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Give poolcoversdirect.com a call Or email. They were very helpful when I had questions on replacing my cover. I haven’t yet but they will get first crack at my business when I am ready.

Muriatic Acid is hard to find this year In my area. I can drive to a lowes 10 miles away but then I remembered there Is a pool store .25 miles from my house. It’s in a plaza with Chik filet so Sunday is a good day to go. $12 a gallon, but so close to my house, Lowes is $20 for two gallons...

The members on this site are the most willing and helpful people on any forums I’ve been on. My pool has been easy peasy and crystal clear since the day I joined this site and have learned so much.

Hi DIY, I'll share my experience (I'm just a pool hobby guy because of TFP...LOL...otherwise I would be SOL). My two-speed pump developed a shaft leak, and despite being in worse condition than anticipated, I managed to rebuild it. I replaced the bearings and seals, but also had to deal with...

It appears that I have a similar problem, pretty sure I could see the location where the corrugated pipe has been crushed using a borescope. This skimmer still works to some extent despite the damage. At present, I have decided to tolerate this issue and I don't think it leaks. I suspect that...

My first ideal technique was a 3d printed water collector I bought on amazon for $11 in 2018. This actually worked very well for a few years, then the shape and bottles got more difficult to align and the device finally broke. One of the best $11 I spent on my pool. Fast forward to this...

I found the seal replacement kit, but now I am stuck trying to find the bearings, much tricker than I imagined it would be. Using my Nancy Drew mystery skills the best I can come up with is searching for 6203-2RS bearings and found a few hits on Amazon. Anyone know what bearings I need for...

Thanks James, I’ll add a seal kit to my shopping list. Hopefully that will let me get a few more years out of this pump. One last question for now, will I need to get a bearing puller for that task? thanks again for responding poolman and James!

Thanks! Will look into replacing the bearings.

Hello TFP, just got back from FL and hope everyone is safe down there! When I got back, my pool pump is screaming, thinking it is the bearings? I checked it for any blockage and can freely hand turn the pump with the basket out. Anything else I should check? It's a Jandy two speed Century...

I’m just curious, what work did you pay the contractor to do? Hard to know what sub par work is without knowing what they were suppose to do. edit: sorry I see you posted twice more …disregard my post…I got nothing since it is not a renovation which I have experienced.

Hello John, the knowledge the very kind folks here will share makes having a pool so much fun. Congrats! Cant find a better place to learn about pools!

My first ever Rib eye roast and it turned out great. I put it in a ten hour sous vide bath to get it a perfect 133 degrees edge to edge, then put on a butter compote crust with herbs and garlic and finished in a 475 degree oven for 15 minutes. Au jus and horseradish cream sauce paired perfectly.

another thought: how about leveraging outdoor roller shades? You could build a nice seating wall with frames to mount the shades., or just the frame. They easily raise and lower as you need them. Or add them to a trellis as you wait for the vines to grow in. roller shades are so easy to...

i use Bifen XTS In my Stihl blower, the oil base seems to last a little longer than the ITS, also every couple sprays I will throw in the IGR. Works great, no bug spray needed for weeks at a time! Get a good respirator for application.

Wowzer...impressive vision and a lot of work already, one Small problem, that is not a swimming pool structure. Here is a link I recall from many years past....poor guy spent years trying to build a pool, super meticulous, just could never get it to hold water. Last I checked on google earth...

Teleworking has become a grind, needed different areas to ”concentrate” from and also it’s 5 o’clock somewhere. my pool is old, nothing fancy, but still enjoy it. In pool furniture is crazy expensive and heavy, started to design my own pvc furniture based on furniture no longer available...

being In Virginia, I store it in the garage over the winter, otherwise outside under a bit of a overhang. Feel like I can get another year out of it, at least. Also makes me think how much more I could enjoy camping.

here is a link, think I bought it via homedepot a few years ago. Super easy to hook up and really makes for a nice shower after a swim. Heater link

Here is my cheap temporary shower, Not the prettiest but ended up working well so I don’t really feel like redoing anything. It is hooked up to a hose, runs through a propane heater which gives just enough heat to enjoy a warm shower. All snapped together using shark bites so I can easily take...

Looking good! Really like how your deck is tied into the pool deck and how private your paradise is. Super nice! My one unsolicited tip for next year, open in March. In Virginia I always open open 1st week April and SLAM is a two day process.... I love what I learned on this site!