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i just started my brand new pentair heat pump (117,000) and i either did something wrong or it has to be defective. the spa went from 84 to 86 over 2 hours! i am in south florida so its pretty warm here. i know electric takes longer than gas but this cant be right. i am going to call my builder...

here are my latest numbers 2 weeks after start-up. fc=4.0 tc=4.0 ch=340 cya=25 ph=7.4 ta=140 should i be adding cya with the pool only 2 weeks in? local pool store says leave alone for now.

thanks guys- my nieghbor says the first 30 days are tuff and then it gets much easier. it will be nice to use the swg and the robot. i am brushing the pebbletec everyday but i was told its worth it for the long run. i am currently not doing my own testing but i will start. i just assumed the...

south florida here and my pool temp is 86 and i do not find this refreshing at all. i am from the northeast and used to swimming in cool fresh water lakes. as the season moves on i plan on using the pool with much lower temps and using the electric heat pump if needed. i am thinking of...

thanks guys- here are the numbers from this morning (10 days after start-up). fc=4.0 tc=4.0 ch=210 cya=50 ph=8.0 ta=70 so i added a bag of alkalinity increaser this morning and then a 0.5 gallon of acid to the pool this evening. the pool looks so much better now. anybody...

thanks guys- this morning the pool looked more clear. i went to home depot and got a gallon of liquid chlorine and dumped in pool and ran pump all day. this evening the pool looks pretty clear. in morning i will test water again. i have a local pool supply store do the testing. so the cya should...

i had start-up about 8 days ago. when i filled the pool the pebbletec looked great and now i am dissapointed with the cloudiness/haziness. first test done 3 days after start-up gave me this: fc= 0.0 tc=0.0 ca=300 cya=90 ph=8.0 total alk=150. we then added 1.5 gallons of liguid...

mas985- thanks much. i have more info. on the plans, if i am reading them right, it appears i do have 3" main spa suction line. on the diagram it appears the 3 jet loop may be more narrow than the 4 jet loop. today i attempted to slowly turn the 3 way valve to equalize flow and i did it! it was...

jasonlion-thanks. i guess there is always the possibility of obstruction/debris in the plumbing but when i turn the valve to the 3 jet loop those 3 jets have good flow and when i turn the valve to the 4 jet loop those other 4 jets have good flow. the loops not being balanced seems like a good...

mas985-thanks. so if i understand you, when somebody has 2 loops and they are not in balance the waterflow will come through 1 loop and not both loops equally? thats why i am getting all the pressure coming out of just 4 jets and not all 7? is rollin thunder correct about the 8 jets? also,why...

mas985- thanks for the input. i do not know the spa jet gpm. the spa booster is a 2.5hp pentair (i think whisperflo) but i dont know which model. i am not at home right now. if you open the valve for the 3 jet loop you will get powerful flow from that loop and the same when you turn the valve...

one of the builders was here today and agreed its not acceptable. he says it has to be corrected but he is not sure what the correct fix is. he says there may be a few ways to fix. he mentioned changing out the spa booster pump for a bigger one. there are no obstructions. this is a faulty design...

mas985- the spa has a dedicated booster pump as described above and does not go through the pool filter. i could be wrong but i dont think a blower is going to increase the pressure coming out of the jets.

i just turned my spa on and i am very dissapointed. i have excellent power when i have the 3 jet loop on and also the 4 jet loop. but when i turn on all 7 jets (2 loops) i have almost no power. my builder said i would have a little less power when both circuits are open but this is not usable...

decking yes- spraydeck and sundeck are both acrylic but kooldeck is not. jim121-we decided not to go with a screen. it was an easy call for me as i have seen what my nieghbors are going through. with the increased hurricane activity i just did not want to take the risk. please e-mail me at...

decking jim121- the acrylic decking probably is more slippery than traditional kooldeck but thats the point. acrylic will have better resistance to staining and chipping. i did not care about deck temps or slipperiness. my main concern was the durability and look. i will not allow any running...

i am in boynton and will get decking next week. when i was interviewing builders it seemed that most of them really push the pavers however i decided to go all concrete. the first thing i will tell you is do not decide based on how hot the deck gets. so-called kool deck is no cooler than spray...

pool lite good info here- i am contracted for just 1 color logic and my dig is tuesday so i dont think my builder is going to want to add a 2nd color logic and i am not sure i need one. i am thinking of going with the caribbean blue pebble as opposed to the white pearl pebble. the white pebble...

spa plumbing thanks pool guy- are you a builder and have you much experience with this design?

i start my pool/spa combo next week and i wanted to get some feedback from pool/spa builders. i am contracted for a 7' by 7' integrated octagon spa. the spa will have a dedicated 2.5hp pentair pump on 2.5" pipe on a 25' run. originally my builder was going to place 5 jets on 1 loop but i then...

coolpackard- do you have a dark or lite interior? never heard of the nexxus lite but it sure looks cool. is it really brighter than the color logic? its so frustrating that i will have to use the 2.5 instead of the 3.0 which is still in production. the 3.0 is supposedly brighter and also has...

pool lite nocaster- thats good to hear that 1 color logic works. what finish do you have? i am contracted for 1 color logic in the spa and 1 in the pool. my pool is a little smaller (30' by 13' 360 sq. ft.). txborn- the video looks awesome and thats why i went with the color logic over the sam...