Forum: General Interest

A year and a half ago, in the midst of a derecho storm during a week with temps in the 100s every single day and no power for an entire week, being...

Hi everyone. Sitting here in the hospital recovering from hip replacement, this time my right hip to match the left. They did the surgery just two...

Not sure I have any questions that the answers can't be found in the archives. We have an IG pool approx. 18,000 gallons and vinyl liner just outside...

Boy....lots of "green" trouble with my pond. If I could find a pond solution that has been as easy as the BBB method I'd really be set! Cooper

Have some good prices, but can't find any information on them. So has anyone done any business with poolproducts4less.com or...

How bright are these and how do they work?

I've seen these a couple of times at Toys R us and wondered if they actually work. If so, I may pick up a couple for the kids. Looks like fun, but...

Have some issues - will be asking for some help after I finish testing!

We have a very small walmart in my local town and they had their Aquachem OTO/PH test kits (not strips) on clearance for $1. I proceeded to buy 3 of...

The previous owner had this disconnected because people looking at the house were ways pulsing buttons on the automation control. I have some...

Anyone who heard yesterday of the young girl eviscerated/disemboweled by the main drain in a kiddie pool (a kiddie pool, mind you), I'm sure, has...

Hey Inground Vinyl Pool Owners, Were about to get one added to our back yard. 17x33 and I love to hear your feedback and share some tips on...

I have a Pentair autofill. The float in the autofill keeps getting stuck and filling too much water. I have changed the float at least 10 times...

I have been concerned like many others about the way Ben vanishes for long periods of time, and wanted to preserve what I could if interest is ever...

Here’s a quote from this article http://www.mgwater.com/bicarb.shtml#helps Bicarbonate helps physically active people combat fatigue (news vol 3,...

This is a serious question, really. Irene has left us without power and, according to our electric supplier, it will be days before they can fix...

I just registered to gain knowledge on how to get my pool from green to clean. I am interested in the BBB method.

Hi. Just researching about it. No need to reply. Thanks! ========================================\ Hello. Trying to activate my account. I...

The other day I saw a post in the pool forum of handymanwire.com by a guy asking about the BBB method, and thought I'd respond. But in so doing, I...

Hi everyone - Tons of great information on this site, and I finally just registered in hopes of getting the water chemistry in my (new to me) spa. ...

Saw that Academy is having a huge sale on BBQ Grills and since I am looking for one. I was wondering what you guys thought of the Char-Broil one? ...

My other backyard hobbie... QUE!!! I got my new cooker delivered from Indonesia... http://www.komodokamado.com/ First cook Pics...

Well, I have been gone for almost half of a year now, and peaking back in, nothing has changed. There are still the old arguments and still the old...

Glad you got things running again, I felt really bad when I saw the forum go down , knowing full well you do this as a service to others and not for...

Having just about given up any hope of recovering 120 GB of music from a failed hard drive, I know somewhat how you feel. If it's any consolation,...

I have two automatic pool cover pumps that sit atop my 20,000 gal in ground. One of them has a base with rounded corners and turns on automatically...