Recent content by scriptorum

You know, this reminds me of a recent incident. We stored moving boxes in our shed, and when I went to fetch them for a friend who is moving, we saw several rats scurrying about. While I stood at the threshold, disgruntled, staring at the shed's new tenants, a snake came rising from behind the...

I haven't posted since last year so I thought I'd catch up anyone who's interested on the state of my former swamp! First, old business, things that were not working: I had the timer fixed. I'm now running on a 12 hour duration which seems to be sufficient for cleaning and skimming. Since it...

As soon as I can find the internal breaker for the pool box breaker. I'm pretty sure this house was wired by MC Escher.

Thanks. I have no good reason for the putting the question here, and should probably be baby slapped. That's the information I was looking for! Thank you. Mostly it's to reduce the time and cost of maintenance. The timer is broken, so it can only be on 24/7, or off. Also, the pool was built...

I'm in the Charleston SC area and I'm wondering what expectations I should have for winter maintenance. I've done some reading, but the pool school articles seem to be geared towards colder climes. This is our first winter with a pool. I'm having a loop loc cover installed today. It's a mesh...

That's an interesting point. So will this Hayward GLX-CELL-15 work with my old-revision Mineral Springs control panel? This larger cell is more expensive and has a shorter warranty than the smaller cell. I'm just trying to figure out if you can put any "Aqua Rite" cell in with my old 1.10...

I think I've reached the breaking point with my T-CELL. It has been reporting 2600-2700, lower than actual. Over time, it has repeatedly dropped below 2600, and in response I've added salt to bring it back up. Below 2600 not only does it complain that there are low minerals, but it generates...

I've been to Reds a few times now. I would have taken that drink. :) Glad you enjoyed the thread, but sorry about the lack of bathroom breaks.

Here is a little time-lapse GIF from this afternoon, a hot day but a wonderful breeze here in the Charleston area. We have several zero-gravity pool chairs out (two shown here), and a new porch swing under the trellis. Also we're building a collection of ridiculous pool toys. The pool is quite...

No, that's spread out over two months. Am I a bad person for dumping them all into the grave marked "deal with later?" Sent from my MB855 using Tapatalk 2

Current skimmer basket death toll: 100 creepy bugs 5 baby frogs 1 bird One frog did live long enough to survive the skimmer basket and accept relocation. His memoirs are available on lulu.com. The bird was a bit of a surprise. Sent from my MB855 using Tapatalk 2

Progress! Nice work.

I had to add some more salt to get the unit to shut up. When I measured 3000ppm, its salt measurement kept lowering, eventually reading 2400. Once I brought it up to 3300ppm, its measurement was much closer to mine. Now I can turn my attention to dealing with this broken Intermatic timer....

I got my replacement current limiter and I thought you TFP folks would like to see the folksy repair job I did. This is for a Mineral Springs MS10. It's essentially just an older version of an Aqua-Rite unit. This is my saltwater chlorine generator from the front. It doesn't generate...

If the water was murky when you did the initial CYA test, it's worth trying again once the water is a bit clearer.