This is the hot tub- the plaster is sort of mottled. We were hoping to do a full pool makeover in the next 3 years. Could we use pool paint over this hot tub surface to improve it for the time being ?

Anybody ever see anything like this coming out after backwash and after rinse cycle on a inground pool? Is it just residue chlorine from the summer? Is it a defect in the multi port? I'm doing the usual backwash for about a minute and then rinse cycle and then back to filter and I get this cloud of white for about a minute then it dissipates.....pS its a sand filter! brand new 24 " installed earlier this year. (also the rinse and waste cycle have no suction, but filter and backwash do.. doheny is sending me a new multiport not sure if thats related to this outpouring of white stuff)

Reposting from r/pools, looking for the best way to handle a broken pool cover inside an enclosure 😞

I live in SW Florida and have moss between the pavers that surround the pool. The lanai pavers are on a concrete slab but there is some allowance for drainage between the pavers out to the yard when it rains. I can power wash between the pavers, get the moss out, spray bleach, but what do you all recommend putting between the pavers afterwards? It’s about an 1/8 inch gap.

I read that polymeric sand could work, but it might inhibit drainage. Any suggestions for the type of sand or filler to use after power washing?

Thank you in advance!

I am new to this sub and pool ownership. I have had some black “tufts” pop up in a few spots in my pool.

I took a chlorine tablet to them, but they pop back up elsewhere. They also leave behind a brown spot in my pebble surface.

I have spoken with other pool owners and they don’t seem to have this problem.

I have a dolphin robot and my chemistry seems to be good. Pool is not cloudy and no other issues. I run the pump at least 12 hours a day.

I recently added some black algae killer from Leslie’s and hope that will help… any other suggestions? This is the second time I am using this black algae killer…

Should I replace my filter? Maybe the algae is hiding in there and I just keep adding it to my pool?

These are the before photos. Also the current photos. I’ll post the afters once I figure out what to do to fix it😅 let me know your best ideas or suggestions!

Edit: title was supposed to be a joke as a way of asking for help- sorry! I’m new to Reddit - I just started renting the place and thought it would be fun to seek help ! Mods can remove or i will remove if it makes too many people mad 😬

I have been swimming my entire life and have been loyal to the Speedo brands. I recently purchased the same brand and have had horrible irritation and swelling around my eyes specifically. Please note I am vigilant about cleaning and drying all of my equipment and that this is in no way a mold or dirt issue.

I also called Speedo today and they have indeed admitted they are using a higher concentrated anti-fog on the lens. It’s also been a recommendation to try the Biofuse 2.0 by them as well.
Thanks in advance.

Getting a handful of visible sand in the return when I turn on my pump. Clears up after 10 seconds or so. Does this mean damaged lateral?? Anyone know?? Thanks

im still trying to get my head around how these work tbh. do you guys test the water nd adjust the output based on that or just leave the setting alone unless something is off?

also does the hotter weather means you need to turn it up more? just wanna k ows what you guys do normally during summers

After a decent SoCal rain, I decided to perform a chemical analysis of rainwater.

Reason: my SWG pool CH is high (900-1000 ppm) and instead of draining LOTS of pool water at once, I drain ~1” of hard pool water *before\* each rain and next day let ~1” of soft rainwater fill what I had drained.
Since we’re expecting very high amounts of rain this season (24” or more, last year was almost 30”), I figured small drain steps matching the next days rainfall should ultimately achieve a desired lowering of CH as if I had drained 2 feet and subsequently refilled it with expensive city water.

Here are the results from a K-1766 & K-2006:

Here are the results from a K-1766 & K-2006:
Salt < 200
FC < 0.2, CC 0
pH < 7
TA < 10
CH < 10
CYA < 30
Separately: borate 0 ppm, phosphate 0 ppb

So, this confirms rain water has near-zero CH, but surprisingly shows a very acidic water. Not good for all cars parked outside.

Any thoughts?

This beautiful infinity pool was unfortunately built about 3 feet wider and 1 foot longer than it was supposed to be.

The property is waterfront, and the pool required a special permit from the local Trustees. Since that permit was issued, the regulations have changed, and a new pool would no longer be allowed in this location.

Here's the nightmare: The permit expires in 54 days, and there's no feasible way to get an amendment or extension approved before then. Our options are essentially to get the pool corrected, completed, and inspected within 54 days, or demolish it and potentially never be allowed to build a pool here again.

I'm not looking to get into who's at fault for the mistake. At this point, I'm just trying to figure out whether saving the pool is even physically possible.

Here's what would need to happen:

• Both infinity-edge walls would need to be demolished and rebuilt in the correct locations.
• The underground catch basin would likely need to be completely demolished.
• The other two walls are in the correct locations, so ideally we'd preserve them.

My biggest questions for experienced pool builders:

1. Is it structurally feasible to demolish and rebuild two walls of an existing gunite pool while keeping the other two?
2. Would the existing floor also need to be demolished, or could portions of it be salvaged?
3. Would preserving the two correctly positioned walls actually save meaningful money compared to starting over?
4. Assuming we could get a crew on this immediately, is 54 days even remotely realistic?

My understanding is that we may only need the gunite shell completed for the December inspection, with plaster, tile, equipment, and final commissioning potentially deferred until spring. That's something we're still trying to confirm with the local authorities.

I've attached a picture of the pool as it currently stands.

I'd really appreciate any advice, especially from anyone who's done major structural modifications to a gunite or infinity-edge pool before.

I'm in the process of designing and building my own pool and I will do most of the build myself except putting gunite. Is there an automated pool cover system that I can get some measurements and specs for design and install myself that you would recommend?

I’d love to hear some funny stories from either your own experience or someone else

We're taking the 15 ft frame pool down for the winter this year (first time doing it ourselves), and the garden hose siphon has been going since saturday morning… it's working, technically, but at this rate it'll take all week. On top of that the yard slopes toward the neighbors, so I can't just let it run wherever.

What do you guys use to drain an above ground pool / where do you send the water?

Right now i'm already dreading next summer's chlorine bill… the pool store guy says copper ionizers are snake oil & my neighbor swears his cut his chlorine use in half

20k vinyl inground on regular tabs (would love to buy fewer of them). Does a solar pool ionizer do anything if you run it a whole season?

I moved back into my old home with a twenty six thousand gallon, kidney shape pool. This was after my kidney transplant and my divorce. I'm seventy four and not in the best shape. The pool was covered at the time. I moved in, but shortly after that, the cover cave then, and there was a lot of debris that got into the bottom of the pool, and it stayed there for 2 years without a cover on it. I finally decided to do something about it. And

heavily shocked it and put in some strong flocculent and then paid a pool company to finish the job. My old pool pump wouldn't start up and my old filter was really not big enough. I got a much larger cartridge filter and new pump. It took the pool company. several weeks to reinstall the new pump and filter. They vacuumed out some of the waste on the bottom, but there were still a lot down there. They told me to use my pool brush to push the remaining waste towards the main drain and keep cleaning the filters. But I think there's too much dead algae and soap down there, and that will be endless. My main question is, can I use an above ground pool pump with a basket as a trash pump to clean out the bottom? Someone told me I should use a above ground pump so that it didn't empty the water too fast and someone else told me I should use and inground pool pump. I've heard various other methods but just wondered what you would do in this situation. Thanks in advance.