Recent content by XsAllOverIt

Losing a 1/2" over a couple of days can very well be evaporation especially when running the waterfall. Do you lose water in the hot tub when the pump is off. I've got the same configuration as you. Waterfalls or any water flow like a waterfall will cause more water to evaporate.

I live in Maryland and I have 2 windmill palms that I have planted outside and they came right back after last year's winter which was below zero and very harsh. You won't have any problems with your windmill palms. I put a small wire mesh around my trunks about 1' out and add mulch and then...

I wanted to post this comment on determining water leaks. I've read a lot about water leaks and had a leak at my skimmers. Not only did I do a bucket test to confirm, but I also have an SWG in my pool and an EASY way to determine if you have a leak in your pool is when the salt level begins to...

Just a suggestion for those of you who have been through more than one cell. I replace my good cell with a bad cell during my NON-SWG use during the winter, so even if I'm running the pump, I'm using a dummy SWG that went bad in the past. It's a 5-minute switch. You don't need to buy the dummy...

txnole, I'm providing my construction website which will give you a good foundation of "What I should have done in advance" and maybe some insight on some normal problems. http://www.golfmd.com/baurphotoalbum/poolconstruction A LOT of pictures and explanations of the entire construction process.

I've got a spa and pool that runs off of the same pump with different valving to run each seperately. I do not divert any water away from the filter and my pump runs 24 hours/day 365 days/year and it's been running for 2 years straight without any issues. I winterize the pool during the winter...

I used 57 stone behind my wall. I've got 2 - 4' walls and did it over 2 years ago. No sign of any movement and I've got a pretty big hill/driveway behind the wall. I always thought you should always use 57 stone for good drainage behind the wall. I've got perforated pipe running the entire wall...

To give you an idea of a pretty nice pool, we purchased a high-end (In-ground, gunnite, heater, swg, etc) for $59K in MD. When we were all done with the pool house, walls around the pool and landscaping, etc, I doubled the price. I did all the work myself except for the pool installation, so it...

Mine was 101 yesterday. Wednesday night we hit the hot tub and I thought I turned off the heater when switching it all back to pool/hot tub mode. Came home to a wonderfully warm 101 degree pool. Going to take advantage of it during the weekend prior to the gas bill arriving.

I've had shock bags that were provided to me from the PB since 2010. Never used them yet.

I like using the trichlor tablets at the beginning of the year with my SWG pool since it doesn't work until it gets up to 70 degrees. Each of the two years I opened my pool, my CYA was ZERO, so I added minimum of CYA to get it up and then used the trichlor tablets for a month or more until my...

I've got one waterfall from my hot tub into the pool and an swg and I go through close to a gallon of muriatic acid each week. The small price to pay. That's just about all I add throughout the year except for a little salt and CH additions at the beginning and sometimes some CYA additions, but...

My entire construction of my pool house is at http://www.golfmd.com/baurphotoalbum/poolconstruction I created mine by finding ideas by simply googling pool house. The story is in the website above. I just adjusted the design when I started building it. Took a while and it's still standing now...

I have a jandy valve also that controls the returns including the waterfall. It's open 1/2 way most of the time. No issues.