Recent content by trivetman

Mine from amazon have had the size marked. Theres a lot of different sellers for buying anything on amazon. Some good some not so much. Its always a bit of a gamble but its just a plug

Ive done ok with what I’ve found on amazon. The sizing can be off so buy a few and see what works. They’re cheap enough to just buy a selection. I am guessing one listing measures at the wide part of the taper and the next looks at the narrow. Make sure the hardware is stainless. The...

Ya know….maybe Ill just try the heat gun on it. Sometimes thats better than dealing with the solvents

We’ve got a mess. We had some resin/hardener left over from a project spill over the basement floor. To be more precise, it didn’t actually spill but started to leech through the plastic jug it was in. I don’t care much about the stain but its pretty sticky still. So far Ive tried mineral...

Theres no big secret to it. Just measure carefully, glue and get the pipe seated in the coupling. If you haven’t done it before, practice on some scrap and waste a few couplings to get the feel of it. Don’t forget to put the union nuts on before you glue. I know thats been done more than...

Its definitely proplyene glycol. Ill get over there tomorrow and flush the area

No cats but there is a dog. Same toxicity concern? Its the rv/pool antifreeze. Thought that was non- toxic

The next couple days are warm. I wasn’t sure a spray down was a great idea as theres some electrical under there. I am sure its got some amount of water resistance but being in the line of a full flush might be a bad idea. Will spreading some kitty liter to absorb work? I assume leaving it...

Just helped a friend who was in a jam close and winterize their fiberglass hot tub. All went well enough until the end when I failed to reconnect a union before pouring in a bunch of antifreeze. I shop-vacced up the mess best I could and it didn’t get on equipment, just went into the grooves...

That pool is awful cute. I don’t have any robot recommendations but just had to say I love the pond conversion. A good google search comes up with some mini robot cleaners. Anything meant for a larger pool (which is most of the bots this site has experience with) isn't going to have room to...

Yep. Standard close for us northerns is to tarp it up, blow out the pipes and let it sit till the spring. As long as you open early enough, the spring cleanup isn’t so bad. https://www.troublefreepool.com/blog/2019/01/18/closing-an-in-ground-pool/

Why not just close it down and cover it up. No reason to run the pump all winter. If there is a reason…a sump pump will probably work. Not sure they’re meant for continuous submersion though.

Many services will not line item quotes into parts vs labor costs and this is probably why. They are looking to get their price on the combined package. Yes you can decline the package but its usually not an option to pick the line items you want and expect the pricing to hold.

I love to complain about how much labor costs until I put it against how much I charge for my own skilled labor. People’s time is their money and it only takes a few hours before the bill starts getting big.