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Saw this article this morning: http://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/2017/05/25/public-pools-are-swimming-with-infections-everything-can-contract.html. Add it to the pile of reasons why it is increasingly unlikely that I will go to a public pool or water park. There is a statement near the end of...

For those of you doing your taxes for tax year 2016, I thought I would post a listing from the IRS web site showing Troublefreepool as an organization eligible to to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions: If you would rather link directly to the IRS web page, here is the (long)...

I just returned from an extensive travel period topped off with a scuba diving vacation in Cozumel. Upon returning home, I ran several errands that included purchasing bleach at a warehouse club to restock my nearly-depleted inventory. The bleach comes in a 3-bottle carton and I bought my...

Many of us have experienced that reddish-pink liquid upon opening a bag of previously frozen meat that has thawed. That's referred to as "purge". When meat freezes, the water crystals expand and puncture the cell walls. Upon thawing, these ice crystals result in spilling out the juices that...

I recently had an issue with my pump not holding prime. Worked fine one day and the next...boom - wasn't holding prime! Checked the pump cover seal and it looked fine. Next, I took the lid off of the skimmers and found water gushing through one of them while the other was fine. Turned off...

Although summer is winding down for many of us, there are still ample opportunities for outdoor cooking and eating events as we head into fall. Many of us will have one last pool party of the season on Labor Day weekend. After that, football season will begin and, for many of us, that means...

Wanted to give a call-out to our own Patrick_B for recently crossing over the 10,000 post threshold. :party::party: That's a milestone on several counts. For starters, there's currently only 9 members in that elite club. Second, as a moderator, significant time is spent making judgement...

Today marked the first swim of the season - a big deal for those of us who do not live in a climate that facilitates year-round outdoor swimming. What makes this year's first swim even more memorable is that we were dealing with 5 1/2" of snow less than 3 weeks ago. I will not kid anyone - the...

http://www.lynxgrills.com/smart-grill.asp The very latest in grilling technology. Yes, it's cool but it kinda takes something away from the grilling experience IMHO. I still want to have some control of the grilling process and an excuse to have cold beers while tending the hot grill. I'll...

Today is the shortest day of the year and the day where the sun is at its lowest point in the sky in the northern hemisphere. Most refer to this as the first day of winter. Since the days will now gradually get longer and the sun will slowly but surely get higher in the sky, I prefer to think...

This past weekend was one of those increasingly rare ones when DW was in town. She’s been after me for some time to get a new suit. Back in the day, I used to wear a suit to work all the time. But things have changed since the business casual revolution of the mid-1990’s. While I’ve worn my...

After nearly three seasons of very regular use, my swim goggles finally gave out. I actually purchased a 3-pack of these goggles before I joined TFP. The first pair did not last the full season. About the time I began using the second pair, I learned about TFP and switched to the TFPC method...

More HP & Torque than a Lamborghini Aventador at a price that I'm sure will be much more down-to-earth. Tempting...Very Tempting... https://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoramic/with-707-horsepower--dodge-challenger-hellcat-tops-all-muscle-cars-203805750.html

Homemade Laugenbrotchen. Something a little different to go with last nights BBQ...

Meet Tigger, our new family member. He is a 3-year old Boxer/AmStaff mix. He was rescued from a shelter by his foster family and lived with them for over two years. They were very particular about who they would adopt him out to, which worked out well for us as well as Tigger. Two days...

Test upload of zipped spreadsheet.

Let me be the first (well, aside from DH) to wish you a Happy Birthday! Make it a great one! :party: :cheers:

Took the leap of faith yesterday and prepared a 13+ pound brisket using Myron Mixon's fast-cook method. Myron is the most decorated person on the BBQ circuit (3 World Championships and 180 Grand Championships). Although this method of cooking a brisket goes against everything I was taught, I...

[attachment=0:18ue2a94]CloroxPkg.jpg[/attachment:18ue2a94]I have noticed something on the 3-bottle package of Clorox at Sam's Club. The 3-digit code circled on the attached image appears to correlate with the ordinal day of the year. Note the 144 that is circled in red. I purchased this...

There have been several recent posts inquiring how long it would take or how much it would cost to heat a pool / spa using a natural gas heater. In response, I have taken on the challenge of putting together this spreadsheet to help answer those questions. It’s now ready to be test driven...

Upon joining TFP, my immediate desire was to jump in and share what I had learned about BBB with others. I eventually realized that I had not yet formally introduced myself. So, on the eve of my 500th post and with my one-year anniversary of joining the forum coming up, I thought it might be a...

I finally got around to running the dollars & cents on my first full year of TFPC vs. the prior year under what I will call the “Pool Store” method. All numbers are for a 1-year period unless otherwise noted: Chemical cost under TFPC: $436. Pool Store Method: $1,460. TFPC Savings: $1,024/yr...

Just returned from spending a couple of weeks on vacation in Alaska. This was the first time my pool was left unattended (for part of the time anyway) since switching to BBB. It was left unattended for much of the first week. Had someone come by the second week to add bleach and top off water...

Split off of this topic. JasonLion dennard: Dittos to what scooperhsd stated, especially since both pumps you are looking at are 2-speed. As long as you are in the market for a pump, I would at least look into multi-speed pumps and do some cost/benefit/payback analysis for your pool using...