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Check with your local pool store, there is what looks like a large white crayon that is used to coat the threads. This is the only stuff that will prevent leaks(it is used by most service personel). Sometimes hardware stores have this product, it comes under various brands. From experience...

Upon looking at your picture you posted. It looks like your complaint is that the water doesn't flow evenly over the water fall. This is because the rock shelf is not flat. If you add more water you will have the same problem only the water will be deeper in the low spots. In order for the water...

The acid wash wasn't done properly that is why you have streaks. The gypo's just pour diluted down the side of the pool and call it good. Acid washing is a dirty messy job and most do not want to get dirty. The acid must be scrubbed for it to be even. The only way to clean calcium off of tile...

My pool has a finish that is like Pebble Sheen, it has mostly White pebbles and with a few black pebbles added. It makes the water really Blue on a sunny day. The steps almost look like real sand. Cliff s

I wish I had a picture of my previous spa to show the PebbleTec that fell off the side. It was about 2 ft x 4 ft and went almost the entire side. It was repaired, but when I sold the house I noticed that it was cracking again. Cliff s

The usual way is to make a temporary pool cover out of bubble wrap taped together with duct tape. When the job is done just throw the whole mess away. Cliff s

Paver's are very popular around here(AZ), because they don't crack and are more appealing than plain concrete. The installation is only as good as the installer. The edges should be cemented and the ground and final lay compacted with a power plate compactor. They hold up on driveways just...

The White PVC is meant for interior use. The Grey is used for electrical conduit and not liquids, although it does contain a UV inhibitor. The White PVC has no UV inhibitor in the material so it will deteriorate after a while, this is why it is painted(it makes no difference what color as the...

From what I have observed here in AZ the floor is shot last and anything that is left over is just buried in the floor. As far as the slump is concerned the truck drivers speak English and the workers speak Spanish(and NO English), so the just shoot what they get. Contractors love cheap...

It all depends on how your pool is plumbed. Mine I only change valve setting twice a year. Once in the spring to heat the pool and once in the fall to heat the Spa. Cliff s

The complaint with regular PebbleTec is that the surfaces is just too rough, I can attest to that. Check out the finish you want on a actual pool and feel it with your hand, then be sure the color is what you like and you won't be disappointed. Any reputable company will be more than glad to...

Today, on any job the price is quite flexible. Try several different contractors and don't be surprised if some are 1/2 the price of others. Business is slow and getting slower and many are very hungry. The days of making a quick fat buck is over. Cliff s

The loss all depends on how your system is plumbed. I do not think it is a good idea for all the filter water to flow through the heater. Builders do this to save a valve. If you have a separate spa then with a couple of valves you can heat both the pool and spa, or each separately. Then, use...

I have a spillover type Spa and it can be used either way. The problems you are facing are the pipe runs to the filter these will require digging up your yard to bury them. If you have a Spa you will need to heat it to be able to use it during the winter. You can usually get by with one more...

I had pool with a SWG and a natural rock waterfall for 6 years without any problem. If you have calcium in your water you can get the white buildup around the water line, but it really didn't show on the waterfall. Cliffs

This guy should have been fired. He lied to you when is said this was normal. He also should of put down plastic to collect the overspill. He is basically lazy and cheating on the job, then lying his way out of it. I would suspect is quality of workmanship is equally poor. He probably low bid...

I presume by your pool profile that the pool interior finish is Quartz Aggregate. I would guess that in the Aggregate there are some Iron Pyrite chips. These will rust and give this type of stain. You cannot permanently remove the stain with acid as the stain will just return. The only way to...

I also live in AZ and have had pools with both KoolDeck and Acrylic type covering. KoolDeck is cooler in the hot sun. It is not as durable as the Acrylic finishes and will chip and can come up if you use a pressure washer. With KoolDeck you can walk on the deck all year whereas with the Acrylic...

Before you decide on a installer be sure to check some of the jobs he has done. There is a huge difference in workmanship amongst the various contractors. Cliff s

There are many brands of spray on deck finishes in most any color you would like. The existing cracks can be patched and the finish applied. It is usually 3 coats first a primer, then a texture coat and then a overcoat of Acrylic paint. This makes a very durable deck finish that can be pressure...

You made a wise choice in getting the larger SWG unit. You won't have to run your unit any 12 hours per day. Here is what I would do. Set the unit to 100% and set your filter pump timer to about 6 hours a day. Test your chlorine levels daily. Then adjust the run time of the pump to obtain the...

Looks like a good unit. I tried another brand a few years ago and the chlorine ate the plastic and the unit failed after a few months and the manufacturer would not honor the warranty and shortly after they went out of business. I would get some split corrugated tubing(used for electrical...

You give some very good advice. I might add a couple of thoughts. Be sure to inspect several pools your prospective builder has constructed, note carefully the quality of workmanship. Are all the sides corners and ends neatly finished. The grout joints even and the tiles cut square. Be...