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  1. MikeFL

    Has anyone locked their sand filter valve?

    My rental property has a sand filter. This morning I got a text that the water level dropped and is coming out of the backwash pipe. Thankfully they caught this within 15 minutes. The lever was moved from Filter to Rinse most likely from a curious child. Is there a way to lock the lever to...
  2. MikeFL

    Intermatic Mechanical Time Switch - How do I abandon?

    Time switch on the left Controls my pump The motor died on me (gears are no longer moving) Time switch on the right Originally controlled my Polaris booster pump however the booster pump was abandoned last year The motor is still running I would like to move the working switch on the right...
  3. MikeFL

    Adding unions to Sand Filter

    Time to deep clean my sand filter and after reading a few threads I believe it will be in my best interest to add 3 unions. Hoping I can get some help: Type and size of union? Size of additional PVC to make the connections Location of the unions Same PVC primer/glue that I use on my...
  4. MikeFL

    Shopping for a basic robotic pool cleaner

    I have a rental property with a pool that I maintain, and the day has finally come that the Polaris pump has failed. The pool has an enclosure that keeps 98% of the pine straw out of the pool so there is never much to vacuum out. I am looking to spend the minimum here as I will be relying on...
  5. MikeFL

    How do I find the leak?

    I noticed what I thought was pavers settling. However, after I started taking them out, I saw a 3 to 4 inch gap below a large section surrounding my water leveler. I assume this has to be a leak and also assume it is the PVC going to the leveler. I plan to dig in the sunken area to expose the...
  6. MikeFL

    Abandoning Polaris / booster pump

    It took just over a year to run into an issue with my Polaris booster bump and I have since learned robots are better, so I bought one. I disconnected the wiring and I thought I would check in with this group on what appears to be a ground circled in the picture. Once I disconnect this, what...
  7. MikeFL

    Should I seal bottom of my screen enclosure with caulk/silicone?

    Our pavers have a bit of a texture to them which creates a small gap between the enclosure frame and the pavers. We have a significant number of gnats / ants inside the screen each morning and I am assuming they are coming in under the screen enclosure: Video of the gnats collecting in our...
  8. MikeFL

    Construction started 2/3/20

    Perimeter was framed out Monday, dig and re bar Tue - Thursday, Construction Friday, Shooting Gunite right now (Saturday).
  9. MikeFL

    What is the right depth for Sunshelf?

    Moved from here.. Wrong depth...please help! Hi, came here to look for feedback on the right height for sunshelf ... is 6-9 inches the amount of water that you believe is ideal? Our project will begin next month so have not broke ground yet.
  10. MikeFL

    Screen Enclosure - How Tall, Hip, Gable or Mansard

    We just signed our contract, our dig date should be in February. Looking for feedback on our screen enclosure, here is the last design video (we removed table and increased size of tanning ledge, but close enough): We put 8 foot walls in our contact, should we consider 10 feet or is 8 enough...
  11. MikeFL

    SwimWays Chaise Lounge - Do you have one?

    Spent some time reading through the Chaise Lounger threads and I'm looking for someone who has purchased a SwimWays Chaise Lounge for their sun shelf(link to one below). The Amazon comments have several positive comments from buyers who use these on their sun shelf, most drilled holes to fill...
  12. MikeFL

    Finally time to install a pool in our FL home

    Hi everyone, I am just getting started contacting contractors with a goal of having a pool in sometime in 2020. One of our contractors is known for selling Ozone so I hit up Google this morning to learn about Ozone vs. Salt vs. Chlorine and found this group - I have so much to learn!! After...