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I replaced my IC40 with an IC60. (5 year old IC40 wasn't producing chlorine any longer). It works fine when my Easytouch is in "service" mode & I manually adjust my pump & IC60. When I try my Easytouch automation, though, I get no chlorine. It lights up & I get a salt reading on my Pentair app...

If I turn on my pool heater when the water is very cold (like less than 40 deg), I see a LOT of white smoke or steam coming from the heater. I have only let it run for a few minutes, out of fear that I am damaging my equipment. I assume what I am seeing is steam from condensation, due to...

Let me know if I'm crazy. There are a couple of reasons why I would like to leave my pool open through the winter. First, I have planned on using my auto cover as the winter cover. The pool has a raised wall on one end, and an elevated portion on the opposite end, so installing a typical winter...

I signed my contract at the end of April, with an expectation that my pool would be finished in "45 dry days". We still have a LONG way to go! It will definitely be cold when the pool is filled. We are having a Pebble Sheen (actually Stonescapes) finish applied. I have heard about the importance...

I know that a lot of people post pictures of shotcrete. It's just so hard to tell what is appropriate since even well done jobs seem rough! I talked to my shotcrete guy before the shoot. He said that he didn't use rebound. I was not able to be home during most of the shoot - just the beginning &...

We have picked out a killer 1" mosaic glass tile for our waterline. I have heard that there is something different about glass tile installation, and that if not done properly, it can be a disaster. My PB has not left me filled with confidence, so I am all over TFP to educate myself. I feel like...

I'm having no success finding lights that can be installed in a raised wall at the end of my pool. It is a 24" wall extending up from the deep end. There are 2 sheer descent waterfalls, and I thought it would look nice to have a light in the wall behind each waterfall. What I was planning on...

We're under construction in St Louis. The guy who will be doing our concrete flatwork (walkway & patios around pool) said to make sure that the plumber buries his lines deep - so that they're under the gravel bed that the concrete is poured on. Is that so important? These are lines that should...

In almost every picture I see of pool construction, whether it is shotcrete or gunite being shot, I see the walls shot first. The workers are standing on the rebar in the pool floor, and there is always some concrete running down the wall, under the rebar & onto the floor. It is still there when...

My pool is designed into a sloping yard. In the deep end, the water is below grade, with a stone veneer faced wall above water, sheer descent waterfall coming out below coping, and ground level deck at the level of the coping, 24 inches above water level. The sides step down, and in the shallow...

Since signing my contract, I have learned a LOT about pool construction. Thanks, TFP! What really scares me is what my PB says when I ask some questions. Here are some examples: Me- "I'm interested in a variable speed pump." PB- "Nobody uses those. They are too expensive & don't save very much...

My main drain plumbing was done today. The rebar is right on top of the PVC. Is this ok? Shouldn't the pipe be further under ground so that the rebar is fully encased in concrete?

My pool builder says that we're almost ready to shoot gunite. As you can see from the picture, every other vertical rebar penetrates the underlying gravel & soil. Everything I read says that any contact of rebar to soil increases chances of concrete failure. Should I insist that my builder cut...

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