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Hi, Elsa. I'm originally from B'more, now living on South Florida. Anyway, if you'd post a photo or two of the site, we'd be able to imagine with you, and also make suggestions. Thanks!

And personally, I have to agree with ChiefWEJ's wife. Swimming pools are not natural, so why create a poolscape with a pile of rocks jutting out of a concrete deck? One might as well install artificial trees. IMO, pools and water features are about the water, not rocks, so just make the water...

ReillysMom, I remember from an earlier discussion that you love your house, but not the brick. Unfortunately, you don't love the restrictions of your lot, either. OK, first, say the Serenity Prayer. In this discussion about the size of your pool, I'm thinking about how everything in Texas is...

As it will be inside a hollow molding (essentially a tube) with a little air space around it, I would imagine the living room wire would be completely safe and secure. That's my opinion, and I am not an expert at all.

Thank you, Summerspa! I intend to go thru it step by step to see if I can figure out exactly what's wrong with my aged system.

To follow thru with TechGuy: NOT-So-Bright and Soft-In-The-Head.

Armada, What can we say? If your probably-incorrect Pool Store CYA number was even nearly correct, than your Thursday number of 32 was very good. Then they told you to add more, which probably brought you up too high, if any of their numbers are even remotely believable. You see...

I suppose you'd need a professional to tell you if it's paint over concrete, or paint over plaster. [For better or worse, I'm told the better pool paints (and I understand that's an oxymoron) are epoxy compounds.] As to the surface, I've seen pools where the plaster seems to delaminate in...

I don't believe Rafael told us the actual distance, but he is looking at using high quality speaker wire, apparently up the inside of a wall, thru the attic and exiting an exterior wall to outside speakers. The wire he discussed at the top of the thread is 12 gauge, though I'd say most of us...

Raf, If you have 2 zones available, and you are using one for indoors and one for outdoors, then you're in good shape. If you want more zones, you'll need more switching capabilities, therefore a speaker switch with even more options. And don't use that 16 gauge wire for your outdoor...

IAN81, I'm glad you tried the putty, and I hope it gives you several years of service. We have 2 cracks which we've re-puttied every 3 years or so. I think perhaps we need to start a Painted-Pool-Partnership here on TPF, to assist each other in maintaining the surfaces of our painted pools...

Rafael, And remember that a heavier gauge wire will carry the sound to your speakers somewhat more efficiently with less loss of digital fidelity across the distance from your sound source. We did exactly as you have planned, up through the wall, across the attic and out under the roof of the...

Ian81, On our painted pool, we used Pool Putty by EpoxyBond, a 2-part epoxy compound that you can apply underwater. It does create a little chalky cloudiness in the water that filters out, but it will seal the crack(s) for some time (in our case several years). Do be sure to brush/scrape the...

I can hear your pool light sighing with relief. :goodjob:

My final thought: Remember the scientist-inventor Tesla? He invented microwave technology, sonar, radio, and radio controlled devices including remote controls, all in the early-to-mid 1900's. He also posited that a power company could send electrical power deep into the ground, and...

This is a cicada year in some areas. Do you get them where you live? It sounded like insects to me. Crickets or the like. Can you douse the area with bug killer? Are you certain there are no electrical or utility lines of any kind buried under the stones? I'm wondering about current...

Jr George2, Probably the 50-year track record was the reputation of someone else (from whom your builder bought or inherited the company), unless your PB is near 80 years old. In which case he may have lost his edge. Step 1. As it doesn't pay to use adversarial behavior, after impressing...

I have high debris from trees this time of year, so I measure about 45 oz. of 10%. At other times the pool can require only 38 oz. or thereabout, to raise it the FC 2ppm needed daily.

Beautiful improvements.

Wow, that's quite an improvement. Use it well, and enjoy it!

We hope you're doing the Happy Dance!

BSkies, I think you're on the right track, though I had to laugh when you noted your wife wants something different than you do! Who's surprised at that? As to the beadboard, I'm not entirely sure. You can certainly "waterproof" it with paint on the top, bottom and all edge surfaces. I like...

Sure, LNM, But how odd that 3 wall ports use 1 pipe, and the other 3 wall ports use 2 pipes. That's in the category of Things that make you go, "Hmmm." Maybe one of those 2 pipes was diverted...? My current thought, backed up by absolutely no experience in waterslide engineering, is that...

Considering you're not using an SWCG right now, your chlorine FC is too low to sanitize your pool. At a CYA level of 20, the bare minimum is FC 2 for a non-SWG pool, and the target level is FC 3. Please, punch your numbers into the Pool Calculator, as suggested, to see what you need to do to...

Eventually, yes. But how long is eventually? :whip: Adding some DE to your filter would speed up clearing the pool of dead algae as well as other fine particles. Note that DE must be replaced after backwashing. By the way, did you backwash your filter after floc and vacuum? It would be a...

Blueskies (makes me think of Brewskies), There are many types of Patio Covers. I'm guessing you mean the 'arbor / pergola' type: It's a little like building a deck in the air, only the deck boards (open roof) are often standing on their edge the length of the structure, not laying down...

Haley, Sorry, I misunderstood. I didn't realize you dumped OUT 7" of water, first. I thought you just put IN 7" of water that wasn't there before. Duh!? :hammer: :lol:

Re: Guesstimate manual chlorine needed til part arrives Mond Online research says AquaChem Liquid Chlorinizor is 10% chlorine. The other 90% is water. Is sold under many labels, since 1979, made and distributed by Bio-Lab, Inc. It seems to have no other additives, just Sodium Hypochlorite and...

OK, we're all a little surprised that one entrant got the top 3 picks. But then we have to understand how the system and how human nature works. [I was involved in this kind of process as part of my career and have had to explain it to many surprised entrants and voters.] Selections like...

D'oh! Thanks, HS.