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My guess would be the coping provides some shade / relief just as the water helps keep the liner cooler. If my dolphin cleaner was affecting the liner above the water line, why wouldn’t it have rubbed the pattern off all the way around the edge instead of the two corners that get the most sun...

I submitted photos and serial number to GLI. 2 out of 4 corners have almost 100% fading above the water line. These two opposing corners receive the most sun (sun set and sunrise) so my PB believes the liner is failing prematurely due to UV exposure with it being a dark liner getting full...

Bret, I shot you a PM

Really enjoyed the pool this weekend! - used robot for the first time, did great - learned that my SWG and heat pump like a minimum of 2700 RPM on the pump to register the correct amount of salt and for the minimum pressure on the heat pump. I may need to add an intermatic timer to SWG if I...

Need to test water ASAP... added 320 pounds of salt... my salt test strips show correct salt (3200PPM) but my Aquarite system only detecting 1100 ppm so it is not generating chlorine... for the past 2.5 days with water. May need to buy some liquid chlorine until get SWG recalibrated. Will use...

Yes, actually jumped in tonight, water warming up 1 to 2 degrees per hour. Started at 73. PB put up orange construction fence until my aluminum fence gets here in about a week and a half.

Thank you! PB came out this morning and finished installing light, skimmer, etc... rest of pool is filling up. I assume they come out later today to turn the equipment on. I need to add some salt to the water!

Filling her up, vacuum phase. PB told me to fill up until it reaches bottom of first step. I guess they come back out to cut holes for light, skimmer, etc. Do I need to let this vacuum fan run all night now that there is at least 6 to 8 inches of water in the pool, or can I shut it off?

Liner is being installed now, so we're getting ready for water. 14 x 28 pool, 3.5 to 5.5 deep, pool calculators showing that is around 13k gallons I was planning on putting in 300 pounds of pool salt (does that sound right for 13k gallons?) Looking for any general advice for initial setup for...

Concrete poured yesterday... electrician doing final connections now. About 850 square feet of decking poured... way over budget on concrete, oops. We have another 3 or so days of dry weather so we should be swimming this weekend!

Updated my signature with my test kit -- my pool is not filled yet, but I guess I can test my tap water. I think PB is filling up from a nearby fire hydrant but I assume its the same water quality. Inspection is today, here are some photos:

Have my test kit ready!!

All the equipment connections, plumbing, was finished this morning. Concrete guy is out today forming everything up... inspection tomorrow. Looks like weekend or next week will be liner installed and concrete pour! Amazing how fast this is going with good weather. Might be swimming by Memorial...

Thank you--I looked at your build thread from last year, looks awesome. I grew up in Erlanger. This is our first pool, paying cash so it's basic compared to yours. One day we will have a little more land and a little more pool!

-- Yesterday they got the walls and stairs up, footer poured -- Today they are doing plumbing and electrical, setting up all the equipment and then backfilling this afternoon I think the inspection is tomorrow, PB thinks we will be swimming by Memorial Day... this is crazy process has been this...

Paying cash from work bonus... I am grateful to be able to do this. Because we didn't want to go into debt for a pleasure expense like this we didn't go crazy... will be spending about $35k by time everything is said and done. EDIT: Also, after negotiating price... PB took an additional 5% off...

Parts delivered today..PB supposed to be here tomorrow to begin assembly

Trying to use the "gallery" feature to add these images, hope it works

Looks like Dig Day on Monday!

Thanks for the tip—I ordered an LED with a long cord, figured too much was better than not-enough. All parts are in, permits and HOA approved, electrician comes Thursday... just waiting on PB to break ground

PB was okay with me ordering parts to save $. He actually said the prices I paid are lower than the pricing from the big wholesaler in Cincinnati. Approved permit came in me in the mail yesterday, will update again with photos when electrician is done.

- All parts received from Inyo and PoolSupply4Less - HOA approved design - County approved the design, had some heartburn when I told them PB would be using excavated soil to level out backyard and to create a landscaping hill... they caused me to have to create some detailed drainage and...

Pool parts ordered: Item Cost Store Heat Pump - Hayward Heat Pro 110K - HP21104T $2,476.99 Inyo Salt Water System - Hayward Aquarite AQR3 15k gal $615.00 PoolSupply4Less Pool Pump - Hayward Super Pump VS - SP2603VSP $665.00 PoolSupply4Less Light - Hayward Color Logic 4.0 LED - 100'...

So I spoke with an electrician today that is a friend-of-a-friend to run my general plan by him and he immediately told me using SER (either 1-1-1-3 Aluminum or 3-3-3-5 Copper) would be out of code because pool subpanel / equipment would require an insulated ground... and the ground inside SER...

PB was one that inspired me, said our area I can write “self” as installed for electric inspection, no license needed. Apparently copper is easier to maneuver so I may go that route. As long as my variable pump, heat pump etc are all by the sub panel, the only cable that needs to be buried is...