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    Health emergency caused pool opening delay, now what.

    So normally my husband takes care of all of the pool opening stuff. But, the week the pool company was to come open the pool (two weeks ago), he suffered a heart attack and had an emergency triple bypass. Luckily he is okay and recovering nicely. In the meantime, I cancelled the pool opening...
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    New fill after coping renovation

    We recently had our old brick paver coping removed and had new PA Flagstone coping installed. Tomorrow is pool fill day, finally! I haven’t started from scratch with a new fill in about 8 years or so, and now sure where to start. I am thinking that I will need to add some shock just to get...
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    Pentair Master Temp 400, completely dead

    He folks, Master Temp 400, was working great, one evening a few days ago I noticed that once it reached its temp, it would not restart to maintain the temp. This has happened a few times last year, but I reset the heater and things where fine. That nite I went to look at the heater and notice...
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    Intelliph with IC40 not working together

    Hi all, Need some help, Both peices connected to intellitouch i7 SWG IC40 was installed about 3 years ago by pro, no problems Last year i install intelliph with no problems, work great with SWG. Got pool opened this year Installed new pump and things where working ok. About a week ago i can...
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    Pentair VS 011028 & Intelli Touch HELP

    Hi, Need some help... I have an Intelli Touch Automation system that's 2 years old and had a single speed pentair pump connected, but the pump die last year and I just added a new Pentair VS 011028 Pump and I can't figure out how to program a schedule into there intellitouch for different...
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    Merlin vs GLI safety covers. Looking for reviews, pros or cons.

    We just moved into a new home this fall which included both the pool and spa covers in terrible shape. I really can't trust that they would safely make it through this winter. I think the cover we had at the home we just sold was a Merlin Industries cover. I have two quotes in hand - one from...
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    Clean Line solid safety cover - reviews?

    Does anyone have the Clean Line solid safety cover? It is one of Pool & Spa News top 50 picks for 2012: http://www.poolspanews.com/top50products/2012/topproducts4.html It is time for our PB to come out and measure for the mesh safety cover that we have contracted for with our build this...
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    S.Cental PA - evaporation or leak?

    I am located in South Central PA and have had our pool running for about a month now. Newly installed unground, so I am a complete newbie. It seems to me that I have had to top off the pool about once a week, sometimes more often. Is this normal? Or is it likely that we have a slow leak...
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    Torrential rains - what do I do with vinyl inground pool?

    We are having torrential rains here in PA. And I mean huge downpours!! I have already drained pool water twice when it reached the top of the skimmer. I am afraid that overnight while we are sleeping it might get to overflowing. Is this something that I need to worry about? Will it cause...
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    Test Results (and lots of questions!) on newly filled pool

    My newly installed inground vinyl pool was filled about 1.5 weeks ago. When the crew had it filled, they did not add the salt or start the pump (for whatever reason). :roll: It sat like that for about 3 days until my PB learned that the crew failed to do this, and he came and added the salt...
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    Grading - how level with concrete collar for grass seed?

    We are currently in construction for our inground vinyl pool, and for now have decided to hold off on installing a patio outside of the 3-ft concrete deck surrounding the pool. We don't have a lot of impervious area left according to the township, so we would like to see which areas of the yard...
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    Thought it was time I introduced myself!

    I've been here for a few weeks now, reading a lot and posting now and then, and thought that it was finally time to officially say "hello" :wave: and introduce myself! We own a custom shed manufacturing business and we build quite a number of poolhouses and storage sheds for pool supplies...
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    16 x 32 Vinyl Installation

    I've been reading TFP for a few weeks and just received my TF100 text kit, so I can be as prepared as possible for our first pool. I still have a few questions as to start up, but figured we'll learn as we go along. Being on a corner lot, we don't have a lot of room in the "back yard", which...
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    Cabo Rustico pool liner?

    I am in the process of selecting the liner for my new pool build, and I am intrigued by the CABO RUSTICO TILE w/RUSTICO FLOOR pattern - but I don't know how it will look once installed. We are going with a lagoon shape, and I am leaning towards a more light green/aqua color for my water. I...
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    For a vinyl pool - PVC coping? or Aluminum?

    We are hoping to put in an inground vinyl pool this year. Two of the pool builders that I have spoken with so far (one is Crystal Pools, the other is a small local company) use aluminum coping for the steel wall inground vinyl pools. Another company who I have not yet contacted (Fox Pools)...