Recent content by alanpaul

Hi, Elsa. I'm originally from B'more, now living on South Florida. Anyway, if you'd post a photo or two of the site, we'd be able to imagine with you, and also make suggestions. Thanks!

And personally, I have to agree with ChiefWEJ's wife. Swimming pools are not natural, so why create a poolscape with a pile of rocks jutting out of a concrete deck? One might as well install artificial trees. IMO, pools and water features are about the water, not rocks, so just make the water...

ReillysMom, I remember from an earlier discussion that you love your house, but not the brick. Unfortunately, you don't love the restrictions of your lot, either. OK, first, say the Serenity Prayer. In this discussion about the size of your pool, I'm thinking about how everything in Texas is...

As it will be inside a hollow molding (essentially a tube) with a little air space around it, I would imagine the living room wire would be completely safe and secure. That's my opinion, and I am not an expert at all.

Thank you, Summerspa! I intend to go thru it step by step to see if I can figure out exactly what's wrong with my aged system.

To follow thru with TechGuy: NOT-So-Bright and Soft-In-The-Head.

Armada, What can we say? If your probably-incorrect Pool Store CYA number was even nearly correct, than your Thursday number of 32 was very good. Then they told you to add more, which probably brought you up too high, if any of their numbers are even remotely believable. You see...

I suppose you'd need a professional to tell you if it's paint over concrete, or paint over plaster. [For better or worse, I'm told the better pool paints (and I understand that's an oxymoron) are epoxy compounds.] As to the surface, I've seen pools where the plaster seems to delaminate in...

I don't believe Rafael told us the actual distance, but he is looking at using high quality speaker wire, apparently up the inside of a wall, thru the attic and exiting an exterior wall to outside speakers. The wire he discussed at the top of the thread is 12 gauge, though I'd say most of us...

Raf, If you have 2 zones available, and you are using one for indoors and one for outdoors, then you're in good shape. If you want more zones, you'll need more switching capabilities, therefore a speaker switch with even more options. And don't use that 16 gauge wire for your outdoor...

IAN81, I'm glad you tried the putty, and I hope it gives you several years of service. We have 2 cracks which we've re-puttied every 3 years or so. I think perhaps we need to start a Painted-Pool-Partnership here on TPF, to assist each other in maintaining the surfaces of our painted pools...

Rafael, And remember that a heavier gauge wire will carry the sound to your speakers somewhat more efficiently with less loss of digital fidelity across the distance from your sound source. We did exactly as you have planned, up through the wall, across the attic and out under the roof of the...

Ian81, On our painted pool, we used Pool Putty by EpoxyBond, a 2-part epoxy compound that you can apply underwater. It does create a little chalky cloudiness in the water that filters out, but it will seal the crack(s) for some time (in our case several years). Do be sure to brush/scrape the...

I can hear your pool light sighing with relief. :goodjob:

My final thought: Remember the scientist-inventor Tesla? He invented microwave technology, sonar, radio, and radio controlled devices including remote controls, all in the early-to-mid 1900's. He also posited that a power company could send electrical power deep into the ground, and...