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  1. TxBwana

    New Heater Smell

    Well, we got our heater replaced when we resurfaced our pool in May. Fired it up for the first time to warm up the pool (it had previously been turned on to be checked only for a few minutes after installation). Noticed a smell like plastic melting/burning and shut it off (it was warming the...
  2. TxBwana

    Who's visiting your pool?

    This year, we've had more dragonflies than ever... this one is a new color to me.
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    Hot Start or Follow Wet Edge Guide??

    Well, the Wet Edge plasterer just left. He said to do a hot start and recommended adding 4 bottles of MA for my ~15,000 gallon pool/spa. I am the one responsible for start up. This contradicts what Wet Edge specifies. http://www.wetedgetechnologies.com/files/28_Start_Up_Instructions.pdf Which...
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    HELP! Need advice re: installation of new Pentair Master Temp 400

    Does this look right to you? The cord coming out the vent? There appears to be a circular tab below that seems to be designed for the cord exit. I'm asking because my last heater died due to rats. So I was going to order the MK Rat Proofing kit -- then I noticed that when they installed this...
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    Hello from Plano

    Hi, I'm Donna and we're redoing the surface of our pool in Plano. Looking to put in a pebble finish in a med/dk aquamarine. Our pool was built by Riverbend Sandler in 1999, we moved in in 2002. Wish is was deeper, the one pool I built in San Antonio back in 1988 was 9 feet deep and that helped...
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    Remodel in Plano Complete-- Pool is Full

    ​We have a 19 year old RiverBend Sandler built gunite pool, finished in white Diamond Brite, sport pool depth. (I would have made it 8+ feet deep if I had built it to help keep the water cooler in the summer, but it was here already when we moved in.) Pool needs a new finish and I've gotten...