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    Concrete Anchor for Cantilever Umbrella

    Over on the Indiana Hill Billy Pool Dig thread, user 8corneflakes showed off a pic of their beautiful—and bargain priced—cantilever umbrella from Kohl's. We loved it (and the price) we got one as well! Here's how it looked on Kohl's website: Unfortunately, the base for it is a monstrosity...
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    Bread: even the pros use it

    When cleaning the filter basket of my water feature pump, I thought it was just normal for a bunch of water to come rushing out when popping the lid. I got pretty quick at it: pop, remove, replace, clean, pop, install, replace, done! But apparently that's not supposed to happen. It turns out...
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    A retreat from Texas heat: nutjob's pool

    Here are the pictures from the construction of my own pool project. Thanks to Southernwind for making it possible. The full gallery is also available. Select Shots The plan: we had a third-acre lot, but an enormous storm drain easement running through. That limited the size of the pool—and...
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    Overflow drain: the other end?

    I've been taking walks through the alleys around the neighborhood, peeking between fence slats at pools and comparing notes. I see some folks' pool overflow drains connect to a pop-up emitter that lets the water drain into the alley, like this: My builder left me with this bare pipe: My...
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    Hello from Allen, Texas!

    Hi folks! I'm Sean, and I'm a new pool owner (and a total nutjob—but I'm on medication, so it's OK). I've been reading the site with great zeal all throughout the construction of our pool, and during the time the builder's offered complimentary weekly care. However, I think it's finally time...