Recent content by inultus

Yeah, I was told by a company that having it painted will only last 5 years, but I was wondering if paint wouldn't last quite a bit longer since it is indoors and does not see the outdoor elements and sunlight. I'm having my roof re-done and will be putting in 2 solar tubes to add more light to...

Sorry it's been so long but other things took over life. I have 2 questions Rollercoastr and if you respond I will know you are still around and tell you of the learning experience I've had since then. Anyway, question 1 is do you have a problem with humidity rising in the room during the...

I'm not sure what I should look for, where would this spaceship disc be?

Gotcha, yeah mine fired one time with no flow and I thought the pipes were going to blow up it was so loud. It turns the residual water immediately into steam and starts a loud banging noise and makes the pipes super hot. Thank goodness I was in the basement to turn it off when it happened or...

Been keeping it at 85 which seems just about right. Finally got the thermostat labeled for the temperature (it's just a analog dial thermostat). I also run my pump twice a day for 2 hours each haha. Not during swimming though. I'm not sure what you mean by the heater coming on independently...

Thanks for the info. BTW, when you talk about evaporation are you talking about actual water evaporating, or just the from the water going from the water into the air as humidity?

I re-calculated the size of my pool and I think it's about 18,500 gallons so I don't think mine is way bigger than yours and we have the same BTU heater so I'm curious since we have the same sort of setup, how many hours a day do you need your heater running to maintain 90? I have a calibrated...

Well we all went in pool tonight, the wife said it was cold until she got in, then said it was fine. Humidity definitely went up during the half hour we were in which warmed air temp by 2 degrees. 42 degrees currently outside so I will have to see if outside temps affect the room much. We did...

The room was at 61 degrees before I turned the pool heater on. The difference between 61 and 68 is huge though. Humidity didn't really seem to change in the room. I was shooting for water temp of 80 degrees so I'm right where I wanted to be, but I need to get the wife in there tonight or soon...

Well thanks all for the help. Replaced the heat exchanger in the pool heater and that is up and running, also replacing the shaft seal on the pump got rid of the leak it had. Chem levels are fine and currently have the pool at 80 degrees with a solar cover on it. Heating the water brought the...

I saw a couple of threads on this but they were quite old so I thought I would start a new one since my situation is not very common. Indoor pool, so no wind and almost no sunlight. The 2 main things I want my cover to achieve are: 1) Keeping the heat from the pool heater in the pool 2)...

I agree with you on the cost/benefit of heating when it's cold out. The wife is getting to know the cost and she got a promotion with MSP so that's on her since the kid just learned to swim. I'm more concerned with possible damage to the room (which is brick with metal ceiling). The heat...

Agreed, we must have fun, hopefully with beverages and bikinis involved. I hope I'm not deraling this thread, the people have been very nice and I don't want to break any rules on this great forum. However my friend just took a pic at the airport with Loni Anderson and she looks as great as...

Well, I redid the suction side plumbing and the skimmer acts exactly as it did before (very low suction), although I can tell my new 3 way valve works better because the pump is trying a lot harder to pull from the skimmer. Also replaced the shaft seal on my pump and that seems to be fine, I...

Another question regarding indoor pools now that it's cold out here. The pool room is pretty much in the middle of the house so it stays fairly warm but not as warm as the rest of the house. I have a separate furnace for the pool room (furnace is really old). I'm wondering once I get the pool...