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  1. DGS

    Talavera Tile Suppliers Needed

    Hi! Love this site! Looking for porcelain Talavera Tile Suppliers. Found latin-accents and casa castillo and a couple others online but not many. Anyone know of any suppliers? Thanks!!!
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    Texas Question #2

    I consider myself an honorary Texan since I live in Memphis but have actually been to Memphis, Texas! 6 years ago had a neat, old style hotel on the main street downtown corner and was a pretty cool little town. Here goes-after speaking to Cl Industries and Aquavations we more than likely (95%)...
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    Texas Question

    Hi, Just want to repeat- I LOVE THIS SITE! The knowledge shared here is amazing and so incredibly helpful. My question isn't meant to be snarky or insulting but I check this site almost every day and have noticed that any posting that references Texas gets hundreds or thousands of views and a...
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    Can Hydrazzo life be extended to 20-30 years?

    I love this site. I can find so much great info here. A huge thank you for all the knowledge and wisdom! We have interviewed 4 contractors for a remodel of plaster, tile and coping. We have 5 more to interview. The one that has the most experience and is the sub for the most respected pool...
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    Memphis TN 2017 Spring Renovation

    We are beginning to plan the renovation and have spoken with one contractor (will speak to 5-6). Gathered a ton of info from this site and other sites (everything from supplier & client references/liens/liability/cement composition/payment schedule/how to apply/when to add water/start...
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    Is there a correct order & method to add these?

    I need to add about 36 pounds of Calcium Chloride, about 6 pounds of CYA and about 3 pounds of baking soda. Seeking advice on order to do so. I know to do the sock in skimmer for CYA. I am also assuming that I should probably not just dump in 36 pounds of a chemical but maybe do it in stages...
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    Help with Chemicals

    Recent pool owner. Initial posts covered that I had zero Chlorine and CYA. Found that Pentair Chlorinator elbow was full of gunk so it was replaced. Works fine now. Added 8 lbs. CYA to pool. Half of CYA never really dissolved in water so I just dumped that half into pool. The other half I used...
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    Pool lost 6" of water

    From 6:30AM today until 9PM tonight the pool water level dropped 6" The day before it lost 4" The pool just finished a 3 day SLAM and looks great and is balanced and no one was in it until 7PM today. I am eliminating "splash out of water" as there were only 3 people in it and the activity was...
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    Zero Chlorine reading

    Normally pool chemicals are in balance and I am normally the only person using pool 2-3 times/day 20 minutes per time. Normally shock about every 7 days. 5 days ago big storm-lots of debris. Kept using net to clear debris and cleaned out skimmers several times-including the one on pump. Did a...