Recent content by MasterTinkerer

any input on the wall foam? why is it only recommended on the vertical walls? why not put it on the hopper walls? or on the bottom?

Greetings all... I am in the midst of refinishing my pool hopper and bottom... the concrete work is nearly done, now I have two questions as I start thinking about completing the job... 1) The Light As you can see, I currently have a piece of white plastic over the light niche. I've had...

I'll save the bigger problems for a different thread after this problem is solved

immediate issue... my pool deck had a return line coming up out... I assume it was for a slide. The prior owner had put a piece of iron pipe with a cap down into the hole... it rusted away and now is leaking. I thought I would find a PVC line down in the concrete once I got the old piece out...

Greetings all - it's been a while since I last posted. In the spring, I jumped onto the robot cleaner bandwagon. Through all of my research, I ended up buying a refurbed unit from poolpartz.com (Dolphin pool cleaners) During the overly thorough research phase, I naturally asked for feedback...

To close this one off... we got back from Arizona last Saturday. We spent time at the Grand Canyon and in Sedona... liked Sedona better - just more to do around the area. All-in-all it was a fun experience!

ah ha... maybe it's just because I'm a big dork, but that explanation made a lot more sense to me! Thanks Matt! I understand the need to add liquid each time, and will continue to do so. My previous calculations said 1/3 cup per person per 30 minutes of tub time. The reason for the saltron...

I follow what you guys are saying, but by adding CYA, I will need to increase FC in order to have the same effective sanitization. So I still don't understand the need to have CYA in a covered tub...

Switching my hot tub over to saltwater. Bought a Saltron mini on eBay. As I think about the swap over, I started to wonder about the need for stabilizer. The hot tub is covered at all times - except when I’m in it. So the exposure to sunlight is 30 minutes per day max. Generally it is used in...

Just booked flights to Phoenix... Grand Canyon it is!! Now - to find lodging (probably a cabin near Flagstaff), car rental (would like to rent a 4-door Jeep), and activities for the family. Thinking about doing a guided tour type thing for a day into the canyon. Any other recommendations?

Progammable calculator makes me think back to my TI-95. Playing solitaire on my calculator instead of paying attention in class... but I digress... Thoughts on one of these for my old Polaris return? PoolSkim Pool Skimmer and Pool Cleaner...

Of course! What better way to convert volume to mass... the weight of gas! (I really wish there was a universally accepted sarcasm font) I guess those numbers came from pool math... didn’t even consider trying that. Thanks Matt

My SWG says it’s output is 1.45# of chlorine per 24 hours. If my memory serves me right, I was adding 1 jug (121 oz) of 8.25% bleach every-other day last summer. So... how does that convert? How do you convert fluid oz of chlorine to pounds of chlorine? I just set the timer on the SWG to...