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I would classify the danger as pretty extreme. Look on the back of your pump motor. There should be a bare or green covered large guage wire connected to a screw or lug there. Make sure it is not loose or corroded. If it is, a little sandpaper or wire brush and a screwdriver or wrench is all...

Take a deep breath, what you are talking about doing is not that difficult for the moderately handy and some good hand tools. The first place to start though is with a few preliminary checks to determine if the pump motor is indeed the problem. Make sure you clean all of the skimmer and intake...

Look to make sure the impeller isn't jammed with debris. Then, with the motor unplugged, see if you can rotate the shaft by hand. It may be that the wet end is just gunked up with something.

Some vents down low in the wall near the pump in addition to ridge vents would be the ultimate in convection cooling for the motor. If that is not an option then the ridge/soffit combination would work well to.

What you want to find out is if the motor is frozen up or jammed with debris and therefore won't run, or free and the motor itself or components of it are shot.

Also, keep in mind that sunblock usually has an expiration date. The wife and I just get new stuff every year in the spring and we still end up with leftover. Probably an unnecessary cost but worth it IMO. Most of my family is fair skinned. One weekend with a really burned three year old and...

There is another option. You cab line your skimmer basket with an old nylon stocking. This will help catch the fines and keep them out of your filter. The downside is, this increases your time to vacuum as you will have to stop and empty/ rinse it when the flow goes down. This is the route I...

Even though there is new sand, it can get crudded up pretty darn fast. Especially when vaccuuming out lots of debris. You may want to try to vac to waste.

Have you tried backwashing the filter really good. It sounds as if the filter is clogged up.

Those are some REALLY cool pics. Nice job.

Can you remove the rear of the motor and access te shaft that way?

I don't know too much about them, but does a liquidator count as an injection pump?

I believe, if you know the required BTU of the heater, the gas service pressure, and the gas line diameter and length, you can calculate if you're theoretically getting enough gas. That is a question for a heating pro though. I just thought you would like to know so you can arm yourself with...

Same suggestions apply. Check that the centrifugal switch on the rear of the motor and the capacitor (if there is one) are in good operating order. If not, capacitors are cheap and easily replaced. CF switches can usually be repaired but also replaced with some effort. If both check out, you may...

What about a priming bulb for an outboard boat engine. I would think That would withstand a the chemicals and probably wouldn't be hard to adapt to your carboy. Pretty easy to find too, i see them at walmart all the time.

Re: Still cloudy after opening. I am thinking too much chlor For all the hype, we got nothing here. Whole lot of threatening and about five mins of heavy rain but that just increased the humidity. Glad you guys didn't get tornadoed up there. Now THAT would screw up the pool. lol.

Re: Newbie - My Sheer Desent Waterfall is not coming out eve Just guesses: A partial blockage of the plumbing feeding the waterfall? Will ozone react with the materials the fall or plumbing are made of in an undesireable way? Something in the pump skimmer basket? Pump nut running at full...

I personally have used walmart brand last year and so far this year with good results. I have also seen others use it with the same success.

Re: Still cloudy after opening. I am thinking too much chlor Lawrosa, I also live in Central NJ and can say this with experience. We are still in the height of pollen season and the recent high temps, intense sunshine, and lack of rain aren't helping your situation. Just keep it at shock level...

Donald, The necessity of GFCI protection on pool pump circuits is regulated by the National Electrical Code. You absolutely should have that circuit protected by a GFCI of some type, be it a circuit breaker or seperate unit. It is there to protect personnel both using the pool and operting it's...

I usually wait until I hear someone crying the blues about their pool store owned algae experiment. Then I'll chime in with the cost saving, no nonsense, methods that work TFP plug. I figure it took me till near disaster to accept out of the box thinking so it's probably the best time to get...

Impeccable work dude. Love the tile. I especially like the way you marked the drop offs with contrasting tile. Excellent thinking. If more people had your work ethic and skill the world would be a perfect place.

MMMMM... three phase pump. Now we're talking some serious GPM! Sadly most utilitys in my area will not drop 3 phase at a dwelling.

Is the PB and/or his electrical sub unwilling to investigate and correct any possible problems? Just wondering.

These things are notorious in the industry. I've heard tales of literally welding with them. The facility I work in was originally opened in 1929 so I have have some experience with this garbage. You have a very good point about sudden combustion for no reason. In addition to splitting up large...

Another tip is to use PVC primer before doing the glue up. It cleans the pipe and fitting so you get a nice strong fit.

I was watching the show Dirty Jobs in a Katrina aftermath episode. There was actually a fairly extensive mosquito prevention program established in Louisiana. That may be another place to search out information on government agencies to help deal with this.

Bonding is intended to equalize possible potential differences between all conductive parts, as previously stated. As for EXACTLY what should be done only one person can answer that for sure, your local code inspector. Some cities and municipalities have codes that supercede the NEC (National...

Wow. Kind of a cool experiment to show what pool sanitation does. Thanks for posting this.

Just a side note, there are places that you can have soil tested for ph, and other essential statistics. Then you can add or neutralize only what you need to. Simply pumping fertilizer onto problem areas or lawns doesn't always work. Hmmm. This theory sounds very familiar. Where have I heard...