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We've had this pump for less than 5 1/2 years with very little pool use, and it's giving driver/stall errors now. My technician says it's a common problem with this line of ECOSTAR and says we should just pay $2k for a new Pentair and forgo Hayward products all together. I contacted Hayward...

Make a faux diving board out of concrete! That's what I did :) My builder did it for 400 dollars. Mid build: Finished:

Definitely, I've had to replace a few pop ups every single year. That gear box is going to go sometime soon too.

Heeey that was my builder. Stay on top of them and watch construction, I caught a few mistakes myself. They had a package when I built that included in-floor cleaners, you should look into it. I'm pretty happy with my own! Living in an area with little to no leaf debris makes the in floors a...

I have pebble sheen. I think it is a bit smoother than regular pebble tec, but we've still had a few scrapped knees with rowdy kids on the stairs. Nothing terrible though. My smoothest pool was the vinyl pool my parents had :love:

Thanks for the input!

I have not sealed it! Guess we'll see in a few more years how that ends up, but so far it looks fine ^^

Would I rent something like this? https://www.homedepot.com/tool-truck-rental/Submersible-Pump-2/0009112/index.html They also have a gas powered one that seems intimidating :confused:

Okay thank you very much. I've never rented a pump before (didnt know that was a thing, cool) , so I'll have to look into that and see if they have 100+ft hoses to make it to the sewer clean out.

Question, as long as I keep the plaster wet with a good spraying every 2-3 hrs or so, wouldn't that protect it from the sun while I drain and then refill? Kind of like how we had to do when the plaster/gunite was first constructed? That way I could get it done during the summer?

So a month earlier would have been easier because of the cooler weather -- is this because of concerns with damaging the pebble sheen plaster with the heat right now? In that case, I suppose I could just push it off until early fall. I didn't realize I couldn't stop the process if I was going...

Good to know, nixing the hose then. I'll get a more traditional hose. I'm really unsure where else I can drain to. I have a view fence that backs up to a small walking trail and a large wash, but I'm pretty sure the HOA will kill me if they see me draining to out there. Other than that I have...

Hey all, so it's been 4 years since my pool was constructed and despite my best efforts to try to control the CH levels through an at home water softener and pool chemistry, the levels just kept rising and rising year after year. I'm probably close to or over 1k CH by now, and I can see little...

Oh wow, thanks for letting us know! Interesting. I'll have to see if in a few more years I start noticing the same ? I have yet to apply any sealer to my own decking/coping. Hmm, my coping is not rounded and smooth though, it's the same tumbled tile as the patio, so it already has a rough...

Hey guys, I got a PM asking me about my travertine :p 4 years later and I'm happy to report it looks exactly the same as the day they installed it! No worries so far, my friends :)

Looks great, don't worry about an extra foot or so :) Remember, the gunite will shrink it some too.

Definitely a deep pool :) I have 2 kids and grew up with a deep pool, so I enjoy most of my time in the deep end. But I noticed the older adults like to stay in the shallows. If you ever imagine your kids wanting to attempt any sort of diving or jump experimenting, its probably safer to have a...

Wow, it looks great jcsmith! Dream pool! :)

Now that is interesting! I didn't know there was a comfort difference between the two types. So maybe we are better off going with a stand alone after all :)

Things I wish I had done: - I wish I would have put in the money to have tile accents on the steps, because without them in the water they're actually very hard to see! :( - A spa, as now my husband has been talking about getting a stand alone one, but we could have added an in ground one while...

Beautiful pool :) I have an A&A in-floor cleaning system in Arizona as well. I LOVE it, makes pool maintenance a breeze. I never have to sweep except for the odd spot every few months that gathers heavier debris that can't get pushed to the drain. No one cares about the pop ups either, as they...

Thanks! And no, we've never had a problem with the travertine color. It's not a bright white color, since it's Crema it has tones of brown and yellow, so it works fine for us -shrug- I really like how it contrasts so well against the blue of the water. And thanks all for the info on the acid...

Looks great! I think I have that same water tile :) I think you're going to really like the in floor system. I've had mine for 2 months now and cleaning has been a breeze!

Update for those interested :) Pool is about 2 months old now, here's the pebble sheen blue surf color. We ended up having the entire sand filter replaced. Original was leaking. The guy came out and literally sawed the filter in half, ripped it open, then dug out the sand and put up a new...

Re: Starting the process in North Phoenix **Updated Pics 8/2 What kind of stone does she have? Flagstone?

Sounds pricey imo, but I'm in AZ not FL, so prices may differ. I paid something like 4-5k for mine in a 580~sqft pool.

Re: New Frisco, TX Pool Build Updated 7/26 Gunite Complete Beautiful design! I love how you integrated the fire pit into the coping of the spa and pool. Very nice!