Recent content by linzjane88

Anyhow, I have been trying to get on top of this slam in between life and the very limited availability of quality chlorine near me. Also, there might be a disclaimer that my testing drops are (cough) 2 years old and my r-o870 is black and goopy (kinda makes the chlorine test hard to read with...

Hit post too soon... Still working on my back story! 😜

Well this has certainly proved to be the most difficult of pool years for me. Went on vacation and came back to a green pool and have been struggling pass a OCLT.

You are correct in that it's a little channel that it sits in 😬 I had the same thoughts to be honest, about 'stuff' getting down in there and speeding up the wood breaking down. My grandpa was the contractor and is pretty stubborn once he gets an idea in his head and I didn't want to bring it...

Well coming from an above ground pool owner that went from a Pentair Optiflo, 1 hp, 2 speed (lasted 5 years) to a Hayward Powerflo Matrix 1.5 hp 2 speed I can say the Hayward feels and sounds much nicer. You can't even hardly hear the thing. It's only been in operation for less than 24 hours at...

Ooh thats a really good idea! I have tried thinking of things to disguise it and I am always at a loss and then I take another drink and quit caring. Haha. But that is a good idea.

A couple more- the stairs lead to our upper deck where there is access to the kitchen so no more grassy feet into the pool for bathroom and drink breaks

I figured 3 years later I would update with what we did for our deck. It was a looooong road but we finally got it the way we want it! We went with a Ipe decking and love how ti turned out. Takes about 2 full days of work a season to get it washed,brightened, and oiled to bring back the rich...