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it sho is alot of work. Skimmer has a slight leak in the piping so when I hook the vacuum up to it, it doesn't vacuum very hard. Just a pain in the butt to get the pool clean. We do have a couple lemons, several limes and oranges on the trees though!!!
Sure looks good Don
Looking good Bro
I vote we start having a MS CDC Summer Camp at DD's swimming hole.
It'd be one you'd never forget. LolQuote:
Originally Posted by Firebug2006
Nice, good job DD
Be a lot of green cups!Quote:
Originally Posted by Firebug2006
I know where you are coming from DonDon. I had a pool in the backyard for the last 30 years. They are a huge pain in the butt, and if anyone is telling you that it will get better, they are lying. It will get worse...Just you wait!!!
On the up side- I finally got rid of my swimming pool this spring (last kid moved out). I put a tomato bed where it used to be.
Think it'll get easier when I get that leak fixed. Course that's $600. They have to bust of concrete, fix the leak and put more concrete down. Just not getting any suction when I put the hose in the skimmer. I cleaned that sucker for 6 hours between friday after work and then before the party saturday. Friends are moving overseas on a guberment contract so we had a going away party
Clean the filter and you will get more suction....I am not talking about back flushing.....change the sand in it
It is cleaned G. the line from the skimmer to the pump has a small leak it in so it's not getting good suction
Ok bud......just a thought.......drink a green cup the did out some green out your pocket and get it fixed
already had a guy come look at it and put me on his schedule
To see if the filter is clean, vacuum it on backwash to see if there is a difference. When you do that though, you'll be losing water out of the pool - so watch it. Second, shut the valve off for the main drain, half the suction is there if you have only one skimmer. Third, check the basket in the pump. If it's split somewhere, you might have trash in the impeller of the pump. A leak in the skimmer to the pump would mean a loss of water in your pool, which should be noticeable minus the amount due to evaporation. Had a pool 20+ years ago in another house, never again! Did everything myself. Let us know if you need help.
By the way, your backyard is very nice.
Backyard looks beautiful DD. Don't fret it man, anything nice and worth having is gonna cost a little green and a lot of elbow grease, would love to have a backyard that nice.
Btw, that bed looks nice in the stonework.
Thanks man. Those taller trees are beautiful BUT the roots have gone through and knocked off some of the flagstone. I have ALOT of flagstone I have to put back down. I already pressure washed it to get the old morter off it, now I'm gonna use a liquid nail type stuff for putting pavers and stone to nail it back down. Course I'll have to grout it all after that. Just alot to do.
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Originally Posted by GitDaGrease
Checked it all. I vacuum to waste to get more suction. The bottom drain is jacked up to. Some Idget decided that cute little cedar tree didn't need to get cut down about 20 years ago. It's about 40 feet tall now and I think the roots have gotten into the plumbing. That's the next big thing I have to do. Drain the pool and get that bottom drain fixed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tracker123
Okay, bummer. Thought I'd help. Good luck to you.
Tropical paradise.Looks great Don!
Yeh Tracker. We bought it AS IS and they didn't disclose the pool plumbing problem. There's a retaining wall behind the fence at the pool and the neighbors yard right behind it stays wet. I'm getting the skimmer fixed now and then this fall when it's to cold to swim, I'll drain the pool and get the bottom drain fixed. They can use a liner in the pipe and redo the ends so they won;t have to bust out the concrete in the bottom of the pool. For now, every time I walk by the pool, I use my brush on my long pole and stir u[p the water to get it all filtered
Very nice at times wish I had one
really nice Don Don im gonna come jump in it this summer after we go fishing:biggrin
Donnie, when it gets right on Barnett, I know where to go and jig some stumps. Helps when the fish are from 9-12 foot deep to. easier to find
sounds good need a change of sceneryQuote:
Originally Posted by DonDon
Best pool is the neighbors pool!