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That is an incredible pool, jeez. I'm just down the road from you in Austin. Can I ask if the stone in the water messes with your water quality/chemistry at all? It seems like it would leach and raise your pH constantly. If it doesn't, I'm going to have to rethink my owner build design that...

Can I get a sub list too? I'm on the west side as well. Lotta Austinites on here! Thanks!

thanks for the info... keep posting those pics!

HI there. That's a really exciting project. I'm actually shopping pools for a house in austin with a very similar yard. Can you give me an idea of excavation costs? I'm sure this varies wildly depending on whats beneath the surface, but yours looks like it was pretty bad with all that rock...

Re: Just bought a house with a pool-Black Algae and No Chlor well i went ahead and got a polaris 280 for about 375 bucks. Should arrive monday. I hope its just plug and play but I guess I'll find out. Anybody have any experience with those?

Re: Just bought a house with a pool-Black Algae and No Chlor anybody know of a pool cleaner that they really recommend? I know i have an booster pump that's just sitting there unused.

Re: Just bought a house with a pool-Black Algae and No Chlor looks like it was at 8 so i set to 10

Re: Just bought a house with a pool-Black Algae and No Chlor OK... rough estimate maybe? 1 hr, 12 hrs, 3 hrs 17 minutes 47 seconds?

Re: Just bought a house with a pool-Black Algae and No Chlor how long should my filter/pump be running a day?

Re: Just bought a house with a pool-Black Algae and No Chlor also... any ideas on the particles floating around... there's a lot of it and i'm sure it doesnt help with the algae problem... even found some dead insects which is pretty gross...

Re: Just bought a house with a pool-Black Algae and No Chlor I'm actually curious about that too... good question...

Re: Just bought a house with a pool-Black Algae and No Chlor Well I took a dip over the weekend. The gray spot on the very bottom is definitely a patch of what looks to be concrete underneath the plaster. Also, there sure was a LOT of debris floating around suspended in the water... little...

Re: Just bought a house with a pool-Black Algae and No Chlor Alright... first time posting photos so here goes nothin' These spots showed up this week Easiest to see the plaster flaking off at the stairs... but there are lots of spots like this across the pool floor Water is a little...

Re: Just bought a house with a pool-Black Algae and No Chlor yeah android here... ill take a look at simple pool... Just out of curiosity is there a 'safety guide' to know what levels of what chemicals are safe for swimming and not safe... With all the reading im doing and learning the...

Re: Just bought a house with a pool-Black Algae and No Chlor OK i think i can handle that. I'll see if i can get it done during lunch. Just out of curiosity, does anyone use a "pool app" like to enter in your measurements, track changes, compare results over time, etc. Seems like that...

Re: Just bought a house with a pool-Black Algae and No Chlor Hey thanks for the quick answer... I actually just came across that same info on the CYA question... looks like I'm going to have to drain. SO How does one do a partial drain. I didnt actually see the info in the pool school area...

Re: Just bought a house with a pool-Black Algae and No Chlor Wow! Hey guys thanks for the warm welcome and quick responses. I'm about to read up on this, but if anyone's around for a quick response, is there a way to lower CYA without draining? @linen, yeah I sure am pretty fed up... it...

Hi all, First day reading the forum... first post after a few hours of reading... So we bought the house recently and just continued service with the existing pool company. After about 9 months of pool plaster beginning to flake (looks like the surface of the moon now), pool plaster turning...