Recent content by Sportster

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    Simple Light Quandry... Could Use Some Opinions

    I think I'm selling myself on the idea of just replacing my old SP0583SL50 with a new one of the same part number . It's under $200 on Amazon, and it should install just fine. The actual distance of the wire pull looks to be about 35 ft. which shouldn't be so difficult. I still like the idea of...
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    Simple Light Quandry... Could Use Some Opinions

    OK, the situation is simple, and I'll explain it in short bullet point sentences to keep this short. The house we just bought has an inground pool (14,000 gal) with just one standard (white) light on the one end. It is not an LED. The light had water in it and trips the GFC, so I need to...
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    The Pool I Never Wanted

    Well.. who knows? We bought this house and closed on it right at Christmas a couple of weeks ago. The owner "seemed" to be taking good care of it since the water was clean and clear, and I saw that he did have some chlorine tabs in it (but in the skimmer which I quickly found out was something...
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    Best Caulk for Pool Area?

    One of many dumb questions to expect from me... My 14,000 gal. in-ground pool is surrounded by a stone tile border which is then edged with a large area of concrete/pebble-paving. The joint where the pool border meets the concrete pebble paving seems to be opening up due to (I guess) some...
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    The Pool I Never Wanted

    Recently retired, never had a pool, didn't want a pool, but... Wife and I bought our retirement home last month that we REALLY liked and on beautiful 3/4 acre lot. The price was right even with a great looking pool, so now I have a pool to maintain that I never really wanted. Looking so forward...