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Everything seems more expensive this year. I’m glad I made the switch to a SWG last year. No I just need LC for closing and water temp are too low and CH is already in target (otherwise I use cal-hypo).

I wasn’t even considering “saving money” on reagents… I was thinking in the lines of… 1 - Throwing away somethig that still looks good… there is already way too much waste around us. 2 - In an emergency (let’s say a shortage of reagents)…. knowing the limits of old reagents can be the difference...

I regreat beliving in the “sizing” of equipment when I bought mine. Now I know better, but now it is too late. I deeply regret getting a single speed pump. It wasn’t a big deal before I decided to get an SWG. Now the math to replace a fully functional single speed pump with a variable speed...

Some localities (counties and municipalities) have their our build code amendments, but that kind of thing usually falls under the "mood" of the inspector. NEC is clear that sch 40 can be buried and sch 80 should be required where physical damage is likely. But fighting the inspector may be more...

Walmart usually has reasonable prices and keeps stock indoors. Seems Home Depot, Ace and similar stores went nuts this year.

I used to use a test my FC every other day when I was using LC. That burns thru FAS-DPD reagents pretty quickly. After switching to SWG I test every other day with the OTO to ensure I'm above 5ppm and only use FAS-DPD once a week (or before and after heavy use) to ensure I don't overshoot the...

This is the panel I used: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00002N7N6 I wish it was a little bigger, but it did the job. This is not the only outdoors panel out there. BTW, getting the 35A and 20A GFCI breakers for it wasn't the easiest thing in the world as they were out of stock in most...

Trick questions there... I ran a 6/3 romex 75ft inside the basement and thru the basement wall to an external sub-panel and from the sub-panel I ran 5ft 4x8AWG THHN to my 220V 35A heat pump, 7 ft 3x10AWG THHN to a GE 40A Z-Wave Outdoor Switch and another 4ft to the 120V 1.5HP 12A single speed...

I'm in the same boat... my "local" pool store is a Leslie's...

I just got new reagents for my test kit and decided to compare with the old reagents I was about to throw out.... ~2 Years Old Reagents (23 months) FC: 15 CC: ~0.5 CYA: - (Out of R-0013) pH: 7.5 TA: 90 CH: 175 ~2 Year Old Reagents (22 months - Never used) FC: 14 CC: ~0.5 1 Year Old Reagents...

Also, using a non-mesh cover will reduce significantly the chlorine usage. One thing that helped a lot before the SWG was to time how long would take to fill my measuring bucket (using a LC jug filled with water) and after some practice transfer that to timing rather then measuring the LC to...

Since @Newdude was faster than me I will just point out he didn't mention the use of a SWG to avoid dosing LC during swim season (you would still need LC for opening and closing).

No Menards around here… This weekend I saw 12.5% 4 gal $19.99 at BJs. You may want to check Ocean Job Lots and Ace. The reason I went with a SWG was to avoid that maddening search for LC.

When I bought my house there were some carpeting bees on the wall of the master bedroom… we dealt with the bees long ago, but we never patched the holes. Last year some yellow jackets moved in… those things do t eat wood, but they do eat drywall… I took care of it, but my hand was hurting for...