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  1. stever

    Wall Whale or Wall Whale XL?

    A bit late, but I wanted to weigh in. I had the original Wall Whale and liked it. As it seemed like a 1st generation product, it was a standard brush with the tail screwed down into it. I loved it, but eventually the plastic part of the brush all came apart and it was gone -- probably lasted...
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    Newbie question about coping

    The only thing I can think of is the water line vs. the top of pool. With just a small wave, the water in my pool splashed the underside of the coping. If the 'wood' sticks out, these waves will probably cause water to splash under the wood. as the bottom of wood = top of tile = 3" above water...
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    Insurance

    Our pool added about $35 per year (AAA). We are in process for the $1 mil umbrella policy. Funny, though, with a $2 mil suit you're still up the creek. I guess the idea is to not tell anybody you have the policy and then they won't go after it.... (as much). I can just see the mailman...
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    Grey Plaster or white??

    With my pool white and a friend's pool grey, I can see than his pool stays 5 degrees warmer... must be because of the darker finish absorbing the sun rather than bouncing it out of the pool. Steve
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    385 sq ft ig grunite pool - • Hayward 60 sqft D.E filter

    As a point of refernece, my 625 sf pool had a 60 SF DE filter originally spec'd. This was the largest non-steel (for SWG) DE filter Pentair makes. It would have been fine -- but with the bigger is better theory, I found the Pentair QuadDE with a cartridge-like filter taking DE. 100 sf. My PB...
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    CALCIUM Stain on Tile

    Your CH does not seem that terribly high (has the pH gotten too high?), but I will tell you what my PB told me: "Auto-fills will create a line around the pool". The reason is that the auto-fills keep the water at EXACTLY the same level as it evaporates. Everybody else walks out with a hose or...