Recent content by Yoav

Thanks Dave. The easiest solution would be to go to one of the aforementioned pool companies and buy the vinyl there. What I was hoping to do though, was apply the BBB thinking to a pool liner - accumulate enough knowledge about "vinyl liners" (i.e know exactly how to tell vinyl from other...

Hi All. As expected - due to a job poorly done - my fiberglass pool paint is coming off and making my water milky white, less than two years after resurfacing. Since I do not intend to go through resurfacing again, I was thinking about using a liner. At the time I got an offer from a local...

Hi All, I have been using the LQ (with the 3/8) for a year now and love it. That said, I have been ignoring an issue with it and would appreciate your help fixing it. Since my LQ is higher than my IG pool, when the pump turns off water flows slowly from the LQ into the pool (via the outlet)...

Thanks again Leebo. I just had a look at the link you've posted and its exactly the kind of "design" I am using, although my panel size and density are nowhere close to it (Yet! :mrgreen: )

I'm sorry Leebo - did not mean to laugh at your misfortune. Its this media; one never can gauge the entire content from text alone. For some reason I found it funny - probably because I perceived it as a humorous cynical remark as to how the heater stopped working, and my affinity to...

Thanks guys. I've done some more reading on the subject. I am definitely not going to use DE unless I have a way of removing it safely. I still have no clue as to how I can do this, but I would like to share what I have read about DE, and ask that you be careful when using it. Apparently there...

Leebo, I don't know why, but that was hilarious :lol: Thanks a lot for your help, linen, Leebo. With your feedback and my successful PoC, I am now on a quest for finding the best kinds of plastic for the job. I even found a company that makes polymers that are as conductive as aluminum (for...

I know commercial panels would be far superior to anything I would build, but as I do in other areas and hobbies of mine - I love taking on projects not just for the sake of the end result, but for the fun and experience I get when doing things from scratch myself :-D So, off I went and...

Hi all, Since I live in a very hot and sunny area, a part of my recently completed project involved placing a shading net over the pool. Funnily enough the kids complain the water's too cold now. Never thought that could happen in our parts... :shock: So, I was thinking of starting a new...

Hi All, Wasn't sure where to post this.... Basically everything is running smoothly with my pool, and the water is "fine". The only problem I am trying to control now is cloudiness that is the result of chalking (paint dust coming off into the water). I am keeping things under control by...

Wow! that spreadsheet made my head spin :-D Can't wait to delve into it when I get back home (though it seems I will be in over my head pretty soon...) Richard, I hope you don't mind me asking but I'm really curious - Is your knowledge of chemistry the result of a hobby or of...

Thanks loop_pea - I don't recall ever using the "effect of adding chemicals" section of the calculator. Works like a charm :goodjob:

Hi Jason, Richard, I am not sure who the owner of "the pool calculator" is, but I thought that if anyone can help it's probably you. Since I use Trichlor to reach the stabilization of the pool, I think it would be great if the section on CYA also contained the very useful detail that CYA is...

Interesting... I didn't know that. Thanks! No micromanaging necessary after all :wink:

Thanks guys - I get it :P In hopes I will keep this going all summer... The pics will have to wait a while as my pool area is a mess right now; I am working on replacing my suction side pipe and some of the tiles are out, pieces of grass hacked out, etc... On the up side, I did finish a...