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Day 6 of startup on my new 19k inground plaster (with quartz aggregate) pool. I have been reading up in this forum and thought I would get my pool all balanced perfectly quickly. Well, I did that, but now I have read some things about plaster startup that make me nervous that I balanced too soon...

Brand new pool owner. Plaster with quartz aggregate Trying to get my pool levels all leveled out. PB threw a bunch of stuff in the pool and now I have to fix it ;). I've got my chlorine to 2.0, CYA seems to be around 30-35 (but since it hasn't been a week, I will wait and retest that reading)...

So, I have all the details for my new pool (yay!) This will be my first pool ever-we are so excited-but I'm doing a ton of research to prepare! We are currently getting our HOa approval and permits. I have a few questions about pump size, one or 2 speed, step height, and chlorinator: Here...

Today I am meeting with the builder to nail down our final design. Here is a picture I drew up after putting a hose in my yard to get a better feel for the space. Is there anything that I am missing? 2nd, I know this is asked as nauseum...but what is a good depth for jumping? In the far...

I am building a pool in Houston and have narrowed down to a few pool builders. One was cheaper, but I notice that they build using #3 steel 10" OC, while many other builders are doing 8" OC. They also shoot the concrete at 4000 PSI, whereas some other builders are 6000 PSI. They do over dig...

The way the layout of our yard is, the design that seems to make a lot of sense is to have the raised spa closer to the house with the pool curving around behind it. 2 PBs drew up plans that way, then I had my third appointment and he said he would never do that because having the spa closer...

I am new to the forum and have spend hours and hours learning a ton!!! Than kyou all-what a great forum! I thought I might have to hire someone to take care of our pool, but after reading-I'm fairly confident I can do it on my own and save some $$$! So...We are getting bids from several pool...