No more ice-cold elbows!

[teecee2021]

Maybe this will help someone...

Sticking my arm elbow deep into 50 degree water every week was getting Really Old. Was beginning to dread testing the water weekly...or at all for that matter.

Introducing T-Man's life hack # 42.5!

Lowes (or Home Depot) light bulb changer kit https://www.lowes.com/pd/Bayco-11-ft-Steel-and-Plastic-Light-Bulb-Changer/1005185 is Perfect for holding a pool store collection bottle! I can get a sample from 5-6 feet down without getting wet at all!

Now my saturdays are sunny again once more...even if I cant get in the pool just yet.

 

[Mdragger88]

Several crafty folks here have rigged a collection pipe - this way you don’t risk losing your beaker in said cold pool
Post#137

The Mess Is Now Plastered!

That may be typical. Ours got cleaned maybe twice. Every day I went to the "trash pile" to see if they threw away something I needed. That's where I got the manuals for the pumps, filter, heater, etc. Also scavenged some unused parts. Later, I recovered the leftover stone from the coping...

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