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I would cut this into two - that is what I did for my large irregular pool in MI many years ago - and use two reel covers. I would cut it at the red line - then you'll have two pieces that should roll up fairly easily. The green lines are where I would put either a reel cover with wheels or the...

Awesome! Thanks so much for voting everyone! We are in our 2nd (and Final!) home in The Villages. Our home is a courtyard villa (CYV) , meaning that it has a 5' privacy wall surrounding the back yard. Our CYV is unique in that most of the CYV's here have no room for a pool - we have a corner...

I had an L shaped pool for my first inground pool and it was the best design we ever had! It was 42' long. The deep end was the top of the L and was 18' across x 17' long. The shallow end was 25' long x 30' across. We had basketball hoops on either side of the shallow end and had a dozen...

I tried a LaMotte unit. Numbers were all over the place, and it was nearly as much work as doing it with the normal drop tests. I returned the unit.

Thank you! My wife initially didn't understand why I put the small thatch roof over it, but I said I needed it to finish the look! I built a frame out of PVC pipes, painted them brown, and then covered the underneath viewable areas with split bamboo to make it appear is if it was made of bamboo...

I got most of the bamboo material (the entire bar is bamboo to withstand the elements) from Forever Bamboo. The masks were from there as well (Tiki Masks - Hand Carved Traditional Tiki Décor - Ships Free).

Thank you so much! I have a list of neighbors that want me build him one for them now... I said no way - I'm retired now. That took close to 8 weeks of a lot of work to get done! I'm considered the "local brewery" in the neighborhood now. Going on keg 151 over the past 6 years!

Step one is to plug a laptop into the port on the router that you are using to verify that the port is working and providing an IP address. If the laptop can't connect it's something in the router. If step one works, then step two is to plug the OmniLogic cable back into the router and then...

Ooops... just re-read the instructions - it says ONE pic. I posted two - for front and back... should I delete one of them?

My feature is a Tiki Bar I built when I retired! Going on 6 years old now. I also brew beer, so there are always 3 unique brews on tap!

We have a Rural King in our area. They have 31%, and it's really cheap. My last case I bought was on sale for $5.99 a jug

If live in a climate where installing a screened enclosure over the pool is possible, this works extremely well for controlling pool heat in the summer. Screen knocks down UV rays by over 50%. Here in central Florida, my pool never gets above 90 in the summer due to my screened enclosure. The...

Just ordered mine - but where on these reagents is the expiration date listed? All of my Taylor bottles have a date clearly marked on them, but I see nothing anywhere on the bottles for these.

100% agree. If they haven't shot gunite yet, I would change it 4' - 5'. That's what we have and and it's fantastic. If I had a larger pool, I would have went 4' - 8'. Both of my earlier pools had deep ends and my kids were fish within 4-6 weeks, and then loved the deeper depth for many many...

This solution also works with Alexa. The more I think about it, you may not even need IFTTT. Both Google and Alexa know when it's sunrise or sunset, so you could just set up a schedule in either one to perform an action at sunrise or sunset. This seems pretty simple to me and requires no extra...

You can control the Omni using Google (How to Integrate Hayward OmniLogic with Google Home (2024)). Once this is setup, it would be a simple step to then add in IFTTT. You could then use IFTTT to perform an action at sunrise or sunset.

I'm only relating my real life experience with heat pumps. In Georgia, I had a 140K heat pump and an in ground 18K gallon pool, and couldn't hit 90 in October without running the heat pump for a significant amount of time (most of the day, 10-12 hours). By the time the temp would get to where we...

I live in Florida as well. While my builder was fantastic, they discouraged installing auto-drain and auto-fill. Evidently they had an issue in the past where the auto-fill got stuck, the pool had a leak, and the customers were extremely upset - even went to court. So they don't try to sell it...

I have always ground my beans, and was hooked on Jamaican Blue Mountain for quite a while. I recently switched to a new bean, and it is amazingly smooth and delicious. Ziggi's Mexican Majomet. Been through 11 pound of beans so far, and it is just fantastic. I use a Technivorm MoccaMaster pour...

I lived in MI for 48 years. I don't see any way a 96k BTU heater (by the way, that's actually pretty small) can keep a pool like that much warmer than 80 and that would be running all day long. Average temp in MI at night, even in July is not much more than 60. A 96K BTU heater would have to run...

I see you are in Ontario - I would not recommend a heat pump for anybody in the north. Heat pumps work best and are most efficient when the ambient temperature is above 70 F. My first pool was in Michigan, and a heat pump will struggle to get you anywhere near the temps you want for swimming. I...

I agree that anywhere in the northern regions the only real solution is a natural gas heater. In Michigan, I had a 42K gallon pool, and I ran a natural gas heater as it was the only thing that would heat a pool that size in that climate to extend the season. When I moved to Georgia, the builder...

Yes, Bigger is always BETTER! Buy the biggest heat pump you can, regardless of pool size. My pool is a little under 7K gallons, and I have the biggest heat pump Hayward makes, a 144K BTU heat pump. Why? I'll list a number of reasons: Look at the efficiency numbers for heat pumps from any...

It sounds like your pool is similar in size to mine - I have 6,750 gallons. My heater is 144K BTU, so about 50% bigger than yours. In addition, the 100K heater/chiller is less efficient than the 144K model, so will run a bit longer. This time of year, my heater runs for anywhere from 2-4 hours...

Question - does a Tiki Bar count as an outdoor kitchen?

Just curious - do the steps into the pool have to be so wide? I know that the height of each step is mandated by code, but what about the width? My pool is fairly small, and the steps use up a good deal of space - if I had to do it over again, and I could make the steps narrower in width, I...

I wouldn't give up 22K BTU for the increased CoP - just my opinion. The CoP can't make up for less BTU. The unit is more efficient at heating, but still only delivers 121K BTU. If you find you need that little extra, there's no way to add it without another heater. Your pool is half again the...

Yes, I do. During December, January, and February I use a solar cover as well. It prevents the heat from dropping too much overnight. I have the heater set to kick on at 11am. The pool is usually 82-85 in the morning, and my heater runs anywhere from 1 hour to 2 1/2 hours to bring the heat back...

If you look at the efficiency rating, you will see that the larger heaters have a much better rating than the smaller heaters - i.e. they cost less to run. It's not just about fast. If you get the larger heater, you get fast and efficient. I would always go with the largest heat pump available...