Recent content by shanebo

It is really annoying how everything is different from manufacturer to manufacturer, such that you can't really compare the brands. Salt vs. Frog. Footblaster vs. Motomassage. 1-2 large pumps vs. several smaller pumps. Specialized electrical panel vs. standard 50 amp breaker. Captain...

I'm actually in the market for a new tub, too. Old tub is a Strong/Evolution from Costco that lasted 11 years, now leaking. I've been looking at Hot Spring, Caldera, and Artesian, because those are the ones available in my area for delivery within the next month or so with the features I want...

Thanks, I hope you get plenty of use out of yours -- I know we have. It's holding water atm, hopefully will continue to do so until we get a new one.

Thanks for the replies, that's kind of what I'm thinking -- I def don't want to rebuild, and I don't want to spend another winter patching, thawing hose, refilling, lather/rinse/repeat ... Believe it or not, there are some tubs to be had out there, at least in my area. Could get another...

I have an Evolution standalone hot tub (manufactured by Strong) that I purchased from Costco about 11 years ago. It's been a pretty good tub; other than a control box and panel replaced under warranty, I've had zero problems with it. But over the past year or so, it has begun to show its age...

Ugh, that sucks. Can tell from the pics that your pool should have been built 1-2 ft higher ... As for remedy, I don't see how "grading" could help, as the back of your yard is clearly higher than your pool. And I agree that a storm drain alone is probably not enough -- I'd look at a...

My plaster pool is 4 yrs old, and I still routinely have to add acid. It's worse in the spring until I can get TA down -- just opened last week and TA was 100, had to add almost a gallon of MA. I typically run TA around 60-70 in the summer, but ph creeps up to 7.8-8.0 every 2-3 weeks anyway...

Interesting ... I just posted a thread about some issues I had with CH test. In sum, my ~ 2 yr old reagents said my CH was 300, but brand new reagents said I'm at 525. I had assumed that the old was wrong and the new was correct, BUT I noticed that the solution changed from red to blue about...

Good to know. I had assumed that it was the 11L (the thick, dark fluid) since that's the one that usually gives me problems. But now that you mention it, one of my new reagents shot out a thin "stream" rather than a drip when I first tried to use it -- I replaced and tightened the cap and...

I agree with everything you said, and I've never waited so long between drops on this or any other test. But it doesn't explain why the color of the solution changes about 15 seconds after I've added the 21st drop ... Thanks for pointing out the fading endpoint issue. I read about it this...

Need advice on some recent weirdness with my CH test. I've been using the TF-100 for the past three years. First kit was purchased in Spring 2017, refill purchased in Spring 2018. I did not buy a new kit last year because I had plenty and the reagents last two years. Bought a new kit this...

Thanks! It's stamped.

Wanted to record my problem and solution for posterity's sake ... and because I'll probably forget and have to search for this thread the next time it happens! Had a huge storm last week; lightning, flooding, tornado warnings, power outages, the works. When everything was over, I noticed that...

Mine is saw cut (straight). I like it better than the expansion joints, but that's just my personal preference. Three years so far and only one small off-cut crack. Here a a few pics ...