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I have a fairly large L shaped pool and need a good vac for it. There's a guy selling a used one for $500 locally in good shape with some extras. Curious if it's still a good model to get. I don't need the best but I don't want to throw my money away either.

Was about to pull the trigger on a 12' diameter round cantilevered umbrella. and did a bit more research and a reddit thread came up casting doubt on the website. which made me question it all... so started researching. contact info for the website is france they are on amazon at quite a...

Not sure how to phrase the title. I have high ground water in winter and am putting in an inground vinyl pool. Can i just set a 10" vertical pipe a couple feet off the deep end of my pool with some gravel in the bottom so i can drop a sump in it? Im hoping i dont have to try to dig a trench...

i bought a pool kit from royal pools. I'm not sure i agree with their pool designer with the return and skimmer placements. What do you guys think? I tried asking them about it and got the good ole "We make suggestions based on our experience about what's best for your pool. If you think you...

I just found out some pack rats got into my hot tub shell. I'm pulling up the outside layer of bubble wrap to vacuum out all the acorn shells but there's another layer of bubble wrap around the fiberglass and piping. Is it okay to just kind of rip out what I need to in places so I can make sure...

Thanks in advance, I read through the equipment pad page on here and didn't see anything about what elevation I should put the equipment pad. I know I probably don't want it below the water level but do I want the top of the equipment pad to be at water level which would then make the pump a few...

my tanning ledge takes up a good chunk of my pool square footage. I believe i just do 6" of concrete on the bottom of the steps and tanning area, then compacted soil or rock, then the top couple inches are actual concrete right? the top of it doesn't need to be the pool crete again does it?

any tips on digging the hopper? it's a bit daunting for me. I was hoping to have someone else dig it but they're flaking so i think i'm just going to do it. i have the pool excavated to the shallow end depth. Would it be best to dig the 12x4 deep end hole first, then mark lines from the...

i bought a pool kit from royal pools. I'm not sure i agree with their pool designer with the return and skimmer placements. What do you guys think? I tried asking them about it and got the good ole "*We make suggestions based on our experience about what's best for your pool. If you think you...

I'm in norcal and theres no rain in the forecast but just to know how much to worry. Turns out royal pools didn't ship everything so i'm waiting on a few parts yet but my dig has to start now. i leave for a long weekend in 10 days so... 1 how bad is a rainstorm in the unlikely case one shows up...

getting my ducks in a row. pool is delviered today. Vermiculite is a bit expensive here but perlite is cheaper and easier to get. is that an acceptable option? Whats a good ratio? 4cuft of vermiculite to 98lbs of portland cement seems common? if perlite is acceptable would that ratio hold...

i ordered a kit from royal pools for a large L shaped in ground vinyl. i dont believe its coming with the wall foam and the salesman didn't push it / offer it. I've seen it pop up a few times in threads/articles though. Is it typically worth using or naaaah? i'm in northern california where...

finalizing my pool order/drawing and this is where they placed 2/4 of the returns. i guess i place the other 2 myself. any thoughts? (the orange dots are the two returns). there are two step jets on the baja ledge as well. the wind does go left to right in this image

trying to finalize my pool design. i currently have a sun ledge but am debating a bench in the deep end too. is it overkill to have that much? its a big pool but not sure if its worth $3k or not. one of those things where half of me thinks its better to spend the money and not regret it and the...

Price is $100 less for the Hayward. Pool salesman said no real difference. what do you guys think? any main difference in serviceability or expected lifespan?

I'm in northern california. Large pool 24x45x36 L. It gets hot during the days 90s-110 but almost every night drops back to mid 50s low 60s. I want to go with a medium blue similar to this but am wondering if its going to cause my pool to heat up too hot in the summer that i'd need to think...

looking to buy this week. a big headscratcher is the pump. The salesman really doesn't want me to mix a Pentair pump with the Hayward Aquarite and then is equally disapproving of a 3hp Pentair Intelliflo 3 (my first pump choice but he says is too big since i have no water features etc) and...

Going with a inground vinyl pool from royalpools. i30k± gallons i guess. 18x36' to 40'? with a tanning ledge off to the side to make an L. 48" walls. will plumb with 2" pvc. All the prices are similar enough that i dont care about saving $100 or 2. no water features, DIY solar heater if any...

It's looking like my L shaped inground vinyl pool will fall aroudn 30-35k gallons. i dont know how it gets so big but it is. any chance the 1.5hp pump is big enough? i'm having issues finding the specs of it. only water feature i may have is a couple bubblers on the baja ledge. no heater...

Looking at inground vinly pools. 18x36x32 L shape. Can choose between a water depth of 40" or 46". I'm 6'6" so the choice for "me" is easy... but i have two kids, the youngest is 5 and 48" tall, with his chin at 40" give or take. i'm leaning towards 46" depth but dont want to regret it for my...

So I'm on a well in northern California. We aren't currently in a drought but I doubt it's far away. Trying to decide between filters for a new salt water in ground. 1st concern. I have manganese in my water so as soon as I add new water the chlorine will turn it brown. The pool supplier says...

Looking at an L shaped pool, lets say 18x40x30, 8 ft deep, vinyl in ground. I'm in norcal so lots of sun. summers are a lot of 95-100+ days, but the nights pretty much always drop to mid 50s to low 60s. I'm less worried about heating than i am cooling. is there anyway to know what to...

I'm close to pulling the trigger on a royal swimming pool in ground vinyl pool. we had decided on an L shaped one with a tanning ledge. It fits in our location with a little bit extra brush removal (they'd probably get removed anyway). We like how the Tanning ledge is on the L leg and then...