Recent content by zbigkid

If anyone here has contemplated using pool water for emergency drinking, I've done a fair bit of research on it. I'm not what you'd consider what folks these days are calling "preppers," however I am a very pragmatic, conservative degreed mechanical engineer, that also happens to be an Eagle...

If anybody here has experience with storing one of those solar "bubble wrap" like covers outside in a cold northern climate, I'd like to hear about it. Mine is 12 mil, and I have it wrapped on a pole that is used during the summer to roll it up and remove it. I'm curious if its okay to just...

For above ground, you probably would still need natural gas to keep it that warm, depending where you live. Who knows, if you are in a southern state, you may not need any supplemental heating. Think "greenhouse" and how hot those can get. My understanding is at least some of the enclosures are...

Yep, the prices ARE insane. I looked at Aquashield's website, but unfortunately they don't have a solution that would fit over our slide, and the slide is not removable, so we are talking custom. Plus we have a Lazy L style, so to go 46' total, with an angle, or two enclosures from each end, is...

So probably like any homeowner with a new pool, who lives in the midwest near Chicago, and with a short 3 to 4 month swimming season, I decided to investigate pool enclosures. I'm thinking they are not likely inexpensive, but I wasn't at all prepared for this: Option 1 - retractable enclosure...

Hey folks, I have a new Hayward Filter with my new pool this season. Filters have been doing fine, and when clean run at 18 psi. I hose them down when differential pressure gets above 24 psi. And they go back to 18 psi when cleaned. My question- has anyone found that other brands of...

Why hesitate ? Looks very cool ! Very original too.

So many pools, so little time. I LOVE seeing all the pools. They are all so very cool (in more ways than one.) :party: Is there any way to allow someone to see the slides and pause them ? they fly by fairly quickly, and it would be fascinating to see all the details. Thanks for all the great...

Our muni, gets water piped to us from City of Chicago, and the source is Lake Michigan. City of Chicago has had endemic pipe corrosion problems for years, and I've heard that they add polymeric treatments that contain phosphates to help stem some of the corrosion. Recently they decided to...

Follow up. Well I tried the Phos free, and it did what it said it would do. My levels have dropped from 2500 ppb, to under 500 ppb with only (2) 1 liter treatments of the commercial strength. It did cloud up the pool, but it's been 3 days since I started treatment, and 2 days ago since my...

Wasnt sure which Forum to post this in. (maybe a new forum called Pool Parties) would be an appropriate add. So this isnt just about food, but does anyone have any good ideas, recipes, tips, what-to-dos, what-not-to-do's for our first pool party ? We are holding it labor day weekend, on...

We just got our pool built on July 20th. Landscaping outside of fence has yet to be done, but the important part (swimming) and enjoying the few weeks we have left is in action. THX to TFP folks who were so welcoming and helping with TA and Phos issues. So glad I found this site, so early in my...