We built a 18 x 36 ft vinyl pool with a Cover Star auto cover in 2013 with Hayward Aqualogic Automation (which we didn't really use except for a easier to program timer), Hayward 40k salt cell, 2x Hayward ColorLogic LED's, Jandy Valves and Hayward Heat pump. We've since moved and...

We finally filled the pool on July 3rd and turned on the salt cell July 7th. We have a 2 speed pump. So far for simplicity the first two days we ran manually on high for 48 hrs and since then we have been running continuously on low speed except for a couple bumps up to high speed to clean or...

I'm likely going to install low voltage landscape lighting on the stairs around the deck near the pool approximately 5 foot away. I'm considering at that distance if fiberoptic lights would be a better choice as the power source could be well removed from the water. I'm having some trouble...

So I'm in the middle of the pool build and we just poured the concrete decking. Before we poured the concrete I laid 2 in schedule 40 from the crawlspace stubbed up to schedule 80 for a future outdoor kitchen. In the middle of that conduit run there is a space I left to build a wood deck...

So we just poured our concrete and I've got questions about that in another thread but I left a 10x15 ft space for an essentially on-ground (2-4 inches above) wood deck just out of the backdoor. I'm considered whether "wood deck" really needs to mean wood and if so what type. I'm very...

Hey Guys. So I need some advice. We poured the coping and decking of our pool separately in different colored concrete to get a contrast but we're concerned that the decking color ended up just looking grey ( we were shooting for a light tan) So we're trying to figure out what to do about it...

So we're about ready to pour the coping on our pool in the next couple of days if the rain will hold off and I have a bonding question. I think I'm probably just being overly cautious. So we did the "alternate means of bonding" described in the 2011 NEC which is essentially a #8 wire...

So I'm probably nuts but my background is aviation and I'm used to seeing metal Zinc Chromated. Plus having uncoated metal where it could contact water (in the case of leaks) seems like a bad idea. I didn't want polymer walls because I was concerned about the long term durabilty of plastic...

So we just passed the bonding inspection and maybe I'm being paranoid but we're putting in a cover star cover and it's mounted in a polymer box but the lid is metal. Do we need to bond that lid? Seems like probably yes but if so I'll need to make provision for that before we close the bonding...

So I got the Hayward Prologic PS8 panel today and in reading the installation manual I guess you need another module to control Hayward Colorlogic Lights. In reading the manual for the additional module (which I haven't bought yet) it sounds like it will only control 120v versions of the...

So we're getting ready to start on the electrical of our pool in progress and I'm not sure if I'm going to manage to work the automation into the budget or not. Without automation what do I need to control a Hayward heater( it has a built-in display) and a two speed pump? Maybe the same...

We're debating between colors for our autocover. It's between Tan and Royal Blue. We wanted to get the opinion of the auto cover owners out there. Here are our concerns: The darker blue might fade The tan might have problems with staining from leaves. The blue is obviously darker, do you...

So I've seen where people make umbrella holders to put into the deck while it's being poured. Seems like a common solution to that is DIY pvc pipe with a screw in cover. I was wondering if anyone knows someplace you can just buy umbrella holders to put in the deck? Ideally I'd like the ones...

So part of our proposed pool project includes a coverstar pool cover. One of the reasons is to keep our dog out of the pool but also for future kids and to keep any stray neighborhood kids out of the pool. Tennessee state law requires a pool alarm on every residential pool built after 2011...

We're getting our final rounds of bids for our pool this week anticipating signing with one of them this weekend so with that in mind I wanted to start this thread of things you were happy your build included.... any tips of things to do while building to make life easier later?? Maybe umbella...

So we're getting closer to building our pool, we haven't decided exactly which kind of filter etc but I thought I'd solicit recommendations. We're planning an 18x36 rectangle with a 6 or 7 ft deep end, I'm guessing around 24k gallons. Any ideas on recommended filter sizes for that in sand, DE...

As part of our proposed build we're thinking about building a patio cover over the deck we plan to build. Most likely due to cost constraints I will GET to build both of those things. I'm sure I can figure the deck out, there are plenty of deck building books. Any ideas on resources to figure...

So my wife and I have been talking to every builder in town about our proposed vinyl pool and it seems like every one of them has a different wall brand and every one of them claims theirs is the best one. Here are some of the ones we've heard; Fox Pools, Fuzion 5010, Pinnacle Pools, Fort Wayne...

We're just getting started with planning our pool and I've been reading everything I can find on the forum but I've still got a lot to learn. We'd like to do a 18 x 36 rectangle pool. I was really wanting gunite but around here it seems like to be under 80k it has to be vinyl or fiberglass...