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For a number of reasons we decided to pave over the planter bed on the back side of our pool. They finished the concrete last week and we've noticed they didn't install an expansion joint where the new concrete meets the coping stones. It was totally off my radar and I didn't ask them...

Me: "Having a pool is totally awesome and a great life choice." Also me:

I've had the TV mount outside for a few months now, but I've finally gotten all the cabling pulled up thru the attic so the patio TV can either be run in "party mode" with the tuner inside pushing audio and video to both TVs (living room and patio), or it can be playing its own thing but still...

Learn some obsolete technology: Inadvertently dump loads of chemicals into your pool that almost certainly won't help. Pool store and goofy DIY websites: Old and Busted. TFP Protocol: New Hotness!

I always get so bored waiting for the CYA sock in the skimmer to dissolve... And remembering to squeeze the paste in the sock every once in a while is a hassle. So I rewired it! The other way is the "Sock in the Skimmer." May I respectfully submit: "The Foot-glove in the Fountain!"...

I knew before the rainy season started back up I needed to clear out my creek. Also before critter / snake / flea & tick / poison ivy / mosquito season. There's so many great critters in our neighborhood. We've got another pair of red tailed hawks in our tree reusing the nest from last year...

I'm having difficulty the last couple of days uploading photos, both from mobile and desktop. Starting this thread to practice. There's a couple different ways to paste photos, either by the "attach files" buttons below and in the posting box, as well as just copy/paste image. I'm noticing...

I ordered a refill from TFTestkits and some unknown reagent(s) leaked inside the ziploc. I took everything out and rinsed / dried off, but I notice the DPD powder is basically just one solid block, grey with some dark spots and I have to scrape crumbs off the edges to scoop and test. I don't...

EDIT: Read thru this thread first before building anything resembling my first prototype... there's better and safer options. I've been putting so much muriatic acid in the pool lately, I decided to get lazy. I was using a 20oz "gatorade type" sports drink bottle to measure out and slowly...

It's been a long time since I had the privilege of taking a chemistry class. But I know that one cannot create or destroy matter, so here's my question: SWCGs use electricity to dissociate salt water into useable chlorine (I suspect it ends up as sodium hypochlorite) and hydrogen gas, which...

I was considering raising my CH numbers slightly, but it's very difficult to find anyplace that has high quality calcium chloride in stock. I see many of the "CaCl ice melt" products are shockingly low in CaCl as a percentage, once I dug into the MSDS sheets. Some of them simply withhold the...

Currently draining the pool a couple of inches in my new drain setup. I had to sortof scramble with whatever the hardware store had in stock. I'll work to get the flows and angles correct. This should be fun to watch my chemistry change... It was starting to get a little boring, honestly...

My TF100 arrived today and I now have real numbers to work from. I also did a test on my fill water, but didn't remember if there's a place to store that info in the app, or if I should just keep that in mind and recheck from time to time. Pool Water: FC: 7.5ppm CC: 0 (it MIGHT have been 0.5...

What a difference a day makes... Yesterday

Howdy! I've not done a ton of combing thru this forum, so forgive me if these have already been answered elsewhere. I need help and advice sizing and selecting SWG gear. Our PB doesn't recommend them, and they won't install or warranty anything I go out and buy on my own. So not a lot of...

I'm so glad I found this place...

We bought a house with a pool last October. The pool itself is 3 years old now, in-ground, concrete, and a newer Pentair / A&A system with in-floor cleaners and two skimmers. One is suction only, the other has the fancy venturi pressure side. The pool has the leaf-minder pre-filter basket...