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    Installing stone coping onto cover track

    Hello, Finally getting toward the end of my pool renovation. Water temp is only upto 75 here in the UK but the kids are in every day! Anyway, my last big job is the coping installation and was looking for advice regarding laying stone coping over a cover track. The area will be back filled...
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    How much muriatic acid to lower TA?

    Hi all, Currently looking at getting the chemicals I need before pool fill. I tried having a go at this through the calculator but couldn't work it out. Pool total alkalinity is currently ~ 330 mgHCOl/3 (water board figures, but will have a Lovibond 6-1 tester to confirm for fill) I will be...
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    'Aquarite+' vs 'Aquarite Flo Advanced'

    Hello all, I'm currently trying to spec an Aquarite for SWG and control of the pool equipment (Hayward Super Pump VSTD SP2616VSTD, EnergyLine ENPI11M and 2x CrystaLogic 3481 PLDBL LG (50W LED) and am trying to figure out the difference between the Aquarite+(T15) and an Aquarite Flo Advanced...
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    raising deck level around IG pool - building up bond beam?

    Hello, I'm currently looking at a complete pool renovation project and the landscape designer would like to raise the existing deck level around the pool to the house finished floor level. Obviously there's things to take care of like damp proof where it meets the house, but with respect to the...
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    Hard water & SWG

    Hello, The local PB in my area recommended against using a SWG because of the hard water and them having had issues with recent installs and scaling on the plates. Getting a TF test kit is difficult in UK (I'll probably end up buying the Lovibond MD200 6 in 1 in due course) but for now I have...
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    Can anyone identify this skimmer

    Can anyone identify the skimmer from the video below 2:00 minutes in: How to install a reinforced membrane RENOLIT ALKORPLAN TOUCH Elegance
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    My pool renovation - initial questions on hardware selection

    Hello, So having moved into a house 2years ago with a dilapidated pool and having just completed the house renovation, now my attention is turning to the pool to hopefully get it running for next spring. It's an IG pool (30x10', 14,000g) concrete with in-situ fibreglass lining, perhaps done at...
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    Hello from the UK

    Hello all, So, like many others posting here, having just moved house I now find myself in possession of a pool with no idea what to do with it! I've spent the last few days avidly reading up many of the articles and beginners guides and investigating what setup I've got in order to formulate a...