Recent content by tmyers

There are some on here that have done this with success. However, most of the time you will hear about a bad experience. Two things come to mind to me about your situation. 1. It is a seasonal pool that will be coming down in the fall. 2. He has much bigger and better equipment to do the...

The pool (18' X 52") holds 7600+ gallons of water. That's 63,000 lbs. of water. I wouldn't want that on my conscious if it collapsed on someone.

If they are fiberglass, they can be fixed. I am a home builder and I saw a plumber drop a running saw in a new bathtub. It ran flopping around in the tub for a few seconds before they got it unplugged. The plumber had a bathtub repair company (From the yellow pages) come in and they repaired...

Sorry that you are having trouble. However, you need to find the lowest point and dig everything else down to that level. You will never get it level by adding dirt. Even if you get it close, the first time it rains it is going to wash the added soil away and you will be back where you...

I waited until the water was just below the return. That way you know that the liner has stretched all it is going to. I would be excited to! Do you have your equipment pad ready yet? That is something that you could work on in the mean time. Are you hard plumbing? You could work on that...

You can use a PVC 1 1/2" Split Nut. You should be able to see one if you Google PVC Split Nut. I hope this helps. Tim Here is a Picture... I hope. I am new at this!

I have two quick questions. While water testing a minute ago, I found my PH was in the 8.2 range. 1st Question: Would my teenage daughter and her friend covered in sunblock or tanning lotion raise PH? 2nd Question: Does Muriatic Acid go bad or weaken? I have had some since last year and it...

drg, You are right on target. I used 1" under my pool on concrete and my beaded liner did just fine. No wrinkles at all. You can figure that 2 inches of sand is going to compact down to 1.5" or less. So your 1.5" foam will work great. You will like the feel of the foam on the bottom when...

I live in NC as well. About a month or so ago the tree frogs nearly took over our pool. How does something so small make that much noise. Anyway, I wait until dark and go out armed with a flashlight and a jar. Just shine the light in their eyes and put the jar over them. Then slide the lid...

Try this... Get a five gallon bucket and have someone hold your vac. hose over your return. Be sure that you are getting 100% of the flow from the return. Then, with a stop watch, time how long it takes to fill the bucket. Example, If it takes 10 seconds to fill the bucket, your pump is...

I was just reading a thread on Pool Chillers. I know that a hole in the ground is much cooler than air temp. (My basement stays at least 15 degrees cooler) Has anyone ever dug a hole in the ground several feet deep and coiled water lines in it and covered it up to cool their pool?

Does anyone have any experience with the Nitelighter 100w light? Found one on Ebay in the $100 range. We have a 24' X 52" pool. Or, is there another brand I should look at? Any do's or don'ts? Thanks, Tim

We have Lowes Foods here as well. Not a bad deal but too many jugs to deal with. Walmart's 182oz value bleach is a little better deal for me. However, I do like to keep a few of the 60oz. jugs around for when we are gone. It is easier to have someone to stop by and just empty one in our pool...

One thing that really upsets me about the non-adjustable timer is that Aqua Product's own website states that the Pool Rover Jr. comes with a "0 - 60 second timer". This is listed under Residential - Pool Rover Jr. - Compare Model. I had time this morning to watch the Rover in action. Some...