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You've probably already moved forward, but I'm in CT with Eversource as my provider. I DEFINITELY recommend moving forward with the variable speed. I used to run my single-speed for 10-12 hours a day. I now run the VAS for 18 hours a day, with it ramped up to high speed for a couple of hours...

Connecticut, Ocean State Job Lot. Chain of stores. I buy mine at the store in Old Saybrook CT. Have been for the past 15 or so years. They sell by the gallon or by the case (four gallons per case), $3.99/gal, 12%. Sometimes $2.99/gal They typically have a couple of pallets of cases in stock.

As you discovered, new were expensive, so I first looked used/local on craigslist. There were some available, but the sellers were asking $35-$40 firm. Looked on eBay, which I normally don't do. Found someone selling and they had a "make an offer" button, so I offered $20 with shipping...

The blue storage jug is a 15 gallon jug, used. It was used to hold juice concentrate. Smelled pretty darn nice when I got it! I buy 12% chlorine by the 4-gallon case at a local discount store, NOT a pool store. Filled the 15 gallon blue jug with that.

Stenner pump was purchased from Locke Well and Pump. $208. Pump ships with feed hose and all the kibbles and bits to get it connected. I left my hoses long and looped them on the wall because I'll be relocating things next spring. Without a doubt I think the better way to go with these pumps...

First, thanks to this forum for cluing me on to peristaltic pumps. I travel a lot, so I absolutely love this setup. I bought a Stenner 45MPH 10 gallon per day, about $210. Bought an Intermatic programmable timer, about $20. Programmable. Bought a 15 gallon opaque blue tank for $20. Hardest...

Thanks to all who posted to this thread. I plumbed in an intelliflo a few days ago. I was shocked at the amount of air in the basket, and after fiddling with unions and 90s and O rings, etc, I was pretty ticked off. At high speeds the basket had about an inch of air in the top, it looked like a...

Thanks guys. Not trying to pick a fight, or even irritate anyone by picking a scab. I've always thought this a pretty good forum. It's obvious a lot of effort has gone in to the tutorials, etc, and I for one fully appreciate them. It was indeed "womanowned", and the main reason I asked was I...

Thanks for the feedback!

An honest question: On another forum, someone recently said they came over here and posted about ozone. That after posting, they were "chastised", their posts deleted, and their account frozen or deleted (or whatever) so they couldn't post any more. I know what I think about ozone. And I...

The CSST would have been for inside the house. And that's fine, because it looks like you're all set with the stub out and valve already in place. The only thing you have to figure out is if you want a quick disconnect (QD) or if you want a threaded connection. Quick disconnect is common for...

For natural gas, probably the easiest would be to continue the run of black pipe that's in your house and stub it out through your exterior wall. Due to the makeup of NG, some states prohibit copper for NG piping. Sulfur levels versus copper, etc. There are some flex hose alternatives, like...

Now, if I could only find out the proper way to find and run a line form my 1/2" black pipe connector on the house to the 1/2" male connector on the grill. Not gospel, as codes vary. But here's my recommendation: The takeoff from the black pipe will usually be with a threaded-to-flare fitting...

If it will be stationary, then the typical lightweight way to build a tiled finish would be a stud-frame (either metal or PT wood) covered with cement board. Then tile on the cement board. That's it. If instead of tile you want T-111 on a stationary island, then just apply 5/8" or 3/4" thick...

A few recommendations for a project like this: 1) If you use pressure treated lumber, use kiln-dried PT. They usually don't sell it at the box stores, but a lumberyard should have it. But KD will be more stable and less prone to twisting as it dries out than the much wetter PT they sell at the...

Sounds like our pools are plumbed in similar fashion. I have a valve that controls the suction feed into the pump, the two inputs on the valve are from the skimmer and from the main drain at the bottom of the pool. I can close off the skimmer port to get 100% feed from the pool bottom's main...

I've done a variation on hayder710's idea. I've routed a dado in the side of the post with a 3/4" router bit and set the romex in the dado. On the table saw I'll rip a strip of wood, 3/4" wide by about a 1/2" deep. Use titebond and glue the strip into the dado. Tap it in, belt sand if needed...

Re: Too cold for algae?Wrong.Swamp to sparkle in10 days & +/ What'd you upgrade to? Pentair Quad DE100 Pre TFP, right? No, it had nothing to do with TFP. I simply couldn't open the pool until late that year, I was out of the country for a while. With that said, you technically never did pass...

I'd recommend digging down until you his subsoil. Get rid of the top soil, anything with organics. Topsoil does two things. Well, probably many more than two things, but with topsoil you'll be concerned with two things: One, it holds water. Held water can freeze, that's where you get your...

Re: Too cold for algae?Wrong.Swamp to sparkle in10 days & +/ As I'm sure you know, those test strips are, in many ways, worse than guessing. But I understand you do what you gotta do. With that said, it is entirely impossible to "shock" your pool at such high CL levels with anything but the...

Re: Digital Raypak RP2100, Low Nox Heater Not Heating Correc Try setting it to POOL, crank it up to 100, and see if that gives you any different output. It will probably be the same as it's just another setting. Other than that, I'd remove the top and inspect the HX. Makes sure there's no...

Re: Digital Raypak RP2100, Low Nox Heater Not Heating Correc Does your temp adjust by rotating a knob? If so, some of those models have a metal "ring" around the temp knob. There is a small screw head on that ring. The ring restricts the rotation of the knob, which in turn limits how high the...

I agree with the last few posts. I'm in CT, I use the heater to pretty much just heat the spa. My pool, when my kids were home I used to use the heater a few times in spring and fall when the kids had parties for their sports teams, etc...but they're out of the house now. During the summer, my...

I was the same. I did my concrete slabs surrounding the pool one year, then the next year covered the concrete slabs with stone tile. So all I had was backer rod or expansion joint material in there. One thing I did get was ants. So having an open joint, watch out for that. Not a huge...

Re: Too cold for algae?Wrong.Swamp to sparkle in10 days & +/ Thanks!

Re: Too cold for algae?Wrong.Swamp to sparkle in10 days & +/ I didn't think to take any photos of the green pool. I do have a generic photo of my pool over on another thread where I was asking about automation: personality-kit-which-one-t56359.html

Re: Too cold for algae?Wrong.Swamp to sparkle in10 days & +/ Congrats on your success! I just went through the same thing. Over the past 12 or so years, I've only opened up to a green pool twice. This was the second time. Last week I took a peek and saw the water was green. The pool water was...