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I don't have the salt test as part of my kit but I did test at opening using a friend's kit. After adding a few bags to adjust to the target I haven't adjusted since the light on my SWG says that it's fine. Even if salt is high, is salt scale on pool walls a thing? As far as CSI, my overall...

Thanks TS, that's a great write-up and a super helpful resource for owners going through this so thanks for documenting your experience so thoroughly. Time will (hopefully) tell if my issue is scaling or corrosion or something else but either way it's a problem with the FB gelcoat on a 3 year...

Update... I dropped my water a few inches and added muriatic acid down the side of the wall and didn't see any bubbling reaction or any difference in the texture afterwards. I also took my water to a pool store for testing on the off chance that what I'm feeling is metal staining but iron and...

Thanks Texas, I will try that. I can't feel the abnormal texture on the horizontal surfaces of the steps or floor because they are textured themselves, but I will try adding acid to the wall above the first step. With the heat this week it shouldn't take long to drop the level! I do not notice...

Hi all, The walls of my 3-year-old fiberglass pool have a texture under the waterline compared to the smooth texture above the waterline. It's not like sandpaper grit or chalkiness but there's a definite texture that doesn't belong there and wasn't there for the first couple years. There is no...

We do have a car ramp but we stopped using it with him a couple years ago because it's a little too steep. Now I just pick him up (being careful not to break my back) and put him into our side van door. But a car ramp might work in combination with something else since it doesn't have to go all...

Thanks for the concern JT but I should have specified there's little to no chance he's going to give it a go on his own, at least any time soon. All of his previous swimming has been in a lake and he's pretty wary of our pool so far. He sleeps 23 hours a day and he's never ever outside...

I have a 12yo 100lb German Shepherd with mobility issues due to very bad hips and knees. He loves to swim but he can't quite get in our new IG 16x40' fiberglass pool because the steps are a bit too steep and narrow. The 3 steps extend across the entire length of the 16' and we have plenty of...

Thanks Maddie. I submitted a question to Pentair's website asking if they have any recommendation for a filter for my setup. Will update here if they weigh in. James, I'll have only one skimmer, no main drains, no heater, and no water features. Thanks for the tip on sizing the lines.

Thanks mknauss, appreciate the feedback. Unfortunately it appears I'm dealing with a builder who doesn't know what he's talking about.

So after telling the builder we want the CC200 he's saying he'll do it but that oversizing the filter like this "could cause airflow or cavitation issues" and he needs us to be aware of that for liability purposes. Does this make sense to anyone? From what I've read it's not uncommon to place a...

Great, thank you both for the input. I can easily move up to the 200sf model so I think I'll go with that. Thanks again!

Hi all, This is my first post here so apologies for the urgency but I need to get back to my builder by end of the day on this question. I have a fiberglass pool install scheduled in 3 weeks and I'm nailing down the details of the equipment. The pool is the Latham Monaco, 16'x40', 21K gallons...