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As mentioned, it's all about wants and needs. We all want everything and we all need something...our job is to determine which is more important at the time. If you future finances look good for the next 5yrs or so and you want it, go for it, the kids will love it. If your finances don't look...

I'm just the opposite. Grew up in HI and not allowed to have firearms other than in your house. Moved to TX and it's all good now!

Facebook! What is that?:laughblue::laughblue::laughblue:

I'm glad my pool builder did something similar. My pool builder placed a 12" pvc pipe going down to the bottom of the pool on the deep end. They said to check this from time to time, although there shouldn't be any water in there. If there is lower a pump and pump out the water. The water would...

I just watched the 2 YouTube videos on Pool Chlorine storage and FC/CYA. Very informative info on there, just unfortunate I missed it at launch. I always thought CYA would be difficult to bring down...basically drain and refill, but I see the sun and chlorine can diminish CYA over time. When...

Now that's good to know! My PH has been at 7.8 for the longest of time, I never had to manage it so far. I even made a bubbler just in case I had to increase it, but never used it.

That's what I was wondering about...so I guess my CC is correct at .5, thank you for verifying!

It will probably be lower due to heavy thunder storm now...it figures! I'll be testing that and my FC tomorrow morning...after I drain my pool again!

No, it was at 80, but now it's at 90 where I usually have it.

I just got back from a vacation...9 days. Prior to leaving I had my FC at 16 accidentally, I was shooting for 12, but over shot! I turned off my Chlorinator since it was at 16. I was not too concerned since I knew it was going to rain hard for a couple of days, which it did. I had to drain some...

I just heard the chlorine shortage is starting to...well...get short! Called 3 HD to order some LC and neither of them had any, but the forth one did. I also found some at another HD, 4gal box for $15.98 plus tax, it's over $4 per gal. With the Summer sun coming, I thought I'd better stock up...

:laughblue: Non speaking English, learning Aussie Lingo living in Hawai'i is how to you learn to speak local pidgin. Dats how it all started...people from all over the world working together on the plantation not understanding each other, had to speak broken English and hand signs...then the...

Aloha Gisele! I lived in Hawaii (Oah'u) for 58yrs and my dad installed a vinyl pool when I was like 10yrs old. Most of my life there swimming was in the ocean and never did any pool swimming once in my teens. Sorry, I don't know any contacts for pool stuff there...just the Pacific Ocean...LOL...

Well my UV system cracked at the top and was shooting out water, hence my system kept tripping and would not reset. I was quoted $975 for a new one including installation, but I'm going to pass on that. Maybe in the future I'll reinstall if I feel I need one, but I think as long as I follow the...

Texasnative, that's not a pool, it's a lake! Very impressive pool....good job!

I tried to fire my pump backup, but there was some water in the pump wiring, so the breaker tripped. It ran just long enough to prime, but then it tripped the breaker. I can't get it to reset, the electrician said there must still be moisture in the wiring/pump. I dried it up as best as I could...

I was fortunate, none of my piping and joints cracked, I guess I caught it in time. I did see ice in the pump skimmer and my cyclone, but still no cracks. Lesson learned, the next time as soon as power is lost or ice starts to form in my water bottle (I kept one by my equipment to know when...

WOW! Glad the lady and her dog is ok, but it could have turned so bad very quickly. My dog was about to do the same, but I was outside with him, and gave the command NO! And he came running back to me...whew! Coming from Hawaii with high surf and strong currents, I have thing about bodies of...

YeeHaww....things here are starting to warm up! Great suggestions in the thread as usual. I have all my plugs open and unions on my heater loose (I couldn't find a drain plug) also decided to loosen the union on my UV...water is dripping out from all the plug holes and lose unions, so that is...

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You could use a heat gun to melt the ice just enough to pick it out in chunks.

Yeah they can call it whatever they want to fit their ideal, but according to 2Pet. 3:7 it's going to be Global Warming....and very warm at that! :shock:

Just gottah love this Global Warming!:brickwall:

Here's my Texas Iceberg!

I just got my power back on...been a long 37hrs in freezing weather, I placed my food from the refrigerator outside since it was colder out there than in the fridge! I've been busy trying to save our house plumbing from freezing over, and our pool from doing the same. I have this large iceberg...

Whoa! That does not sound good! Glad you're ok, time for some warm chicken soup. I haven't even gone close to my pool, been too busy building my equipment tent in 25* weather, but tomorrow will be worse, so had to finish today! Here's a before and after pics. My bottle water is still liquid...yea!