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My pool is 4 years old, and despite being a loyal TFP follower during this time (I've never used a "pool guy" or had water tested at a pool store) I believe I have been living with mustard algae pretty much since the pool opened. I've been bad about adding chlorine to the pool at night, testing...

Here in North East Texas, we have finally gotten some of the winter weather the rest of the country has been experiencing. It's fun playing in the snow! However, now the power is out so no freeze protection for the pool... I have a generator for the house, but not enough juice to run the...

This is my first winter with a filled pool. We didn't actually have a freeze last night, but it got cold enough to set off the freeze protection. Unfortunately, I awoke to find no power to my pool equipment due to a flipped breaker. I have my main pump plus 3 waterfall pumps that are all set...

According to my PB, my pool is one of the first in the nation to install the new (released late spring 2014) Hayward LED Accent lights. These lights are a bit like miniature (1" diameter) versions of the standard Hayward Colorlogic lights. They essentially look like lightsaber handles for all...

My 1 month old pool has been crystal clear ever since the plaster dust went away. I have absolutely LOVED this site and treated it as pool gospel when it comes to testing (TF100) and using PoolMath to adjust. Everything has been great but it seems like I'm going through considerably more...

I have lots of flagstone in my build - flagstone coping and flagstone beach entry. Many people have talked about sealing flagstone with SWG pools due to problems with spalling/deterioration of the flagstone related to the high salt levels. I do not have a SWG and use TFP method with bleach, so...

I'm just now at the end of my first week of having a pool with water in it. Each day I come home from work to find the pool floor and steps absolutely covered with the reddish tinted sand that is typical for my area. This looks especially bad against my blue plaster and changes the entire...

Pool was filled approx 2 days ago and I have been brushing as instructed. The pool has been pretty cloudy but with the plaster dust and tons of dirt/dust that got blown in the pool immediately upon filling (of course), I guess that's expected. It does clear up overnight when I leave it alone...

My pool construction started December 1, 2013 and is ongoing. Yes, I know I have been lazy to not post pics and things so far, but so far we have too many pics to count spread across 3 different cameras. I'm thinking a set of representative photos at the completion of my build will be a good...

First post! - after lurking on here for several hours or possibly days... This will be my first-ever pool to own. It is currently finished to gunite/tile/coping stage now, but lots of work remains with drains, outdoor bathroom, decks, gunite "boulders", etc still to come. I found this site...