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Well... It's been many years since I've been here, other than to drop by for a second here and there. We've moved since our last house, so there hasn't been a pool. However, the new place did come with a small pond/waterfall. I can't keep anything alive in it to save my life. One year...

4 month report! Nothing to report. After the initial water adjustment, I did nothing but hit the boost button every few days after we got out of it. We use it about 5 days a week. Levels stayed put. It's been rather boring. I drained it and cleaned it today. My well water hasn't changed in...

Here's a couple pics I took with my cell phone last night of the Fox Theatre in downtown Detroit. We'll probably be going back to see Straight No Chaser there in December. I'll be taking my real camera then, since they encourage it. Probably going to need a fisheye lens to get it all in...

Your secret is safe with me! ;) I proceeded to get a migraine shortly after my last post which lasted all day Friday, and woke up Saturday morning with it. Went out and checked for leaks and there were none, so I put the panels back on, adjusted the water some more and laid back down. The...

Well well well... Got the tub filled back up, it's in heat mode. I threw in 5 pounds of salt, the SWG is again happy with that amount, so I'll just leave it. Tossed in some CYA which doesn't dissolve like it does in hot water. Threw in a cup and a bit of bleach to bring it up to shock level...

Guess I won't have to worry about the electric bill. I drank water from the garden hose and apparently sometime in the last ten years if you drink water from a garden hose, you die. I always find this stuff out too late. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk

Six more inches of water to go! I'm so excited and can't wait to get that first electric bill from heating the water up from brrrrrr cold. Twice in one week! Woohoo! Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk

I know the history of this tub, and the previous owners never worked on it themselves, always had a spa technician do any work. So... Guess who did that!? I'm sure it wasn't leaking for them, cause they said it wasn't, and there's no reason not to believe them. I'm guessing the hour and a half...

Thanks about CH tip. The water will be exactly the same. It's been the same for years now. I always wonder why I do the initial measurements, because they're always the same! Anyway, it was easy to get out, it was right before the mass insulation foam starts. Let me get a better photo...

Filling back up for a leak check! Took all the panels off, and saw no other signs of a "repair". Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk

It's just an air injector. Looks like this installed. Clearly someone along the line tried to repair it with lots of epoxy, and lots of silicone. It's an 11-13 dollar part. Retail! Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk

1 hour to drain! Way better than 5 hours using gravity! But umm... Ok... On the top is what I found. On the bottom is its replacement. I'll be pulling the rest of the panels off looking for any other "repairs" now. Thank you. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk

Yeah totally. But we're on the drain cycle now! Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk

Looks like it needed another dose too! Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk

Well, here it is an inch low. The good news is the little air injector showed up a day early! So I'm gonna run some Ahh-some through it, drain it, replace it, fill it back up and should be good to go by tomorrow evening! Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk

Oh my goodness... Just found out I'm going to be the photographer at the Toledo Zoo's "Feast with the Beasts" next Friday. Sold out at $250 a plate. Kinda nervous. Better go jump in the tub and relax.

New submersible pump will be here tomorrow. Didn't realize how incredibly slow a hot tub drains! New injector will be here Friday. I have the leak down to under a gallon a day being caught in a bucket, and it doesn't leak at all if I turn the blower on! So we're still using the tub! :swim...

Can you order stuff from Northern Ireland? There's a dealer there that sells it.

Well water balance mode went to the wayside. Instead I've been looking for a leak! Found it, damage control done and now making sure there are no other leaks. The part is on the way. Will have to drain down to the footwell to fix it. It's one of the air injectors on a seat. Doesn't look...

Top: How a spa technician does it. Bottom: How I do it. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk

CH is 90. No calcium to add, will have to pick some up. TA was 250. This is standard for my water. CYA is 20 Salt is I have no idea. But the SWG seems to be happy with it. Calculations said to add 8 pounds, so I added 5 pounds. PH was 8.2 the first time. When I was adjusting TA, I overshot...

Here's the video. It's pretty simple... https://youtu.be/Dvnkr8srYrM

That's the good stuff there! Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk

Found it! Says you can use warm or cold water. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk