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I have Paramount Infloor cleaning nozzles with Paramount MDX-F3 in the pool floor with MDX2 in the pool wall with Paramount debris basket on the deck for my 20,000 gallon in-ground gunite pool. My bottom drain line has plugged multiple times with oak acorns mixed with a small stick with leaves...

Salt Water Generator used with in-line Tri-Chlor 3" tablet Chlorinator I have a SWG and have not added additional chlorine (tablets, or powder) for 1-1/2 years until last week when we returned from a vacation. The CL was barely over 0 so we added a bag of Di-Chlor shock. Everything is now fine...

I currently have a Pentair adjustable Pole that was furnished by my PB for the pool brush and pool net. It looks fairly heavy duty and has a locking nut. It is very frustrating that when brushing the pool the pole begins to collapse even after tightening it as much as I can. :rant: What is...

What should you do for the swimming pool after a really big rain? This is the 1st rain we have had since the pool was installed and had not thought of what we should do. This is what we did. Now what is the proper procedure? We backwashed the filter for a really long time to get the pool...

How do you test for Chlorine over 5.0 which is the maximum of my test kits? I have several different test kits but none of them goes over 5.0 Chlorine Hach CN-39WR Hardness, Iron, pH, & Chlorine (I already had this test kit to test water) Taylor K-1004 Pool & Spa Test Kit (Furnished by PB)...

I am wanting to purchase one of those Lifetime plastic deck storage containers/rectangular box with a hinged lid (or RubberMaid) to store pool chemicals in. Just trying to tidy the place up a bit. My current chemical inventory consists of: D.E. Salt Muraitic Acid gallons PH+ (Which has never...

Does anyone else have problems getting the Pentair EasyTouch to do what they want to do? I think it might be my terminology vs. Pentair's terminology and definitions. I might just have a brain cramp since I have quite a bit of electrical experience. My main schedule (8am to 7pm) works as...

The service man from PB came by today to startup the SWCG for the first time and the Chlorine was already 3.2 and pH was 7.5. He asked my son what product we were using and my son said Clorox, and Muriatic Acid. The Pool Tech said no you are not using Clorox. He said that since the container...

What is your experience and/or recommendations for a Robot Cleaner that would work for a Gunite Pebble finish pool? I have been looking at the Dolphin Supreme/Dynamic Plus 5/DX5 Plus, Water Tech Blue Diamond RC, or the Polaris 9400. For some reason the Dolphin is carried by various model names...

After looking at adding a Polaris 280 or a Pentair Legend for some time now I decided to investigate the use of a robot pool cleaner for auxiliary cleaning. I would have to add the 3/4 hp booster pump (I already have the plumbing for pressure side cleaner) to use the Polaris 280 or Pentair...

How do I calculate the fuel cost of operation of a spa or pool propane heater? Last Saturday I routed my spa heater to the pool and raised the temperature of the pool 14 degrees in 6 hours to make it tolerable to swim. The heater never reached setpoint so it was on the entire 6 hours. My spa...

My pool was built with a Paramount in-floor cleaning system and it was also plumbed for a pressure side pool cleaner at my request during construction. In order to get the leaves, acorns, and debris off the bottom of the pool that the in-floor system leaves behind I am considering adding a...

When the slide was installed, the pool contracter installed 2 each 3/4" fpt flush with the bottom in the beach landing connected to the slide water supply pump line. This makes a small fountain effect on the pool surface of the shallow beach landing. I installed a short piece of pvc pipe to...

Where do you all purchase Muriatic Acid? Are there different grades/quality? I have a salt water in-ground pool and figure that I will be needing plenty of it when the builder turns the pool over to me in 30 days. I also installed the Pentair IntelliPh system but have not turned it on yet.

Does anyone have any experience with the Pentair IntellipH control system. I was looking at the Pentair website and came across this device. I have not seen very many recent reviews on it. It looks like the device uses timers instead of a pH probe and operates very similar to the SWCG device...

Since we are having a spa built into a shallow landing/beach area of the new pool the contractor has given us an option to have a negative/infinity edge effect on the spa at no charge. What are the negatives and positives of a negative edge spa? Can you still sit on the spa edge if it has a...

I am at that the point on pool construction where I need to decide on in-ground pool color. What are your opinions on Midnight blue/Dark Blue or Black? Pro & Cons of color selection. I am going with a pebble finish. :roll:

The the contractor has given me an option of tiling the hot tub and Pool Landing (Shelf) for a fee off course. Pro & Cons of Tile Vs. Pebble finish. Is it worth the $ difference?

Does anyone have pros and cons of 9" vs 12" pool coping?

What would the ideal size round spa be? If you had to do it again what size spa would you install? We currently have an 8' round spa in our new construction pool contract but it can be changed if required at this time. Seniors with kids and grand children.

We are installing an in-ground pool with connected spa. Are steps required to enter the spa or can you just step on the spa bench to step down into the spa? What is your opinion/experience? :scratch:

I am in the process of installing a new in-ground pool and have asked the installer to plumb in a Polaris line to be used in the future. He is installing Paramount pop-up cleaners in the bottom of the pool, steps, bench, and spa. I want to also run a Polaris 280 with the pop-up cleaners if...

I am in the process of installing a new in-ground pool (20,000 gallon plus 8' spa) and will intall a Turbo Twister slide. Specs for Turbo Twister slide indicate 40 gpm of water. I asked the pool contractor to install a valve in the polaris 280 line to use the Polaris pump for either application...