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OK, we've decided to finally get a solar cover (thanks wife's bonus!) But our pool is old, pretty generic rectangle which makes the sizing easier but my question is it's 17'x32' should we get a 16x34 cover or a 18x34 cover and cut it down(worth the hassle for the extra 6" of cover on each...

Nothing personal, Costco tabs, never gone above 60 CYA; I'm lazy and don't want to test/add bleach daily...once we go Salt we'll stop...but for ease of use, the tabs we get from Costco work well, $80 something for almost a summers worth...nothing else to buy but maybe a gallon of bleach for...

Just a quick (hopefully) question. We've recently gotten a 2-speed pump (1.5/.75hp) and I've been running it on low most of the time and then boosting it when I need my polaris 360 to do some work for me for a couple of hours a day. What's weird is that I've been noticing the pressure jumping...

I thought I'd share my experience with backswimmer bugs...we've just recently had a few...I've been bitten twice...OUCH! And they ATTACK! They think it's their pool...we'll...I've got about $20k to tell them different! ******s :D There's also 'water boatmen' everything I found said they didn't...

So, I needed to get a new pump...and wanted one, our old one was just a 1.5hp and I wanted a 2-speed. Just for a little comfort on my part I figured I'd ask here to make sure I'm taking advantage of it right and running it enough. we have a polaris 360 so I need the 1.5hp sometimes but for the...

Well, I'm sure some of you have read about our plaster job gone bad, after hiring a lawyer the pool company was really nice to us, we upgraded to pebble sheen for materials cost only (made us happy!), they did everythign else at no cost. They paid for start up & are paying for a month of pool...

WOW! What's the deal with patio furniture pricing? We went looking for some 'nice' stuff this weekend...I almost fell off the couch I liked when I found out the price! So, my question to all you TPFers, where do you all shop for patio furniture? I kno wit's a big investment in the back yard but...

OK, well they did the pebble sheen yesterday and I awoke to a little new water in the bottom of my pool, up close you can see a little crevice, I don't think this is a good thing...waiting for the acid wash guy to question him but I figured I'd start here, any thoughts from the fourm? Sorry...

OK...I'm just trying to figure out how the plaster got to this condition? This is less than a year after the plaster job, yes, we did all the chems right, swept at least twice a day and left the pump of for over 3 weeks/24 hrs a day...we did everything in their start up guide. The pool company...

We got our Frisco tickets...designated driver...CAN'T WAIT! Pizza Hut park was awesome last year...looking forward to throwing the blackberry in the garbage for the weekend, disconnecting everything and having one heck of a weekend :-D Anyone else going to see Jimmy this year? Where? What do...

OK...well there is good news, we finally got a response from the company we did a remodel with...as some of you may remember it was less than glowing reviews. We had a lawyer write them a letter, amazing how fast they responded :roll: However the owner and construction manager came out today...

well...help me waste some time at work...what are your favorite "work safe" sites... yep, I just started a new job, some down time...no network security (well, there is some but I'll be my job to make sure it's safe for work ;)) I'll edit this post and add some when I add my laptop to the...

Ever have one of those moments where you just go 'doh'...what the #%*@ was I thinking...then you can only laugh about it...lets hear about it, maybe it'll help some new pool owners out and make us all laugh :lol: I'll start...so the last few weeks I've had just a ton of dust/dirt in the pool...

I'm wondering if anyone here uses one of those leaf nets without a winter cover? With fall coming up I am thinking of trying one of these to help me with leaf maintenance... I'm in N. Texas where most people I know don't actually 'close' their pools but we have a bunch of trees over the pool...

They said after they stain the fence they usually put a little dawn soap in the pool to make sure none of the stain sticks to the plaster...they DO cover the pool, they said they just do this as a preventive measure... Anyone heard of this being done, can you see it causing any major problems...

http://www.hammacher.com/publish/74131. ... _waterfun# OK...I know it's a little expensive, but I'm a total nerd and love things like this... :-D So, has anyone broken down and gotten one of these? Or are you all going to make me :lol: I'm suprised, they also have a bunch of cool pool...

OK...over 700 (780 as of right now) registered users! Way to go!! I have to say this is one of the best $20 I've ever spent...I can honestly say I've saved hundreds from the pool store off of this site and the pool forum this was formed off of...Not to mention some of the great ideas from...

well, hopefully this is the right place...I just wanted to share a quick experience with a large pool remodel company in the N. Texas area... We got all of our bids (5 companies) and due to us buying our first house we did go with the cheapest, I kind of knew I would regret it later. the start...

OK, we're still dealing with our pool remodel company with post issues...the job was suppose to start in December, they didn't start till the middle of February. It's been a major pain in the butt for both of us; we're very tired of dealing with it. The company has given us some money off during...

Hey all! My wife and I are thinking about salt water but I had a quick question regarding staining...we have some very large oak trees around out pool and I have a hand full of stains every morning, it's not really a big deal, they clear up as soon as the pool starts running and for the larger...

OK...well here goes, we just finished up with the remodel a few weeks ago (I wouldn't want to go through it again!) While we liked it before the remodel the previous owners had painted it a few years prior and the plaster looked awful, the decking was cracking where we added the flagstone and...