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I'm currently rebuilding a 20 year old mower...
I spent ages trying to fire up the engine:banghead: Only to learn that it won't fire up without the blade attached.:o Momentum and all that... |
Re: Home and garden projects
Originally Posted by Hotscot
(Post 12647728)
I'm currently rebuilding a 20 year old mower...
I spent ages trying to fire up the engine ..... Only to learn that it won't fire up without the blade attached. ... Momentum and all that... |
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Right.
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The time has come. I've decided to go salt water for the pool. My next DIY project as soon as it arrives.
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Originally Posted by tom169
(Post 12650695)
The time has come. I've decided to go salt water for the pool. My next DIY project as soon as it arrives.
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Originally Posted by chawkins99
(Post 12650827)
You won't regret it. I switched to salt water right after I moved in to this house. Have never had any problems with the water.
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Originally Posted by Steerpike
(Post 12650843)
Ew yuk ... what's the big advantage? I hate swimming in the sea, always getting mouthfuls of saltwater!
Note that pool salt water is a tenth of the salinity in the ocean. I don't think you can taste it. |
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Originally Posted by Steerpike
(Post 12650843)
Ew yuk ... what's the big advantage? I hate swimming in the sea, always getting mouthfuls of saltwater!
The result is crystal clear water with very little maintenance. The salt also improves the feel of the water. Salt is used in household water softeners. Oh. And none of the seaweed, or other contamination caused by all of the 'wildlife' relieving themselves in it. |
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Originally Posted by chawkins99
(Post 12650884)
Oh. And none of the seaweed, or other contamination caused by all of the 'wildlife' relieving themselves in it.
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Originally Posted by chawkins99
(Post 12650884)
As Tom says, the salt is barely noticeable. The system uses electrolysis to convert the salt into chlorine alleviating the need to manually add liquid chlorine or use chlorine tablets which cause their own problems.
The result is crystal clear water with very little maintenance. The salt also improves the feel of the water. Salt is used in household water softeners. Oh. And none of the seaweed, or other contamination caused by all of the 'wildlife' relieving themselves in it. I guess it's not an issue for me now as I just bought a new place in AZ and it doesn't have it's own private pool (has a communal one). |
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Originally Posted by chawkins99
(Post 12650884)
The salt also improves the feel of the water. Salt is used in household water softeners.
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Originally Posted by Hotscot
(Post 12650929)
Yes but I don't think it's added to the water. it's used to extract the contaminants.
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Originally Posted by Steerpike
(Post 12650928)
Thanks! Good to know. So is it even slightly noticeable? I realize one doesn't go around intentionally gulping down pool water at the best of times, so it's just the water you get on your lips, etc as you swim around.
I guess it's not an issue for me now as I just bought a new place in AZ and it doesn't have it's own private pool (has a communal one). BTW: If you can smell chlorine in a pool, that is bad. You should not be able to detect the chlorine. |
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You only smell chlorine in a pool when it is chewing through something bad in the water. A private pool doesn't have to worry about the great unwashed peeing constantly.
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We use chlorine tabs in an inline doser in our pool and there's no smell or irritant as far as we've noticed. Very simple to use too. Getting to that time when it will soon be warm enough to get back in :shades_smile:
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