Recent content by linuxman51

Some nice layouts here. makin' me feel inadequate hahah the 'old' pool (rental house now eeeek) the new pool along with a good shot of the yard I get to mow. The picture is old, very old probably, as the back 2/3 of the lot are completely overgrown now and don't look anything like that...

Thanks y'all. Hopefully the testkit gets here today and I can square away any remaining issues with my pools. :)

wow, that's a nice view off the deck there

That'll be kinda tough to do, the discharge at one house is largely underground (well, entirely, actually). at the other, shouldn't be a big deal but I anticipate renting that so I don't have to worry with it much. maybe I'll periodically go toss some in through the course of the summers...

no imitation yet, don't have enough experience with it. I'm still in the "I hope it tastes good" phase of my brisket smoking career. nothing boiled or pre-cooked, it's just hanging out on the egg. All mesquite fire though, and it smells incredible on my back porch right now. Haven't tried...

The wife is from Tx, so I periodically have to branch out from my normal 'bama bbq and dig up a brisket. It's not that I don't like it, it's just not a very popular type of meat around these parts. On to the good stuff though, got a full cut, point and all, fat cap mostly intact. Bisected it...

yeah yeah. there's video games and I read somewhere else on the internet that they do jump, so it must be true ;) anyway, on the DE, is that a one-time addition until the sand gets dumped, or should I expect to periodically have to 're-up' the DE? not a big deal either way, I got a 25lb box at...

I generally backwash til the water is consistent with the water in the pool, and then rinse to the same clarity as the pool. I'm talking about specifically following vacuuming seeing some of the stuff I sucked up (esp the finer particles, obviously if leaves were coming out the return I'd have a...

being in south/central alabama(depends on how you look at the map. southish-central alabama), I've seen/been part of/owned a couple of pools. What you have around your pool is just as important to the swim season as where you live. My parents had a house with an awesome gunnite pool covered by...

I have two pools (at separate houses). Hm, might have to try the DE trick, that'd be nice. 'bout how much for a 300lb filter? can it be added via the plumbing or does one need to open the top for that? zea- gotcha. I think the issue stems from not letting them get a little dirty, esp with the...

Lemme preface this with a "I saw this on youtube so it must be true" :whoot: For years, I've done the "vacuum to waste" method of pool maint. esp when it comes to dealing with junk that I've sunk with flocculant. With both of my pools it seems like vacuuming Crud off the bottom while the...

less mess to clean up on the grill (butts can make a big mess), and I've found that it actually makes the meat juicer. I've foiled them, done them straight up on the rack, all that. I don't foil over the top anymore with the pan, around the 14 hour mark I occasionally pop the top and spoon the...

I have one, the wireless upgrade hasn't worked for me yet, but it is a great thing. I gotta send it in to get it sorted out, but it's indisposable for peace of mind overnight smokes. Something else OP may want to look into is a Woo3 (I think I'm calling it correctly) setup, it's a ring, smaller...

Proud owner of two liner pools (two houses to go with em, eek). Here for some occasional advice and of course the raging parties :party: When I'm not playing the part of overweight pool boy I play with my cars or doing IT stuff (I'm a geek. something has to pay for the toys, right? :whip: )...

Dang. What a mess, you've got a lot more patience with this situation than I would have had... I'da been in outer orbit back in may and headed past Venus right now. Good luck, hopefully everything works out in your favor!