DIY woes!

[Poconos]

Steve,
Similar issue here with the 300# Hayward installed in 97. Only in my case they left out the short lateral that keeps the sand from dumping out when you drain. What a surprise on the first winterization drain. I'd recommend draining the thing, clean the threads with a scrub brush so no sand is in the threads, then goop the cap with silicone seal and put it back on. Make sure the soft seal, whatever the material is, is inside the cap. Oh, and on my problem, I made a short lateral from a piece of PVC pipe and cut slits in the thing. Quicker and a lot less hassle than dealing with Hayward or the company that redid my pool after I inherited the thing with the house. Don't interpret this as a knock against Hayward...I just did an easier fix that worked.
Al

[sjkader]

ok everything is now at a stand still. The pump is running. I have a temporary return line in. Here is the problem. I cant finish filling till i can cut out the light and have that wired in. the problem is that our electrician can not track down a junction box rated for pools. (wet locations) The state inspector says this is one of the things South Dakota will not budge on. Oh fricken great. so here is how this all works. I cant swim because the water is to cold because the heater is not wired. the heater is not wired because the light wont pass inspection. the light is not wired because my electrician cant find a junction box and some seal crap for the niche. my returns are not running because of the light. And to top it off. WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF NICE DAYS!!!

Would anyone know where i can get this crap from shipped overnight?

Steve

[sjkader]

Never mind! Found one

oh and I did manage to get that drain plug sealed with a bunch of thread tape.

and one other thing. they set the propane tank for the heater. The little lady decided it was cheaper to have me bury the line. all 35 feet of it! Her words were " you have a shovel"

Break out the beer!! should only take me..lets see.... forever

[sjkader]

OK folks, I know your on the edge of your seats wondering what kind of progress was made this weekend!! Here it is.

Buried the propane line and then it rained. Oh and it rained. And then it rained some more.

Monday it did not rain, but for some reason the little lady thought the jungle should be mowed. Cracked out the mower and got right on that. half way through mowing I found a kid in the jungle. Heck! I knew we were supposed to have three. no wonder it has been so quite in the house this last week!

[mbar]

So glad you have a sense of humer Hope all goes well with the rest of your install, we are rooting for you all the way

[sjkader]

Update!!! WOO! WOO!

pool light installed so i could finish filling the pool. the water is almost to where it needs to be. Returns all in now so i can remove the temp line.

Pool Heater installed

Now for the fun part. DECKING!!! Might as well call the hospital and have a ER Doc on standby. The little lady says we are doing the decking ourselves.

NEED MORE BEER!!

[RavenNS]

Steve,
you really crack me up!

Thanks so much for these terrific updates & keep 'em comming