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  1. vtowntom

    Castlerock Pools in Katy out of business?

    Has anybody heard about this? Does anybody have any real life experiences with Castlerock recently? They built my pool in 2008, had relatively minor issues that were rectified by them. I just came across this on another website.
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    Castlerock Pools

    Hi y'all- So far, so good as far as the pool build by Castlerock. Lately though, been having problems trying to get service to respond to phone calls. Anybody else experiencing this?
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    Run booster pump without cleaner attached?

    Hello all- I seem to be getting a grasp on the water testing thing and now have a question regarding equipment. The other day, while the cleaner was out of the pool, I turned the cleaner on by accident on the panel. The booster pump did not sound like it was running right. Very loud...
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    VtownTom's First Water Test...Comments please?

    OK, so technically, this is the second test as the first one was done during pool school last Friday. Here are my results..... FC=5ppm TC=5ppm Br=7ppm Ph=8ppm CH=240ppm CyA=100ppm TA=180ppm Water temp was 67F at the time of the test. Both chlorine levels were on the high side, not sure if...
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    VtownTom's Pool Build....

    Well, today was the day they finally dug the big hole in my new backyard. We closed on our newly built home last week. We wanted to have the dig happen the next day, but mother nature got in the way and gave us some rainy days. Fast forward to today and they've finished all the digging...
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    CyFair Pools....Houston, TX?

    Hey all- Trying to narrow down my PB to that "one" after talking to so many. Has anybody in the Houston, TX area used CyFair pools? Know anybody who has? Talked to him at length yesterday, great presentation, nice guy, but he's only been on his own for about a year. Anyway, thanks in...
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    Katy, TX here!

    Hi- My name's Tom. Myself and my family moved here to Texas August of last year. We're currently renting a home while ours gets built. We have budgeted some money for a pool build after we close on the home. I've looked around in here and have seen that there are more than a few folks in...