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  1. VegasPoolRat

    Converting to SWG with Painted Pool Rocks

    Everything in the picture below: The border of the pool, the waterfall, deck, etc. is painted using what I think is just normal (or outdoor) paint. The water actually comes up over the painted border, so there's about a foot of painted rocks below the water. I really, really love taking care of...
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    Draining a High CH Pool and Filling with Highish CH Water

    First the numbers, courtesy of my beloved TF-100: FC 3 pH 7.6 TA 70 CH 1400(!) CYA 40 Borate 50 Plaster pool, using the BBB method. My CSI is currently .43, but because of my ozonator the pH tends towards 7.8 which moves the CSI to 0.59. Looking directly at the water at a perpendicular looks...
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    Help Identifying Eyeball and Retaining Ring

    This is me the past few days trying to find replacement parts for the spa part of my pool: :hammer: Attached is a photo of an eyeball and retaining ring used in my spa. The retaining ring is 1.5", if not a tiny bit bigger. For the life of me I can't find any matches on any of the spa parts...
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    Help Balancing pH Rise in Vegas Hard Water Pool

    FC/CC: 3.0 pH: 8.2 TA: 80 CH:800-900 CYA:60 Borates: 50, using the TFT Kit and Lamotte test strips Disclaimer: This post might be a bit premature, as I just added the Borates (using Mule Team and the method from this site) about 30 hours ago. I haven't adjusted the pH since I think it told me...
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    Unusual Skimmer Basket Liner

    Has anyone ever seen a skimmer basket liner like the picture attached? I really love it and want to replace it, but I can't find a single store that recognizes it and the builder - Anthony and Sylvan - hasn't gotten back to me. -- 12K gallon 8' in-ground Hef-style mini-grotto - Pentair...
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    What Do I need to Empty My Pool?

    Just because I'm a nerd and I would do things differently now, I want empty my pool and start again using liquid chlorine (instead of this horrible trichlor), and some borates (just for fun) and more controlled set amount of CYA. I know this is a basic question, but what kind of pump do I need...