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  1. Richie Rich

    New Pool Build Lake Havasu City AZ

    hello everyone...I am getting ready to start a pool build in Lake Havasu City AZ. This is at a vacation home that we also use as an Airbnb so we want the pool to be pretty much bulletproof if possible. We have selected a builder and they are currently pulling the permits but I have a few...
  2. Richie Rich

    Average daily chlorine usage

    I've been trying to do the TFPC method since my pool was done 8/21...it's about 15000 gallons and I'm pretty much adding around 2 gallons of 10% chlorine a week on average and about 1/4 gallon of acid. The water is crystal clear, but is this pretty average for daily chlorine consumption?
  3. Richie Rich

    New Pool Pump Question

    Now that I have had water in my pool for 26 Days :) I have noticed a few things that I would like some clarification on. 1. When the pump is running, there is small amounts of air in the pump basket window, and if it is on high, the amount of air is even greater and a small amount of air...
  4. Richie Rich

    15K Gallon in sunny Southern California Pump Time Question

    So the pool guy that the PB sent for 2 months set my Pentair VS 3hp pump to run at a medium speed from 0600-1200 and then from 1200-1400 everyday at a higher speed to run the cleaner (that I still cant use :() But my question is this...is this enough time on it to turn the water properly? He...
  5. Richie Rich

    Spa spillway question

    I have a spa that is raised with a spillway into the pool...my question is this; Can I set the valves in such a way to run the filter thru the spa and pool but not have the spillway run? Is this a normal thing to do or I am asking for something new? reason for wanting to do this is obvious to...
  6. Richie Rich

    Plaster 2 weeks old...can I run my cleaner yet

    Ok, plaster was completed and water was filled on 8/21 and I have been brushing it like crazy... but when can I run my 2 wheel pool cleaner... start up pool guy that the PB paid for is telling me I can run it now, but I have read on here to wait 30 days. my pool temp has been about 81-85...
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    Who's building it and how much?

    Why not post the pool builder and the cost of these pool builds? It will only help us as consumers get the best deal possible when it comes time to talk numbers with the PBs... It really isnt that private what they are quoting us and what they are actually costing when the project is...
  8. Richie Rich

    Brand New Pool with some black marks appearing

    I am freaking out on this one...is this algae or something else? The pool was filled on Friday the 21st and I have been monitoring the cc and ph closely and the PB has a pool guy coming to help with start up and will be visiting my house every Thursday for about 2 months to help me get going...
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    Brand new pool needs some lanscape ASAP

    our new pool was just finished on Friday so now I have started the landscape around it(what a pain)...but my question is this...with all of the pool plumbing running around the pool, what kind of large plants are safe to plant? I mean, everywhere my wife wants to put a palm or large plant, there...
  10. Richie Rich

    New Pool Build in Southern California

    Hello all...I have been reading this forum now for a few weeks, ever since we signed a contract with Blue Fountain Pools. They have been doing great work, just poor communication on when they will be out and what not. So far they have gotten the hole dug, steel in, plumbing and underground all...