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    Vinyl Liner PICTURE Pattern Roundup - PICTURES AND NAME OF LINER ONLY PLEASE

    Does anyone have Laytham 'Crystal' photos they can share?
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    New EVO 614i Robot Pool Cleaner Review

    I purchaed this robot and looking forward to using once the pool is finished. They are digging today! We are installing an automatic pool cover, dose anyone know if this robot can be used when the cover is closed or only when open? Thanks
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    Step Heights in new Vinyl Pool - Advice Please

    What do you mean here? The builder has said the 2" delta refers to a diference between the actual panel and top of concrete.
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    Step Heights in new Vinyl Pool - Advice Please

    Thanks for your comments, I will take up with the builder.
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    Step Heights in new Vinyl Pool - Advice Please

    Hi All, Please see atached final draft for our new pool. The builder was pushing for a 3ft shallow end but we have insisted we want 3.5 ft. We are a litle concerned the steps are now too high, plesae can you let me know if this is normal range and if its normal for the last step to be heigher...
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    New EVO 614i Robot Pool Cleaner Review

    Hi has anyone had experience with Polaris and the VRX iQ? It seems like they are quite similar looking to the Aqua Evo. Thanks
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    Polaris Scout, what's different?

    Hi both, I am looking at these two models and the Polaris VRX iQ+. Did you make a selection and how are you finding the robot? Thanks,
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    New EVO 614i Robot Pool Cleaner Review

    Thanks Jim, good to know you still love it! Probably a good robot to start our pool experience with!
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    New EVO 614i Robot Pool Cleaner Review

    I'm in the market for our first robot cleaner. We are building a rectangle vinyl pool. There is a lot of pollen debris where we live and will be installing an autmatic cover. Based on your recent expericnces with this new robot, would you buy it again or would you purchase something else?
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    First Time Pool Owner - Advice

    For the 60 degrees is that temperature of the pool water? So if we use the heater to keep the temp above that level for the whole season we would only need to shock the pool when we open in the spring?
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    First Time Pool Owner - Advice

    Thanks. Is it normal for pool companies to state that any issues to pool due to salt is not covered under the warrenty? Also will the supplamentary cartridge make it easier/automatic to add chlorine when the temp falls below 60 or do you have to add this manually anyway?
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    First Time Pool Owner - Advice

    Thanks for all your responces. So you think I should just reject the chlorine injector and add the chloring manually at start and end of season? Is this done just by testing each day? Is the cartridge option better than the sand and if so what size of cartridge would you suggest for a 28x16...
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    First Time Pool Owner - Advice

    Thanks for all your responces. So you think I should just reject the chlorine injector and add the chloring manually at start and end of season? Is this done just by testing each day? Is the cartridge option better than the sand and if so what size of cartridge would you suggest for a 28x16...
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    First Time Pool Owner - Advice

    So just hear back from our pool company after asking for a quote/change in price to go for the salt option rather than the ozone option and to add a second skimmer and this was the responce. Also addes a fact sheet as to why ozone is better than salt! Please can I have your thoughts? "The cost...
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    First Time Pool Owner - Advice

    Thanks for your comments, really appreciate them. Ill try and find the spec for the pump and equipment. They have offered this extended warranty, do you think it would be worth taking it out? EXTENDED VINYL WARRANTY - OPTION NOT INCLUDED - ($3,499.00 + $454.87 HST =$3,953.87) The Heritage...