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My wife is a nurse, and she just handed me a scan of an article out of a magazine on swimming pools that I thought some here would be interested in.

Seems like an odd thing. When I go to check the new posts, I can only get the most recent ones, usually like the last two or so. If I go directly through the main page to the thread, even with 4 pages, no matter what I get the last page with the last couple of posts. If I open the thread it...

Before I took over the maintenance, my wife did things the pool store way. She used bags of powdered shock to chlorinate. Took the water in to test every few days. Added what they told her to. Everything would be fine for a while, then algae would bloom up, they would say double the bags of...

Why would my heater make this sort of noise? The first year it didn't, but last year and now this year it has. It only does it when it is actually heating though. To me, it sounds like expansion contraction issues. Sort of like an engine cooling down. Only this is different. I need to pull...

I want to get a pump timer. I have a solar one, but this will only let my pump run over night for a set amount of time. What one is a good one that I could set it up to run for like two 4 hour cycles? I have plans to get a SWG to when the budget permits if it makes any difference. Although...

What could I use this thing for besides the Nature 2? I was going to trash it, but if it could be hacked somehow then maybe I will do that.

My brother in law has inherited a house with a spa, and from the looks of it, it is bromine based. Is this good for sanitation? Also, there are some oxy type chems and some anti foaming chemicals he got, are these really necessary? Can I just get him going on BBB for the spa? Is it ok to...

Have you given any thought to implementing some sort of option where if I were to hover over the link to a post, it would pop up with a preview of the topic? I haven't any idea how it works, if it is only with certain Board Software or anything, but I love the option.

In the process of cleaning my pool, I remembered how last year I wanted to get something that would divert the floating stuff into the skimmer basket rather than it just circling endlessly around forever. So this year, I made one, out of some PVC, and a bit of trim. This also shows...

I have a Hayward Model H100id1 which needs a pressure switch model number czx prs 1105. I found them at Great Escape for around $64, and online for around $74 + shipping at poolandspawarehouse.com . is there a cheaper place to get this stuff?

Well, here is what happens when you don't properly close your pool. Every year now since starting BBB and closing correctly, I have opened to a pristine pool. This year, is going to be exciting!! No test results yet, will let the pump run for a bit first.

I have never played guitar before, and Sunday I get to hop on stage at church this Sunday and play Satisfaction by the Rolling Stones. Not too hard of a song, but I can't wait to see how I do. Gotta love a crash course. It is only one song, the intro song, and after that I have to go sit...

It seems like I have been going through alot of Chlorine as of late, and I finally got time to test my CYA tonight, and it is less than 20, I can see the dot clearly with the tube full. The beginning of the year, it was 30. I have been attacking my TA through aeration, could that have made the...

I have had sand in the bottom of my pool for the last couple of years. I figured it had a broken slit in a lateral someplace and that it was not a big deal. Well, I just backwashed really good, after vacuuming really good the other day, and there is sand on the bottom again. I now am...

Ok, it is 80 degrees, I am going swimming. 8)

My pool has been open for a few weeks, but I have not done a full blown test on it til now. I wanted to wait for my new tfp test kit. FC = 1 CC = 0 TC = 1 verified with the daily test kit too!! :) TA = 230 I fought that all last year too. :evil: CH = 210 CYA = 30 Ph = 7.8 From...

Ok, it happened this morning, arrived at the hospital at 4:30, baby born at 5:40. What an awesome thing!!! I now have a son, for a total of three kids, two girls and a boy. I just wonder how many more to have. A May Day baby, that could be a good nickname, MayDay... We were wondering...

My brother was interested in buying a heat pump, and he spoke with someone who told him that they are not worth the investment up here (chicago-land). Apparently they are more suitable to southern climates, does that seem to make sense?

This year I ditch the Nature2 system, I used it last year for my first year with the BBB method, and I had a perfectly pristine pool. I understand that the use of things like the Nature2 system are totally not necessary, so this is going to be my test. And I have complete confidence in the...

I am currently in the process of hard piping some of my plumbing, and I have been wanting a water jet in my AGP. So I have decided to do that, basically what I am going to do is come out of the heater with 1 1/2" PVC, and put a PVC union in, then to a long sweep 90, then down under ground to...

This was mine last year, I hope to have a deck up this year, and for sure I am going to be adding/splitting/moving some of my plants.