Recent content by tmtklt

Also, that retaining pond has not been cleaned out in about a year and a half. Grass and everything else has really grown up around the pond and in the pond. This situation sounds familiar...http://www.handymanhowto.com/2008/08/26 ... age-swale/

I am planning to consult with some one about my new flooding issue. I realize that putting a small like that could possibly make things worse. I'm also planning to talk to the homeowner's association to see if they have any objections to my running french drains outside of my property line...

I kinda like that idea of a low wall for dual use - keep water away from our pool + additional seating. do you have some pics of how something like that could work. I happen to have some extra (lots) of bricks that match our house that may be useful for facing or for accent. Maybe 1/3 or 1/2...

Here are some more pics... http://s929.photobucket.com/albums/ad138/tmtklt/ thanks for the info about the french drains. Is it possible to have the entire system buried underground without ill effects? I would like to direct water toward the retaining pond as this is the natural flow of...

In the photos that I posted with the link...the first picture or drawing shows an area in the upper right corner of that has a grassy area in betwen our porch, house, and the fence and it also shows a swing (that's not there). That space fills up with a lot of water. Wednesday night the porch...

Just to clear up any confusion...water comes from the yard from the east (which is uphill from me) and then into the pool. The dirt man had survey equipment and used that to "grade" my yard before we put sod down. On the west side of our property there is a retaining pond that the water...

Every time I have tried to upload a photo, I'm asked for a user ID and password. Then my post is deleted. I've made some photos for yall to look at. They are from the pool build. I'm not sure how helpful they will be and I can take some more pictures later. Water flows from the east...

Our pool was finished around the 3rd week in August. After the pool was finished, the builder had the dirt man bring in 14 yards of top soil and I put sod down over it. I have not done any other landscaping to the yard. My yard has not flooded until this month. Earlier this month we had...

Y'all the pool is clear and has been clear since 3 days after the yard flooded. That's why I didn't understand the high CCs if the pool was clear. As of 4:45 pm the FC is 28, CC is 1 (might be a little less because 1 drop was almost clear, but not all the way) and ph is 7.2. I'm having...

Thanks for your reply. I did get a little impatient and added another 3 jugs of chlorine...so now my FC is 27 and the CCs are 4. I also forgot to mention that I've got a huge flower bed that only had organic peat and mulch in it. I'm sure some of it washed into the pool when the yard flooded...

an update...as of 11:15 am my FC is 21.5 and CC is 7. The CC level is starting to come down a bit and I've not added any liquid bleach to the pool since last night. (the SWCG is on superchlorinate and is making chlorine thus, the increase of 1.5 ppm). Maybe I have not yet reached breakpoint...

Hi guys, I really need some advice...so, let me fill you in on what's been going on with my pool. About 3 weeks ago, we got a lot of rain and my yard overflowed into my pool. I think we got about 10" of rain in 3 days. The night that my pool flooded it started at 10:30 pm and I could see...

Not much chance of anything drying out down here since we've gotten 9.5 inches of rain since Saturday morning. Its much better since I took the lid off. Fortunately, it was the small tub of tabs. Our shop is fairly large and I've got 4 windows partially open. There's no gas stored in...

I think I've made a boo boo with some trichlor tabs. I dont use these full time (see signature for other pool details), but only every once in a while to build up my stablizer level just a tad. I hate using the granular stablizer because it takes forever for it to melt. Anyway, I'll come...

I decided to brave the 30 mph wind and drain off some water. I let the pump run for about an hour. It was lower when I turned it off. However, when I got up this morning, the water level is still 1/2 below the coping. I think we might have gotten almost 4" of rain last night. Oh, well, I...