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Hello All! I think we have some big trouble :( with the plaster and gunite. This is about 2-3 feet down on the deep end wall (8.5 feet deep). I know I will have to call the builder but my questions for you all are: 1) is it safe to swim still? 2) is that a rock or piece of the gunite down in...

Hello all! Our SW pool hasn't been holding chlorine for 2 weeks now. We have had to fill from hose due to heat, evaporation and kids swimming and also we have had a few heavy downpours. I'm at a loss as our numbers are good and the water is clear - a minuscule bit of cloudiness at the deep end...

Good morning all - I put this here as we have just opened the pool and FC is 0 and Ph around 6 SWG is not runnung at the moment as we have a huge stain in the bottom between the drains - most likely from tannins in oak and other biologic debris :( Yesterday I dumped in 2 bottles of Magenta -...

Hi all! Back for another season here - just received our test kit100 refills, yay! This will be the 2nd year of our "new" SWG pool. So we may be having a chlorine issue here but I'm not too sure. We opened 7 days ago to sparkly water and the pool co. was impressed. They dumped 6 bags of...

I have an Aquarite Plus SWG that indicates 2800-3400 salt level is optimal. We added 880 pounds of salt on 13 July for our 24000 gal pool. Salt level readings were 2800 the first few days and now fluctuating between 4100 and 4300 (?). The salt strips test show 3680 consistently. The water...

While this is a bit funny, it is also a bit sad for me and my little boys. Since the pool has been filled, we have found 6 field mice and 4 moles in the skimmers. That's about 3 creatures a week. I am upset by it and we know now to check the skimmers when the boys are not around. Any...

I hope I am overreacting but we just can't get a handle on the water and while it is nice and clear, I fear trouble is looming. We have black little streaks and what looks like black pits as well as some sandy looking stuff that may be algae. Today I see a few little brown/rusty spotting but...

Oh all knowing and wise ones here at TFP - how I love you! I am hoping for a bit of assistance here with the SWG. We had 800 pounds of salt added on Wed (20th July) and so far, no chlorine in pool! AquaPlus (Goldline/Hayward) with a TurboCell 15 The reading is 2700 ppm on the control panel...

Hooray, I received the TF-100 kit today and WOW, I love it! So easy to follow. The plaster was done on the 30th and equip. began running on the 6th to it's still new. I took some readings and they are: FC 1ppm - tho I suspect this is actually at 0 Ph - was 8 earlier but 1.5 hours after adding...

Any ideas what may be causing this discoloration in the tile grout? I know many don't like tile grout showing like this but we do - maybe a bad choice? No signs of the same discoloration in the plaster at all and none under the water line. We're still scraping some sticky "gunk" off the tiles...

Hi All! The plaster was done on the 30th June and we filled that night (with a pool water service, 24K gallons) Trouble is the electric is just getting hooked up today. PB said because the electric is not done, they won't be out to start up until tomorrow. I get that but in the meantime, the...

I just bought the Polaris 380 with booster pump but not sure when it will arrive. PB built us a dedicated line for this. We have the fittings etc and a place on the pad for the booster pump. Is the install of the booster pump something we could do ourselves or would you recommend we ask PB...

Not sure if I should be posting this to my "New Build" post or not so feel free to move me along if need be! I'm looking at everyone's siggys and seeing 1.5 and 2 hp pumps for pools with less gallonage (is that a word?) than what we are due to have. I'm now wondering if we should get a bigger...

ETA - Title Change and Thanks Jason! More picts too Well we made the choice, pulled the trigger, went with gunite in the end, chopped down the trees and now the boulders............oh the granite boulders. Luck has it that we have not yet run into ledge but as you can see, we're not a lot...

Close to making a decision for the new pool - now comes a PB saying go with a heat pump and not a propane heater. 3 previous quotes all tout propane (a bit pricey but better for our cold climes) but the new PB says propane will cost up to 600 a month for the heater (x 4 months = :shock: )...

Hi all! You are sure going to get tired of hearing from me ;) until I start posting pics (and maybe then too) Here is a quote from a builder, our site unseen and w/o the possibility of running into granite ledging - thoughts appreciated: Viking Fiberglass pool - styles below with a 16’ width...

Hi All! After learning so much about BBB here for our Intex bubble pool, I'm back to ask about fiberglass! We're going to do an install within the month (I hope) and getting our info all sorted. 1 installer will be out on Wed. and we're trying to line up at least 2 more for quotes and info...

Hi All! First, this site has been so helpful and I am recommending it to all the folks I talk to about pools :-) I even told my local pool supply store when I went to buy CYA. Heh, they tried to convince me that BBB was a bad method and I needed to get "real" chemicals! :hammer: to them...

Hi everyone! I have been reading and reading and haven't run across this exactly - apologise if it is here and I haven't found it! We just filled a 15x36 intex vinyl pool (filled it about 3/4 of the way as it sloped a bit and it's just to teach my 6 yr old twins to swim) last night and I have...

We just filled a 15x36 intex vinyl pool. We filled it about 3/4 of the way as it sloped a bit and it's just to teach my 6 yr old twins to swim. It's been heck trying to get lessons for my twins as there has to be 1 parent per child with every place I have called. Yes, that does make sense but...