Recent content by ChuckTin

Thanks guys! No controls I could see except timer on the outside wall. 90% likely the Spa will go. Just not certain when. We're only moving 7-8 miles further out. But priority is moving us, moving our zoo - dog, cats, horses & getting appliances situated (black reefer and oven out!), washer &...

We are moving. We will lose the pool (hardly use it) but gain a bigger house (need that) and more land - 3 acres instead of 1.5. And an in-ground spa pool on an inclosed porch.. Since we really didn't use the pool we are undecided about the spa. Cheapest course for us is the pry it up (set in...

Thanks guys I'll study what you've said. That Dolphin S200 looks interesting. We bought this house for the lot, 1.5 acres, not for the pool.

Our pool's recirc setup puzzles me, here's an overall pix. Here a close up of the return manifold I can't find a satisfactory setting on the valves to balance the the functioning of the 3 returns. In the overall picture the manifold closest is the returns - side/skimmer, bottom/main, then...

The _most_ effective pool heater is probably Electric. The _most_ efficient (read cheapest generating heat) is probably a solar array on your roof. Electric is quick and will heat now, probably pricey to install, and pricey to run. Solar panels on your roof gets you cheap heat (sunlight is...

Amen to the SWG. Ozone generators, for a pool or for a house AC are, in my humble opinion, nothing but a Scam.

We have a pool with one(!) fiber-optic light. Works sorta, never use it. The light itself is an obvious lens on the pool wall. As to splicing the fiber-optic lines I know that for communication lines there's a school time, a certification, tools (fixture) and tedium involved. It does sound, from...

Safe? Setting aside "stuff" in the water you best not ingest I'd say whatever you can tolerate.

I like the idea of setting up a siphon. We are on a slight slope so that may work. Thanks.

I was thinking about draining a few inches (while we still have power) not the entire amount. Say the weather mavens predict 6" of rain, maybe I drain 4" out.

It doesn't look like we (in North Central Florida) will be visited by Florence. But is one of them visits us what should I be prepared for? Obviously we need to watch for rain over filling the pool so I'll drain ahead of time but if the power's out for an extended period perhaps I should be...