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I’m getting 90 GPM at 3,000 rpms

That looks familiar. Looks good pal....congrats!

Welcome to the site! You are doing your due diligence by asking questions and you came to the right site. You will receive advice based on experiences from current pool owners who are passionate about their pools. I am assuming you are here because you are not an expert when it comes to pools...

Hey pal, the glass beads both add color as well as texture. I was concerned with the texture of the pebble without beads as my kids have had their feet torn up at a friends pool who has mini pebble and they didn’t have glass beads. I did the beads more for the fact they have no sharp edges like...

I'll help move it. I will need the following: - round trip plane ticket - round trip Uber to / from airport - 2 shovels (1 for you, 1 for me) - wheelbarrow - gloves - cherry pepsi - access to bluetooth speaker - wifi password - couch to sleep on - access to a shower

Hey, that looks familiar. Looks good pal. If those weeds are big, I'd pull them. If small, you can use a butane torch on them.

Haaa..Funny guy...Don’t be intimidated by the equipment pal. Once the valve settings are in place (usually set by your builders start up guy / but verify the settings with the forum if you like) and the builder has it up and running, it’s not difficult. First thing to do is learn the different...

Regarding the bubbler...I could be wrong but from what I see, that collar you refer to and that is shown in the directions gets glued in AFTER plaster. That way the lip of the collar rests on top of the plaster. Sounds like the only issue is it not being straight? As far as the gunite, you...

Looking good pal! Going quickly as well

The closer to the pool the more efficient everything works. The closer to your utilities, the less digging for electrical and gas. When I designed it, I put the equipment in what I thought would be the most secluded area but it could be put pretty much anywhere. I’m not sure whether placing...

Sorry pal, I feel for ya. I think it’s time to request for the Forman to be on site for the rest of the build...all of it.

Oh heck no! Not acceptable. They were thinking “Oops, let’s hope the homeowner doesn’t say anything.” Not sure why I’m getting so upset about it, but I hate when people are lazy. They need to take all the glass tile below the ledger out, as well as the bottom row of ledger. Install the glass...

IC40 is more than double your 15k gallon pool so you are definitely good. My builder had never heard of IntelliCenter. I showed them the price and they just charged me cost..no issues. They also never heard of microbrites. Microbrites don’t suck.

https://www.polytecpools.com/Pentair-IntelliCenter-i8PSIC60-Kit--Pool-and-Spa-with-Load-Center-and-IC60_p_9509.html https://www.polytecpools.com/Pentair-IntelliCenter-i8PSIC40-Kit--Pool-and-Spa-with-Load-Center-and-IC40_p_9378.html $2,660 includes the salt cell

“analysis paralysis”. Yes, that’s the worst. When you think you have finally narrowed your choice down and then you see something that contradicts what you thought would be your best choice. Anyway, maybe consider an auto fill.

Another example. I had a pool/spa built in 2014. Told the builder my budget was 40k. He drew a design in front of me and said “$43k”. We agreed on 40k. I paid and it was awesome. Moved to a new construction home in 2017. My next door neighbor wanted a pool. I showed him pics of my previous...

I used pool studio to design my pool. I initially had 3 builders out for bids. When asked, I told them my budget was 85k. When they asked for ideas on how I wanted the pool to look, I showed them my design on the computer. They said the design would work and asked me to email them the file so I...

I’m sure it’s on the forum somewhere, but I’ve never seen it. But right before you fill your pool, you can take a photo of your water meter. Immediately after it is full, take another photo. Using both photos, you can calculate how many gallons your pool / spa are. I’ve done it to both of my...

It’s the Puerto Rico blend

Midnight blue for you to check out.

They will be coming to fix it. I’ll look into that and even have the stainless steel plate for them if needed. The foreman is pretty irritated that the mason did that. They are going to send a different mason to fix both issues per my request. Thanks for the info. Mike

My builder said they will fix it when they come to fix the spillway. I’m frustrated because I usually catch that stuff. Thanks all for the advice. Mike

Thanks for the replies. So when I spoke with the builder regarding the skimmers, he immediately called the tile guy and then called me back. Tile guy said because the flagstone piece he used above the skimmer (the one with the smaller opening) did not cover the entire length of the opening...

I designed my own pool and am usually pretty observant. Wasn't until I was in the spa for the first time a few days ago that I noticed one of my 2 skimmers has a larger opening than the other. Guessing it’s not the biggest deal, but would like to hear what others think. Builder plans to add make...

Stonescapes Mini Pebble - Midnight Blue. 8 bags of Puerto Rico blend glass.

Thanks for the replies, makes me feel better. Now I can find something else to stress about.

Shotcrete was completed a week ago. Ever since, I’ve noticed dirt on one area of a wall. Although I cannot see the muddy water coming through the wall, I know it is because it rinsed off when I water down the Shotcrete and then appears again hours later. Builder says it’s all good and that the...

Yes it is. It’s a more complicated processs with many more steps. My tile upgrade is $600 just for the tile. They want $5,400 just for installation. Im going to try and talk them down in price or attempt to do it myself.

Where are the plans which were signed off by the city? Should be somewhere in your backyard for inspectors to review. Should have dimensions on it. I’d not, plans are usually in 1/8 scale so you could measure using 1/8 scale on the plans to find what the pool should be. Ask the inspector about...

I'm kind of in the same situation. I'm having a pool built and to add 90 square feet of glass tile, the cost to upgrade the tile is $600. I was pretty happy about that. Then I saw they want $5,400 to install it!!!! I figured it is the same as installing ceramic tile...piece of cake. So off...