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    Pool pump headache

    Pool pump took a dump......now looking to replace Here's what I have.....27,000 gallons....1 big skimmer....2 returns....a slide....4 deck jets All piping 1 1/2 PVC Piping runs about 50 feet from skimmer to pump Catridge filtration and a furnace. What size pump should I look for? Like 2 speed...
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    My Experience with National Pool Wholesalers

    I have had mixed experiances with this company. Four years ago I ordered a 20x40 ig pool from them. The only issue I had was in delivery. It took 6 weeks from time of order to get it to my yard. I got frustrated and made several calls to them. They referred me to a company in California...
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    Pool house build

    Just a little update......roof done! Electrical done! Trim almost done! Should add paint over the weekend and then I have to turn my attention to the inside..........
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    Pool Cover question

    Yes I drain to just below the skimmer in the winter but the cover is 22 feet wide for my 20 foot wide pool so the cover sags down enough that there is plenty of contact with the water surface. I bought it directly from pool cover specialists in Arizona. They shipped it via semi. Took about 2...
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    Pool Cover question

    They say you shouldn't but I do......we had a record snowfall winter before last......something like 150 inches with a couple of 2+ foot storms. I was a little nervous with that but I used a roof rake to clear some off and when that wouldn't work anymore I walked out on it and used a snow...
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    Jandy Deck Jets complete vs. nozzles only installation

    truly decorative.....does nothing but cover the whole in the concrete deck.
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    Pool Cover question

    Yes, I installed it myself....took a day to get it done by myself....would take half as long if I had to do it again........I just finished my third winter with it and the only things in my pool were a few pine needles and some worms. Does a great job keeping it clean!
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    Pool Cover question

    I got one from them 3 years ago....works as advertised although the installation instructions where a little sketchy in places. Had a weld on a gear break last year.....had it welded back up for a few bucks....pretty sure was covered under waranty but figured a trip to town was faster then...
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    Pool house build

    Well I have begun with my pool house project.......roof almost sheeted. It is 14x24 building with a 10x14 covered porch that will eventually be my outdoor kitchen after I save a few more dollars up. :-D I plan on a full bath, kitchenette, and changing area. The area in front of the doorway...
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    Newbie Questions

    Nice looking island! I like how you used varying sizes of stone big and smalll.
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    The Cabana - A Work In Progress

    Good looking cabana....went to the lumber yard over the weekend and picked up the lumber to start of mine......I will post some pics once the sawdust starts flying!
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    Desiging Phase DIY Help Needed

    Where to start? 2 years ago I did just what you are wanting to do. I hired out the hole digging but did everything else but the concrete deck. To answer one of your questions......DEFINATELY HIRE OUT THE POOL BOTTOM WORK....LET ME SAY THAT AGAIN.....HIRE OUT THE POOL BOTTOM WORK. My wife...
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    Auto Pool Cover Repair

    Thought I might hijack this thread for quick question........ Please, no thread hijacking! Thanks. JasonLion one of the ropes on my auto cover has broken. The company I bought if from wants me to pay to ship the entire cover back to them and then charge me $300 to replace the ropes.....Well I...
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    I am so ready to use my pool

    Me too....it hit 60 today....unseasonably warm for my part of the world and I looked out at the covered up pool and felt like Clark Griswold on Christmas vacation.
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    Cell replacement

    Thanks for the info.....I thought the light was for the cell but it makes sense that it would be for the minerals......I wont replace that part and knowing that I should get at least 5-6 years out of the cell makes me feel much better. That makes it around $100 a year which feels much better...
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    Cell replacement

    I have a Zodiak Duoclear swg. I have been using the cell that came with it for the last two summers and has been working fine. The little timer light on the panel was telling me at the end of the season last fall that I needed to replace it. Well I was a little skeptical since the literature...
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    Time for a pool house

    I built our pool 2 summers ago and we have now decided it is time for a pool house with a bathroom to keep all the wet people out of the house! We have decided to build a 14x14 building with an additional 8 feet of roof overhanging the pool patio that will eventually become an outdoor kitchen...