What is the temperature of your pool now?
Nov 2nd 2011, 5:08 am
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Re: What is the temperature of your pool now?
Currently 27C and lovely! ... 
Nov 2nd 2011, 5:24 am
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Re: What is the temperature of your pool now?
Dont know about temperature....
but its green and cloudy
I decided this weekend to 'summer-ize': scoop out the leafy crap and chuck in a barrel-load of chemicals to get it back to life.
Unfortunately whilst attempting to suck out the nasty brown leafy sludge, the pump died.
I'm now tossing up between $990 for a 'energy efficient' pump from the local supplier or $650 for one from an online supplier... (Energy efficient pumps claim to save $500 a year in electricty costs AND attract a $250 ENergex rebate at the moment?!)
Can I fit a pool pump myself?... Its only a bit of PVC piping after all?
Following my complete failure to fix a lawn-mower (currently running on the 'borrow the father-in-laws' mower plan to get me through the summer) - my confidence (and bank balance) is feeling a bit low.... time will tell.
but its green and cloudy
I decided this weekend to 'summer-ize': scoop out the leafy crap and chuck in a barrel-load of chemicals to get it back to life.
Unfortunately whilst attempting to suck out the nasty brown leafy sludge, the pump died.
I'm now tossing up between $990 for a 'energy efficient' pump from the local supplier or $650 for one from an online supplier... (Energy efficient pumps claim to save $500 a year in electricty costs AND attract a $250 ENergex rebate at the moment?!)
Can I fit a pool pump myself?... Its only a bit of PVC piping after all?
Following my complete failure to fix a lawn-mower (currently running on the 'borrow the father-in-laws' mower plan to get me through the summer) - my confidence (and bank balance) is feeling a bit low.... time will tell.
Last edited by DadAgain; Nov 2nd 2011 at 5:27 am.
Nov 2nd 2011, 6:53 am
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Re: What is the temperature of your pool now?
Dont know about temperature....
but its green and cloudy
I decided this weekend to 'summer-ize': scoop out the leafy crap and chuck in a barrel-load of chemicals to get it back to life.
Unfortunately whilst attempting to suck out the nasty brown leafy sludge, the pump died.
I'm now tossing up between $990 for a 'energy efficient' pump from the local supplier or $650 for one from an online supplier... (Energy efficient pumps claim to save $500 a year in electricty costs AND attract a $250 ENergex rebate at the moment?!)
Can I fit a pool pump myself?... Its only a bit of PVC piping after all?
Following my complete failure to fix a lawn-mower (currently running on the 'borrow the father-in-laws' mower plan to get me through the summer) - my confidence (and bank balance) is feeling a bit low.... time will tell.
but its green and cloudy
I decided this weekend to 'summer-ize': scoop out the leafy crap and chuck in a barrel-load of chemicals to get it back to life.
Unfortunately whilst attempting to suck out the nasty brown leafy sludge, the pump died.
I'm now tossing up between $990 for a 'energy efficient' pump from the local supplier or $650 for one from an online supplier... (Energy efficient pumps claim to save $500 a year in electricty costs AND attract a $250 ENergex rebate at the moment?!)
Can I fit a pool pump myself?... Its only a bit of PVC piping after all?
Following my complete failure to fix a lawn-mower (currently running on the 'borrow the father-in-laws' mower plan to get me through the summer) - my confidence (and bank balance) is feeling a bit low.... time will tell.
Dunno your type, but this was a piece of p to change, and all quiet now ...
Unplug from AC, unscrew big plastic nuts at inlet and outlet, and swap.
Too easy! ...
Nov 5th 2011, 12:32 am
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Re: What is the temperature of your pool now?
24 degrees and the pump was fixed yesterday. Will see how it goes from now.
Nov 10th 2011, 4:17 am
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Re: What is the temperature of your pool now?
Fortunately father-in-law was bored and wanted to be useful - so he spent a couple of hours buying PVC piping + angle joints + connectors and then measuring, cutting and glueing.
Good news is the new pump runs like a dream - its super-quiet and when on its highest setting it really really sucks! Pool is no longer green, filter is now succesfully backwashed and I predict after today will be chemically valid too...
Its been an ordeal!
Lessons learnt: Next time cut down the trees before they grow too big and drop tons of shit in the pool!... Weekend of fun ahead with the chainsaw again I think....
Nov 10th 2011, 10:54 am
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Re: What is the temperature of your pool now?
29 today. 
Haven't been in yet.
Haven't been in yet.
Nov 12th 2011, 2:00 am
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Re: What is the temperature of your pool now?
Just been in. 30 Degrees. Beautiful.
Nov 12th 2011, 6:37 am
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Re: What is the temperature of your pool now?
kids in and out of the pool the last couple of weeks.
had to pump out a few thousand litres this morning after the 50mm of rain we had on Wednesday.
got her up to 26 degrees today. Friends locally have double the amount of solar than required for the pool size, and they were up to 32 degrees the other day.
I'm thinking about maybe getting a quote to extend the solar
had to pump out a few thousand litres this morning after the 50mm of rain we had on Wednesday.
got her up to 26 degrees today. Friends locally have double the amount of solar than required for the pool size, and they were up to 32 degrees the other day.
I'm thinking about maybe getting a quote to extend the solar
Nov 12th 2011, 9:49 am
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Re: What is the temperature of your pool now?
Don't know what the temperature was, but it was warm enough for me to get in and have a 1/2 hour swim.