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Hi all, for my final inspection, I would need to install alarms on all doors and windows with access to the pool area. The alarms must have a bypass options, but I dont seem to be able to find any where it is specified that they have that. Any of you have those you can recommend? I have two...

OK, thanks. thats just what I needed to know.

Hi all, I have a new pool (NTB Mini Pebbles) with plaster installed two months ago. I am very attentative with the chemistry, and measure most parameters several times a week. I feel that pH keeps crawling every time I adjust it to 7.5 it gets up to 8.3 or so within 4-5 days. So I am probably...

Hi all, I have a PureChlor SWG, with a timer on the panel. I have currently set it to run for app 8 hours (the pump runs for 10 hours a day at 10m3 per hour, the pool is 38m3 or 10k gal). There is 3500 ppm salt in the pool. I cannot find any instruction on how long time the SWG should run for...

This is amazing! Thanks! Just ordered it at a 3D printing service...

Would it be possible to share that file here?

Wow, that looks great. I am not very familiar with 3D printing. Is there a file with dimensions, you are willing to share, or how does that work? So I don't have to measure it myself with the risk of not measuring correct :rolleyes:.

Thanks for the info. Heat gun might be able to shrink the PVC slightly so it fits. The umbrellas we have are in two parts; the lower part is just a pipe (1.5"); the upper part is where the umbrella is attached. I guess most umbrellas are like that. Are you using an umbrella with a metal rod? I...

Thanks Jeff! The sleeves might be a good idea! Although I would like one that is long enough to support the full length of the umbrella holder. Actually, I just found out by searching, that a 1 1/4 SCH 40 PVC pipe has an OD of 1 5/8. Whether its strong enough to hold an umbrella I dont know...

Hi all, I have a couple of sunbrella holders (sleeves) in our pool, which is built in the concrete. The model is Aquastar US101, and the inner diameter of the sleeve is 1 5/8. Now, most umbrellas the pole is 1.5", which I am afraid will be very wobbly and perhaps damage the sleeve (which is...

Anyone know what brand/type this drain is? Thanks

So nobody have experience with a garden hose filter. Many of them claim they remove calcium and soften the water. For example this one: Amazon.com or this is specifically for pools: Hydro Life XL Pool and Spa Calcium Block Filter

Hi all, we are about to have the plaster installed (Stonescape) in our new pool. Where we live (Central FL) the water is notoriously known to be super hard, which is also why most houses here have water softeners. Now filling a new pool, I would like to use our hose (which is non-treated...

Hello all, we are about to have our plaster installed this coming weekend, still haven't decided to go with a Quartz finish (exposed aggregate, Marquis) or mini pebbles (Freestone). However, we would love the glitter effect of the abalone shells, but we have now been told by the application...

That is an amazing idea... Thank you so much...

Hi all, I am in the process of designing a marble shelf for our overflow from the spa to the pool. I read some issues reg water "sticking" to the material, and not making a waterflow. So I was wondering how I could make the shelf so it has a water drip line. Should I ask the marble guy to, when...

Yes, ours also says minimum 6". It is 8" all over, except that spot which to my best measurement is around 4". How should I fix this. If I ask the TB they will probably say all is good, very seldom have I experienced anyone in trades admitting that they were wrong. I am thinking of two things...

Yes there is rebar behind the "cardboard" and at least 3-4 inch thick concrete. The rebar distance is 12" everywhere.

Hi all, Our shell is just shot three days ago. I have noticed one place where the cardboard is placed there is a string they used for swimout marking string is pushing the cardboard out at one point, so the regular 8 inch wall thickness becomes very thin (my guess is 3-4 in) and then below and...

Also, the guide on this page says to do tile first, then coping. Now I am in doubt? Thank you for your input...

Thanks for that. I have also been told, that water goes in immediately after plaster (same day), so anything "dropped" will be into water as well..

Hi all, we are just about getting our pool made (shot the concrete this week), and I will prob. going to have lots of questions and recommendations from you guys. We are doing it a bit unusual here in FL, where we are hiring the subcontractors, and building it our "own" as owner-builder...

Hi all, (Im new here). What is your experience with applying finish/plaster (stonescape) after the concrete has been poured (shot)? I read some different messages times everything from 7 days to 28 days... IS there any considerations reg. coping and water line tiles? I assume these can be...