You have SKILLS!!! That looks awesome!!! Love how you enclosed the wire like that!
Kim
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I did finish my hog wire railings though!
I really like your your platform for getting in the pool! Very neat how you did that!
Thank you, I appreciate that!
I closed the pool last Saturday.
Now I have to get going on the deck!
See ya next season, please be safe everyone!
Now I have to get going on the deck!
See ya next season, please be safe everyone!
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Hello pool people!
Pool is open!…but I have some drips
I’ll be messing with it later after work if it’s not raining too bad.
…still no deck yet either, but we’ve been doing a ton of other stuff.
Pool is open!…but I have some drips
I’ll be messing with it later after work if it’s not raining too bad.…still no deck yet either, but we’ve been doing a ton of other stuff.
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So this is the little doo dad where I was getting one of my drips...
…just on the end with the gray Intex nut, it was dripping where it screwed on to my swg.
So I went to Ace to get the box adapters needed to make that Intex compatible fitting…
…and Home Depot to get the inch and a half female adapters.
Then just glue them together like any other pvc connection…
I used a different Intex nut, this one is a little thicker than the other one. It seems like it’s holding now, but everything is wet and it was dark when I got done. So we’ll see tomorrow.
…just on the end with the gray Intex nut, it was dripping where it screwed on to my swg.
So I went to Ace to get the box adapters needed to make that Intex compatible fitting…
…and Home Depot to get the inch and a half female adapters.
Then just glue them together like any other pvc connection…
I used a different Intex nut, this one is a little thicker than the other one. It seems like it’s holding now, but everything is wet and it was dark when I got done. So we’ll see tomorrow.
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So the little adapter I made is nice and dry...but I feel like something is still not quite right. Inside the skimmer was "water spouting" and there was a bumble bee in there that wasn't getting sucked right to the bottom of the basket, but if I take the basket out and put my hand in there, it has some serious suction! I think there might be too much water in the pool, I filled it to normal, then it rained pretty hard the next day. I'm not seeing bubbles in the pump basket housing, but the water is swirling right at the top in there.
...but I feel like something is still not quite right. Inside the skimmer was "water spouting" and there was a bumble bee in there that wasn't getting sucked right to the bottom of the basket, but if I take the basket out and put my hand in there, it has some serious suction! I think there might be too much water in the pool, I filled it to normal, then it rained pretty hard the next day. I'm not seeing bubbles in the pump basket housing, but the water is swirling right at the top in there.is the weir door working? I got it in my head the foam was waterlogged in mine and ordered a new door, but it floats at the same level so now I have a spare.
Hahaha...oh my god...I just realized after reading the first five words of your post, I didn't even put it back on!! Unbelievable...wow. I knew something wasn't right. Thank you for your post!
Edit: I'm going to put it on right now!
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I found a new swg…and it wasn’t a gazillion dollars!
This same one last year was ridiculous money!
I had the red service light come on my old unit this summer, so I’m glad I was able to get this one for next season!
This same one last year was ridiculous money!
I had the red service light come on my old unit this summer, so I’m glad I was able to get this one for next season!
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Hello pool people!
It’s that time of year again!…I hope everyone has had a safe and healthy winter/off season…and that goes for the ones that don’t have 4 seasons as well!
This past Wednesday I separated my one season old “piece of ” pump that I got from Inyo pools (not a big fan) because I remember it had a drip where the basket housing fit to the pump snout…
…I put some black RTV around the snout, then put my homemade gasket back on, then more on the snout itself and reassembled the two with my homemade lock ring. I’m hoping no leaks there.
Fast forward to today.
The new SWG of course has different inlet/outlet configuration than the old one so I had to change the return a little bit.
I’m not thrilled or proud using the convoluted Intex hose, but with my back issues, it was way easier than making a U with pvc and a lot less connections…
Don’t judge me lol
It’s that time of year again!…I hope everyone has had a safe and healthy winter/off season…and that goes for the ones that don’t have 4 seasons as well!
This past Wednesday I separated my one season old “piece of
” pump that I got from Inyo pools (not a big fan) because I remember it had a drip where the basket housing fit to the pump snout……I put some black RTV around the snout, then put my homemade gasket back on, then more on the snout itself and reassembled the two with my homemade lock ring. I’m hoping no leaks there.
Fast forward to today.
The new SWG of course has different inlet/outlet configuration than the old one so I had to change the return a little bit.
I’m not thrilled or proud using the convoluted Intex hose, but with my back issues, it was way easier than making a U with pvc and a lot less connections…
Don’t judge me lol
NO judging here!!! Good job doing what you could to make it work for you!!! Now go whisper sweet words into your wife's ear to see if you can talk her into helping with the PVC down the road. Those hoses "rot" out from the heat over time so be ready for it.
Haha thanks Kim!
That hose is only for now, I don’t plan on leaving it like that. I just wanted to get it hooked up so we can take the cover off tomorrow!
That hose is only for now, I don’t plan on leaving it like that. I just wanted to get it hooked up so we can take the cover off tomorrow!
I know but had to tease you as I know your wife could/would do it if needed. I would just make sure she wore OLD clothes because we all know how that glue gets everywhere!!
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Just went through this thread. Great read! It seems like each year with the pool is a new adventure. Hope this years opening goes smoothly!
Winter cover came off today!…it was definitely hot enough today to get in, but I have to finish filling, then add some salt, and vacuum…
…nice and clear though!
…nice and clear though!