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First, thanks for all the previous help; now my beautiful little pool needs a heater. We have natural gas and 150BTU seems the right size. Hayward, Jandy, Pentair, Raypak -- how to choose? Should we go through the 'authorized distributor' or void the warranty by using a licensed gas installer...

Good Morning: About a year ago, we successfully refinished our pool with help from Trouble Free Pool. We had mosiacs made from Light Stream Glass and used the baking soda technique for re-fill. This year, the pool looks great and is still under the care of the same service person. No...

Since we have two houses we also have two cable bills -- we all hate one cable bill let alone two -- so I'm trying to cut the TV cord. As a result, we're trying different streaming services and TV shows to see what works for us. Last night while watching HGTV via Sling via Roku, they were...

Reading about pools I've seen lots of discussion about vacuums and wonder if vacuuming is required. We have a screen cage over the pool and get few leaves, moderate amount of small bugs and good amount sandy dirt. Can that be swept into the main drain or is that a bad idea? As an aside, the...

Pool will be emptied on Monday and by Friday we will start refilling. I will be using the bi-carb pre-treat method with a 55-gallon modified rain barrel. We have the bi-carb, proper test kit, PoolMath, 8-gallons of muriatic acid, tested the rain barrel and read and re-read as many articles as...

Today I tested the house water to confirm or change what the pool company read. I did all the tests, which I'll list below. Interestingly, I ended up with similar results but got different numbers. Pool Store: TA 125 + CH 100 = 225 TF Kit Results: TA 110 + 125 = 235 The calculation is...

pH 7.9 CH 2 FC 10 CC .5 TC 10.5 CH 300 TA 110 CYA 100 -- at least that what I think! Thoughts?

I recently replaced the float valve assembly and weir on the skimmer and see water movement -- it seems to be working. However, the fine debris on the top of the pool doesn't go into the skimmer and just floats around. Since we have a screen cage, we don't get any leaves or larger items. The...

We have just tested our 55-gallon drum set-up and it worked perfectly. How do calculate the amount of time it will take the 3-output hoses to fill the pool? We know it took 8-minutes to fill the drum and we keeping track of emptying time with one hose. Thanks. Susan

Will refinish pool with Florida Stucco Gem Finish Factory "blended with the highest quality selected colored quartz aggregates, white Portland cement and proprietary additives to enhance strength, density, bonding and curing." We are using glass tile step markers and mosaics made from...

I have 3 questions: 1. When do you know it's time to get a new cartridge? 2. After pool re-plaster start up will a new one be a good idea? 3. I've read a lot about one brand being better than another -- should I stick with Hayward brand or equal ok? Thanks.

I recently saw a posting about aquaBRIGHT and was intrigued enough to investigate. Since I've already contracted for a new plaster finish my interest would be a future project. Questions: The product is called Eco -- what makes it eco since it's basically plastic? Plastic often has chemical...

The only thing I knew about pools was my neighbor in Massachusetts had one and it seemed like a lot of work and not much benefit. Long story short -- I became responsible for a house in Florida with a pool. Since the house was not occupied much of the time I didn't see any reason to run...

We are new owners of an old pool. We're having pavers installed over the concrete pad/deck prior to new Marcite finish. Cutting the coping stones will create quite a lot of stuff falling into the pool. Since the pool will be emptied it seems reasonable to let the debris fall into the pool...

Hi: Although new to pools, ours is older and will have new Marcite being applied in February. We are planning to use the bi-carb method and have some of the prep work complete. We are using a modified rain barrel and will set up as shown in the attached document. We have had the new water...