Recent content by zethacat

I use www.powertochoose.org and switch electric companies every time my contract is up. I make sure to switch on the exact meter read date every time. ;)

It's not going to be bad -- I am paying 4.8c / kWh right now. :) :) :) Will probably be going up to about 7c for the summer but the heater will be used much less as it gets warmer.

My pool is 85 degrees right now and steaming!

Walmart sells HTH Calcium Plus 4lb container for $6.67

Builders can pay the BBB to remove complaints. The end result is "Company offered an acceptable resolution but the customer didn't respond. " or some similar verbiage and the description of the complaint from the consumer itself disappears. If they are already making false accusations against...

Any water feature can be considered an aerator whether it be a waterfall, waterslide, bubblers, deck jets. Basically anything that causes small bubbles and breaks the surface of the water is aerating. Without asking PB to do anything special you could just buy an attachment like one of these...

What a fantastic looking patio. Has everything gone smoothly so far?

He's right. Even if they were selling you 8.25% it is still almost half the price of Walmart / Target brand.

The following links might be useful in your search for a good deal. http://poncatechsquad.com/Dan/Chlorine/ http://www.troublefreepool.com/threads/83147-Chlorine-Date-Code-Decoder-Easy-Way-to-Measure-Strength...

Makes no difference whether it's set for main drain or one or the other skimmer, I still get air and turbulence. I'll have to try the shaving cream.

Question: Where did you get your FC goal of 6 from? If pool math shows 4 to 8 then your target should be 8.

I am trying to find out where I am getting air from because my pump basket gets a good amount of air in it. I've already replaced the drain plug O-Rings, and put Teflon tape on them. Today I cleaned and re-lubed the basket o-ring.. but I'm still getting air. I've tried both sparing and...

I really like that coping

I love it.. especially the mountain views. Great job!

How much lube should be used to lube an o-ring? Sparingly or generously?