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    Using titration to determine pool volume?

    How feasible would it be to calculate pool water volume with FAS-DPD or some other type of tetration method. With the known chlorine level and known dosage and then known final level could Poolmath calculate approximate pool volume?
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    New plaster start-up

    My pool saga continues. Had the pool replastered in 2021, unfortunately that didn't end well and had to fight with the PB on getting it redone. Finally, last Monday, they came out to resurface the pool. Instead of Blue, as they didn't beleive they could do it right, they suggested just go with...
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    Poolmath - Lost Pool and logs

    So I upgrade from iPhone 12 Pro to the new shiner iPhone 13 Pro. iCloud sync is on backsups are enabled, I paid for Poolmath to have all the premium features. Switching to phones was pretty seemless. Poolmath carried over and no issues. Until this morning. Opened Poolmath and I’m greeted with a...
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    What you all think of the plaster job?

    So we finally got the pool completed, filled last week and running through the start-up. Love to hear from any PB's, especially folks who plaster on what they think of the job. I'm ready to go back to the PB on Monday with a list of issues, plaster being one of them, however, am I being too...
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    Renovations - Fixing Gunite Issues

    Now that I have the plumbing and electrical done, got the coping installed and tile, onto the next issue. Since we are renovating, I did walk into this knowing that there could be all sorts of problems, I was hoping for minimal however it's been just one thing after the next. So the next issue...
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    Raypak 337a Cast Iron Flange Header Installation

    So I hace a Raypak 337a, Cast Iron Header with flange gaskets. I'm running into a problem which is, when I tighten the flange bolts, to match the installation instructions picture, the gasket deforms and pops inside out of the seat. Doesn't say anything in the manual about how tight to make this...
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    Extending Wet Niche

    So I have the old brass wet niche, need to relocate where it use to be to the new spot so thought I would share some pics for everyone elses edification. So I have a 1/2 brass schedule 40 pipe coming out of the ground, had to cut it and now getting ready to trench up and run new line. Bought a...
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    Pool "decking" Suggestions

    So we are getting close to getting the plaster in, few more things need to be done before that happens but it's soon. My original plan now that coping is installed is to get poured concrete for decking around the pool. But now that I'm thinking about it I'm like, wait, why go boring concrete. I...
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    Remodeling Pool - Do I remove this wall wart?

    Besides dealing with cracks, see other thread, got a question for everyone if I should have this wall wart removed or does it serve an important purpose to keep it around for ever? So I have a plugged line near the pump area, I have this wall wart plugged in the pool and up until everything got...
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    Remodeling Pool - Yet Another Crack Thread

    Finally getting around to remodeling an old pool, plaster is off, coping removed, skimmer is out, hopefully things will start to be put on rather then taken off. After all the demo work, I'm left with a crack in the concrete. So the question to everyone here is, what does one do with cracks...