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Waterbear & I have had this discussion before. ( & we do not entirely agree ..LOL) I have two hottubs. (One indoors & one outside.) general rule of thumb ( from all the hot tub dealers around here & the manufacture guidelines provided with my tubs), is based on TDS ( total dissolved solids)...

So, I see by your bio that you have an inground pool? Is there any particular type of plunger for this job? anyone who has tried this with ingrounds.. I see a couple of different styles of plungers out there. I don't have the standard one ( which is a smaller circle bellow a larger one) but...

Thanks everyone.. nice to see you too :-D Okay, well, the camera is somewhere.. ha ha. so no pics just yet.. the more I look at the coping, the less I want to mess with it.. the is cement right up to it and I still don't see how it would go on / or off so I think I will venture into the now...

Here's the brief background story: my DH didn't want to help close the pool this last fall :roll: .. so I didn't get around to it until very late ( November in Canada)... ( when I finally shut off the pump, the pool instantly froze on the top.. very neat to watch) anyway, we could not get the...

Okay it sounds good what do you consider "medium weight" is that like 10mms? ( or less maybe?)

Bump :bump: I still haven't heard from anyone who has used the dark covers

Solar Cover Colours :?: I'm confused about all the solar-cover-colour choices available. Every website seems to say something different about what the types of covers, will actually achieve. (ie: some say "black" is good for heat retention, others say it's bad because only the cover gets...

bump still no answer yet :bump:

bump don't think anyone saw this question

I have an older solar-blanket and because the pool is a "lazy L " shape, the blanket takes quite a beating ( as I have to partially fold it in order to make the turn and get it on the reel) The seams are starting to tear-apart. Is there a paticular repair material that I should use to fix the...

I Love my Dolphin seems like most everyone on these forums is always putting them down though. If you want to hear a negative about "Blue", see CarlD's posts on the other forum. he liked it but was disappointed that he always has to remove his ladders and if you don't have a rectangular pool...

Yup USPS is the way to go. ( standard parcel airmail) all those courier companies, take a huge fee out for themselves... I almost quite buying form the US becuase of it

Is the pool water 100% fresh? perhaps CYA was left over from last season? as for Pool Store testings... well, let me tell you a little story. I had three different Pool Stores test my pool within a 24 hr period. as well as Testing by a friend with his kit, testing with two different types of...

um.. " H " "E" "double-hockey-sticks" Yeah! There are a couple of Canadian online retaillers... one in Alberta that I like a lot, but shipping to NS is a p.i.t.a. intheswim is pretty good, but you can't get chemicals cross border. and duty taxes, and brokerage fees are a b*tch. btw, I am...

I have an in-ground pool, but when buying my dolphin (2020), they sent me the roboKleen (twice) by accident so anyway, I had a chance to have a real good look at it. The over-all construction looked very good and seemed to be of high quality. tempted as I was to try it out, I did not becuase...

Anything made with essolite foam ( I think that is how it's spelled) look for the word " unsinkable" this is the same stuff that all the high-end resorts and spas use for their pools and it is also often used for making PFD's (life jackets) it costs a bit more... like I think in the $70 to...

I bought my house from my husband's aunt and because it is almost thrity years old, we hav a good amount of climate data on it and it has had the liner replaced a few times. it's 12' deep and YES, having a dark liner made a significant difference in the overall heat

That poolskim looks okay I have a ton of pollen ( lots of trees) and I use a pool-devil-pro... it was only $10 (and I can reuse the socks for it) and it works awesome! just conect it with the universal adapter ( in box) and hose provided, to one of your returns I also use skimmer socks. the...

How about creating a section for members to buy, sell or trade used equipment? obviously this would need a disclaimer, so that you (Sean) are not responsible/liable, and there should be a rule against spamming and actively promoting.... but hey a section like this could be great for when...

Keeping your pool at 3ppm chlorine certainly won't do as much damage as sunlight does :wink:

I have a Dolphin, the one with the remote ( 2002? 2020?.. whatever) I bought it refurbished.. this is it's second season and it works awesome! I was scared after readings Carl's reviews on the dolphin, but I have no complaints; it does what it is supposed to do. even cutomer service at...

You've probably already moved your hot tub by now, but on the chance that you have not had the chance to move it yet ( & to help someone else if they read this thread for advice), I suggest calling some hottub stores in your area to see what they charge. When we moved our hottub ( in nova...

Hey froggy is there any chance you can get a message to/from the previous owner on how old the sand in it is? When I bought our house last year, we heard the woman say that it was a fairly "new" filter and she had not replaced the sand, but upon further inspection ( ie, finding the original...

Great.. can't wait for the sticky on this btw, couldn't you also post the link? LOL it's like looking for something in the phonebook, only to find it say " see listing under blah blah section" !!! :roll: edit: Okay if anyone is looking for it here it is...

I would love to see the bleachcalc.exe file available for download in the "pool school" thread topic section. I was just on poolforum.com and the old link for the application, no longer works... help, I need a bleach calculator.... if anyone has the old downloadable file somewhere, Please...

just testing to see if I can actually post... have had roblems in the past :lol:

Pool Forum has a test thread (well two actually) it can be quite useful sometimes... in fact I'm using this suggestion to test and see if my new avatar is working..lol