Recent content by MikeInSoCal

Thanks UWV and Kelly. I'm understanding this better and better. I think I'm ready now to make a trip to pool equipment store tomorrow morning. Craig, that's very interesting about the rebates. Both my pumps are on their list, but the DWP application says, "Pool Pump and motor must be...

That's a good question, because I'm not sure of the answer myself. My understanding is that with the wireless PDA, we could turn jets, air bubbles, etc. on or off while in the spa. (It's waterproof and floats.) Granted, when we've been at hotels, it's never been that much of a problem to...

UWV, I'm going to pass along this 2-Speed/Variable speed information to my general contractor and installer. It sounds like 2-speed might be the ticket. It might even be what they've already spec'd, and maybe I used the term "variable speed" incorrectly. Your heat loss explanation makes...

This is really helpful stuff. Thank you! You guys have some great looking pools, by the way, and the in-progress threads are fun. I kinda wish I could have gone the route of doing it myself, but my wife would kill me because I'm the world's slowest do-it-yourselfer. Blaine, I love the...

Our pool builder went under. Luckily for us, he already completed the parts of the job we paid for (other clients weren't so lucky) so we didn't get hurt financially. Our contractor tells us that we'll probably even save money on the remaining parts, although we have to do some of the...