Recent content by Beefer

I'm filling it right now, and I'll do a bucket test again to be sure.

James, you're right. I just measured, and we're losing about 2-3" per day. Night time temps are in the mid-upper 70's, occasionally low 80's. I think it's dipped below 70 2-3 times in the last month or so. Humidity levels have been low by FL standards, around 40-50% RH, but I'm really not sure...

We're in Florida, and it never freezes here, but we've been getting hammered by evaporation. The monthly water bill has tripled, and we seem to be topping off the pool daily (about 4-5"). I'm 99.9% sure it's not a leak, as a bucket evaporates at the same rate. It's crazy. Anyway, we want to...

Hi JohnT. Thanks for the reply. Figured it out with your help - it's the UG wiring. Brought out an extension cord, and the pump is going fine and strong. All above ground wiring is checking out fine, but as soon as I bring the UG wiring into the loop, it trips. Must be a short in there...

Hi. Let me start off by saying I did a search, and seems lots of people have breakers tripping, but I'm not finding a similar situation. We just moved into our house, and we had to have the pool brought back to life after x number of years of abandonment. It's our first pool. The pool is round...