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What the heck am I doing wrong. First time ever testing a newly installed pool. Last week the builder added shock. I bought a K-2006 from Home Depot's website and the pH is at 8.0 so no issues with testing that. However, I'm doing the DPD test and I add water to the 25mL line. I add 2 scoops...

Got a lot of rain last night and water line is above the skimmer. It’s a real pain to drag the submersible pump and hose through the mud and set that all up. My buddy who has a pool says I can just hook up a hose to a spigot after the pump and while it’s running it will drain. So far it’s...

Pool builder came yesterday to finish the rough grade so loosened a lot of soil. I’m thinking of buying gift cards for the local car wash. 5 washes each. Or do I need to do more?

The electrician just hooked up the lights and I feared 2 treo lights wouldn’t be enough and I’m realizing that is probably the case. The pool builder insisted 2 would be sufficient (shrug). I’m wondering if I wanted to swap the treos for the kelos how hard it would be. Is it just a matter of...

Ok, so our fiberglass inground (Saltwater) is almost complete. I just bought my first item, a floating turtle thermometer which was probably way more exciting psychologically than it should have been, lol. But it got me thinking, what are a list of items that you'd recommend to have as a new...

The PB is going to be installing 2 lights (SR Smith Treo) in our pool and he's kinda set in his ways. Always seems a little reluctant to do things the way I ask but I think that's because he knows what works, but is unsure of what doesn't. So I'm not sure if he already has in his mind where he's...

Soon we're going to have to pick out our pool decking. I like the idea of brushed concrete because it doesn't require a lot of maintenance, it's relatively cheap, and I like the whiteish/gray natural color. However, I don't think I've ever seen older concrete patios or driveways that stay that...

Finally. A process that started way back in July 2020 is finally beginning to take shape. After delays from Latham in manufacturing our pool, it finally arrived in October. Then the PB began the permit process (They wait until they physically have the pool for some reason). The permit process...

When my PB was out a couple weeks ago he sounded certain that a retaining wall would be necessary because of the slope toward my house. However, if I'm reading this survey right then the NE corner of the concrete (Top right) decking would be at 333.8 ft which is about 6 feet away from the 335 ft...

In July 2020 I signed a contract to have my pool installed in Aug 2021. However, it is now Sep and my PB has said that because of the nationwide resin shortage, Latham is unable to deliver pools to meet their deadlines. He said he can install 1.5 pools a week but he's only getting 1-2 pools a...

As the title suggests, I'm trying to figure out if I'll need a retaining wall or not as my yard is sloped. It's not a severe slope and I'm hoping the pool can be raised a bit in combination with new grading/french drain all around. I really don't want to have to install a retaining wall mainly...

Hello all, We're scheduled for a summer install and we chose the Latham Carmel fiberglass pool. I'm having a lot of trouble deciding on how much concrete to put around each side of the pool. I'm leaning toward putting 8' of concrete between the deck and the pool and possibly 4' around the...

Does anyone know if Pacific Blue is the same as Ocean Blue? My buddy's is Pacific Blue and the pool we ordered is Ocean Blue. I think Pacific might have been Viking's color but Latham is now calling it Ocean Blue? If you have Ocean Blue, do you like it? My biggest concern is that it might be...