Do that, and have a contest. Be prepared for them not to believe that's ALL you do to your pool. Behind your back they will say things....
What did you do to your pool today?
- Thread starter Patrick_B
- Start date
Do that, and have a contest. Be prepared for them not to believe that's ALL you do to your pool. Behind your back they will say things....
Sounds like the cabin crawls folks on cruise ships do. Offer to start at your pool if anyone is going to actually get *in* so they don't carry in cooties from the other pools. Otherwise if its just a visual crawl, make yours last stop so they can see how much nicer your water is. Pull out some adult bevs and lawn chairs and see how the talk goes....
ohhhh....... is that a new bigger Server, I hope, I hope.
Today I gave an 8" bull frog a new home (in the pond, not in my pool) He didn't look real happy, but the family was. Also replaced my winter pool cover anchors with screw ins, instead of pop- ups.
Ok.........just a third of them, I'll get the others tomorrow, it was muggy hot and I had to get IN the pool to properly brush the bottom
Today I gave an 8" bull frog a new home (in the pond, not in my pool) He didn't look real happy, but the family was. Also replaced my winter pool cover anchors with screw ins, instead of pop- ups.
Ok.........just a third of them, I'll get the others tomorrow, it was muggy hot and I had to get IN the pool to properly brush the bottom
Came home from a trip to my sparkly, clear pool! [emoji41]. Was almost giddy coming to check it out. I cleared the skimmers of some leaves, bugs, and a baby frog. Cleaned out the cleaner bag. Tested water. FC 7.5, PH 7.6, no CC. I'm feeling proud that I know my pool well enough to have predicted the right amount of MA to add to keep PH from getting too
high as well as enough bonus chlorine to cover the organics that get in my pool each day. I love TFP!! [emoji7]
[emoji176] Lisa P.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
high as well as enough bonus chlorine to cover the organics that get in my pool each day. I love TFP!! [emoji7]
[emoji176] Lisa P.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
If I tell you, you'll have to help me move it.Hey hey Leebo! What's in the Box? Tell us, tell us!
Yesterday our new solar reel came and today a new Heat Pump was delivered. Now if only it'll stop raining so I can put this stuff together!
I checked my FC and pH with the OTO. All good!
checked to make sure my SWG lights were all green. They are.
My Intelliflo VSP is running nicely at 1200 RPM - this thing rocks!
Filter pressure is about 3 psi, so thats good.
Emptied the skimmer and I'm still diggin' my skimmer angel. That thang is awesome.
Sort of pool related. I added fertilizer to my tropical garden around the pool. Trimmed a couple of banana tree leaves off. A bit dishearted they aren't any taller than they are for this time of year. I guess all the cloudy skies we had for the last 2 months have stunted their height.
Trimmed a couple of dead asiatic lilly blooms off. These things smell so good!
Stood in awe of my giganitic elephant ear plant. That thing just floors me! And my small elephant ears (caladiums I think they are called), wow me too. Man, the colors on them are nothing less than brilliant! just ..... WoW!
And my "fireworks" fountain grass is named corrrectly. The red and green colors pop, and rather intensely if you ask me.
I guess I did something right.
And of course, just hung out on the deck a while and enjoyed it all, swimmed, hung out a little more, and I ain't done yet for the evening!
There are way too many lightning bugs in my back yard to be inside. And no mosquitos!
checked to make sure my SWG lights were all green. They are.
My Intelliflo VSP is running nicely at 1200 RPM - this thing rocks!
Filter pressure is about 3 psi, so thats good.
Emptied the skimmer and I'm still diggin' my skimmer angel. That thang is awesome.
Sort of pool related. I added fertilizer to my tropical garden around the pool. Trimmed a couple of banana tree leaves off. A bit dishearted they aren't any taller than they are for this time of year. I guess all the cloudy skies we had for the last 2 months have stunted their height.
Trimmed a couple of dead asiatic lilly blooms off. These things smell so good!
Stood in awe of my giganitic elephant ear plant. That thing just floors me! And my small elephant ears (caladiums I think they are called), wow me too. Man, the colors on them are nothing less than brilliant! just ..... WoW!
And my "fireworks" fountain grass is named corrrectly. The red and green colors pop, and rather intensely if you ask me.
I guess I did something right.
And of course, just hung out on the deck a while and enjoyed it all, swimmed, hung out a little more, and I ain't done yet for the evening!
There are way too many lightning bugs in my back yard to be inside. And no mosquitos!
n240sxguy
Well-known member
I had to install two underground 2AWG splices. I discovered that nothing that required 240v of my garage/pool sub panel would work. Some 120v stuff would. Apparently when Mediacom ran my new cable line a few months ago, they nicked one of my underground service entrance wires going from the main panel to the sub panel. No idea why the previous owner didn't spend the extra $50 to run conduit the extra 20ft to protect that wire. Apparently aluminum just disintegrates when it oxides.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
First time user of Magneticstirrer and, more importantly, the Samplesizer. Thought all along I was "reading" the miniscus level correctly. I was slightly undersampled. Have greater confidence in my readings now. (Third year of following TFP approach.)
Divin Dave, we want pictures of all that tropical stuff! I so wish I could grow it here. PICTURES PLEASE!
Bad wires for sure there 240! Glad you have that sorted!
Congrats brauh, that is awesome to hear.
Leebo, just tell me what time, and I'll be right over....
Bad wires for sure there 240! Glad you have that sorted!
Congrats brauh, that is awesome to hear.
Leebo, just tell me what time, and I'll be right over....
n240sxguy
Well-known member
It's always shocked me that aluminum was allowed at all. The previous owner was a cheap *** apparently. There is a huge difference in price between them now. $1.47/ft for aluminum and $7.45/ft for copper. Not sure there was that much of a difference when the garage was built.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Again I am out and about and not swimming! Boo! But it is almost swim time. Gonna run the full meal deal test everything, brush. All that.
I think we actually got too much rain this spring for some stuff. We have some things that are struggling and that can be the only reason. Not even hot yet. I don't think we have been above 92 or 93 yet.
Less than 30 min and I'm going in head first!
I think we actually got too much rain this spring for some stuff. We have some things that are struggling and that can be the only reason. Not even hot yet. I don't think we have been above 92 or 93 yet.
Less than 30 min and I'm going in head first!
Scrubbed down the Sunbrella cushions I *thought* ought to be a bit more water-resistant than they seem to be... Two nice Trex loungers with the Trex cushions...haven't held up against water/mildew stains as well as the custom sunbrella cushions I had made that water beads off and the cushion dries off fast. :sad:
Here's a couple... more to come in the oasis forum whenever I quit being so lazy and do it.
20150703_084531_zpssweltcnj.jpg Photo by divindavedunkin | Photobucket
20150703_084531_zpssweltcnj.jpg Photo by divindavedunkin | Photobucket
