Recent content by Desterline

I wish it all was. :-( So apparently I just got schooled over a basic assumption I've been using for the better part of thirty years. I was under the belief that a "fluid ounce" was defined as 1/128 of an US gallon and was one avoirdupois ounce (mass) of water at some specified purity...

When and if you find it necessary to kill bees/wasps/hornets/yellow jackets, I'd suggest a much less toxic solution - soapy water. A tablespoon of dish soap in a quart of water is quite effective. The soap reduces the surface tension enough so they can drown. A super soaker is a quite...

At the risk of causing Richard some dejavu, I found this discussion: http://www.poolspaforum.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=20137 and this one http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=16144 Added considerably to my reading list...

May not be the most effective, but.... :-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sadxG-1BoeA

Do we have reference material for the electrical process in a SWG? I have nothing to back me up, but I thought they intentionally alternated the current between the plates to increase their lifespan. Which should result in something more neutral. As far as effecting the other metal parts in a...

Ok, I've not actually installed it yet, but I have the $12 ebay pump running on the bench. It seems to be a bit higher volume than the Stenner pumps I've read about, It seems to be moving about 8oz per minute - about 90 gallons per day. Since my pool's been needing about 1/2 gallon per day, it...

Let me start by saying that I don't have a metal problem. I've been reading a lot of forum posts on metals and it seems the standard response is maintain levels of sequesterant (cost $$$) but you can't actually remove the metal from the water. I've seen several posts of people trying various...

Glad to see you got your pH in range. My apologies for doubting your testing. Out of curiosity, how much of what did you have to add to finally bring it in range?

Appreciate that physics isn't everyone's favorite subject (I mean, what's wrong with you people? :-) ) Skipping some sticky details, the envelope math says... A "Therm" is an amount of gas that produces 100,000 BTUs A BTU (British Thermal Unit) is the amount of heat it takes to raise one pound...

I'll have to bow to other people's experience here, but I don't think I'd be adding much more of anything until I had more confidence in your tests.

I'm starting to wonder about your pH testing. Either there's something wrong with your testing process, your test kit, or you have some _seriously_ acidic water. I suppose it's also possible you have some other kind of contamination that's messing with the test, but I'd start thinking about...

Now there's a subtlety I didn't know. Learn something new every day. OK, disregard the more borax suggestion. But more chlorine for sure. And definitely be careful with the CYA as it takes quite a while to show on the tests. Oh, and I think the lug nuts should be tightened clockwise. :smile:

Add another cup of chlorine. Repeat the baking soda / Borax treatment. Be aware that CYA (stabilizer) can take a week to properly register on the test. So don't add more or bother testing that for a few days. -Denny

The neighborhood kids didn't get hold of any of this, did they? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpQej7M_HXw

I don't know of a 1-1/2 Female PVC slip to 3/4 male threaded connection. What does exist is a 1-1/2 male PVC slip to 3/4 female threaded connection http://www.mcmaster.com/#4880k208 You could add an 1-1/2 coupler and a 3/4 nipple and get pretty close to what you've described...