Recent content by DuckPond

You’re right on that. I’ve already removed the pipes from the wall ports. And I’ve been disconnected from the pump. https://www.troublefreepool.com/attachments/fullsizerender-jpeg.568846/ On the chance it was as easy as just unscrewing this contraption from the skimmer, I tried. It seems I did...

Well, that’s what I wanted to hear and I’m thrilled. Though, I’m entirely unsure how to go about replacing the valve. As far as I knew, bonding the pvc pieces together was a rather permanent thing. Are you saying I should be able to somehow take the ball valve out and replace it? That would be...

Last year, I posted 'Prematurely Hardeneded Hose Setup'. Turns out, much of the work done was unnecessary. All of the stuff connected to the pool’s original outlets was totally unnecessary and I kept that ball valve closed the whole season. Not a big deal, I’ve learned. In the end, all I really...

Being totally honest, I have no clue what to do with the tadpoles. I’d be happy to rescue them and give them a kiddie pool. I’m honestly confused that they’re still alive.

Yes, poor poor pup. He’s gotta swim with the tadpoles. Well, after we get in there and clean up the pool

It’s rained so much the pool is overflowing. There is a snapping turtle in the water next to the pool. Wiley wants to play with 🐢. He keeps laying in the mud. There’s tadpoles everywhere! Wiley needs a bath. Now I need a bath. I was hoping to get in and clean the pool today. I guess I have other...

Per the usual, no fix is ever as easy as the first thing you try. Currently, I still have the pool pump (now fitted with an inline gfci) plugged into the mechanical timer. The current setup works like this: If timer is on Provide power to pump’s gfci If gfci is working Power flows to pump...

Thankfully, I didn’t expect magic. This is the timer I got https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PW9Y7CP/

Oh! Good to know. Thank you. I spent all last year unsuccessful. I’ll give it a try this year. Im excited to see how much using a vacuum helps keep the pool clean. I also installed a skimmer though. So, I’ll likely be hooking up to that instead.

and success! This setup works. This is a grounded mechanical timer with a replacement UL listed inline GFCI Edit: this was not completely successful