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Alarms on Doors that have Access to a Pool
Not the answer you are looking for, but:
Loud Alarms are What You Really NEED
Assuming that the premise is a sound one, that people need to be warned of unexpected/unauthorized entrance to the pool ...
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Alarms on Doors that have Access to a Pool
Ask your insurer and defense lawyer
Lawyering on whether this rule is really a mandate is probably a waste of time. It's a "best practice" and one easily implemented. Which will create civil and ...
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Heat large pool with electric via solar panels?
PV panels are ~15% efficient. Hot water panels are much more, and probably much cheaper.
Way more efficient to just heat the water, rather than convert to electric and then to heat. Maybe with the ...
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Can a freestanding pool's poles be cut to accommodate sloped concrete?
Yes, you probably could shorten the poles on the higher side. This might level the top edge of the pool*. However, think for a minute about what you're asking.
The bottom of the pool is sloped to ...
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Alarms on Doors that have Access to a Pool
Based on your link, I'm assuming you live in Florida. The relevant statutes are 515.29 Residential swimming pool barrier requirements and 515.27 Residential swimming pool safety feature options; ...
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How to get rid of mosquitos in swimming pool standing water
Mosquito Dunks are a doughnut shaped product for exactly your problem. They contain a bacterium toxic to mosquito larva but not toxic to humans, pets or birds. They will only kill larva.
Any adult ...
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How can this pool heater gas line be disconnected?
You are looking at a union, with an elbow to the left and a valve to the right.
Put one wrench on the biggest "nut". Put the other wrench on the smaller "nut" immediately to the right of it - you'll ...
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How to get rid of mosquitos in swimming pool standing water
Copper metal.
Copper discourages mosquito larvae. I used to think that the copper was directly toxic to the larvae but experiments showed this was not so - adding copper (as metal; a piece of pipe) ...
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How can this pool heater gas line be disconnected?
...natural gas...
...I'm not sure what the different parts are here...
Those two statements together equal "call a gasfitter".
Removing the appliance will leave the gas line unsupported, and ...
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Heat large pool with electric via solar panels?
This has already been said in one answer - but I want to say it again so that it is very clear. Generating electricity from solar only to then turn around and run electric heaters for the pool is not ...
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Can a freestanding pool's poles be cut to accommodate sloped concrete?
The problem with cutting the poles is that the liner that goes inside won't fit like it's suppose to. Where the "shorter" poles are, part of the sides of the liner will be on the bottom of ...
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What is the cheapest way to build a temporary pool?
How about you did a 4'x6'x2' hole and then get a 12'x16' waterproof tarp and lay it in the hole. Make sure the neighbors know you're not burying someone. See picture of waterproof tarp below.
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How to get rid of mosquitos in swimming pool standing water
It is a salt water system, and the pumps & chlorinator obviously cannot be operated with the water drained to this level.
Just in case you're not aware, the salt water isn't what keeps your pool ...
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How to get rid of mosquitos in swimming pool standing water
First point : Chemical warfare is the tool of last resort for pool maintenance.
Sometimes you end up in a crisis and you need to deal with it, but if you look after the pool correctly it should be ...
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Heat large pool with electric via solar panels?
How much energy do you need?
In four months you spend $7500, so assuming you heat using natural gas, that would indicate a consumption of about 19,000 cubic meters. At 10.8 kWh per cubic meter, we're ...
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Safety Cover for Decommissioned (Empty) Swimming Pool
If you are really decommissioning it, a truckload of stone (or multiple truckloads of stone) will do nicely and comparatively inexpensively. Ain't nobody going to fall into it or drown in it.
If you ...
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Safety Cover for Decommissioned (Empty) Swimming Pool
Probably the easiest method to deal with a swimming pool that is taken out of service and not deconstructed is to fill it up with dirt after opening large holes in the bottom for drainage. Leaving a ...
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Can I rejunvenate a rubber o-ring?
O-Rings are (or should be) cheap - if they are not, try to establish exactly what size they are and shop around; you should be able to find them for a pretty low cost, and replacing them is the right ...
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Heat large pool with electric via solar panels?
You have a pretty big pool by residential standards but I still am surprised it is costing you that much... almost $2k per month!
Assuming a price of $.90 / therm (average in the NY area, according ...
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Inserting probe into pressurized water pipe
The usual way is to use a T with the middle outlet being vertical:
With a proper fitting, you screw this hollow adapter in. Ecnerwal says in a comment it is called a "thermowell".
Fill ...
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How to access the ceiling over an indoor swimming pool
Might want to check with your local equipment rental companies as they may have, or know where to direct you to get a transportable Cherry Picker. These machines are not as easily transported as a ...
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Water logging in demolished pool area
The contractor should have busted up the top of the pool sides and cracked the concrete basically everywhere else. I have filled a few pools. We jackhammer the crap out of everything. There are ...
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Safety Cover for Decommissioned (Empty) Swimming Pool
May not suit your needs, but if you could find a trampoline just smaller than the pool, it can be fitted and secured to the concrete.
That way bouncers (trampoliners?) could get on without having to ...
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Massive Pool Leak
A drop of 24 inches in the water level is a definite indication that your plumbing or the pool shell is compromised.
First step is to notice if the water level continues to drop while the pump is ...
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DIY Diving Board
Normally a wooden springboard is a laminate of some kind to provide the necessary springyness. It would probably be far easier to buy a board than to make one. If you do want to make one I suggest a ...
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How should I level the ground for my above ground pool?
You should dig down on the high side, instead of building up the low side. Or build up the low side in a more sound manner, though that will likely cost more than $100.
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Why is the water in my freshly filled above ground pool green?
If you get a bag or 2 of shock treatment it will help knock the algae out. This time of year I find the toughest to keep my pool clean as the water is warming and it gets away fast shock treatment ...
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Alarms on Doors that have Access to a Pool
I doubt you'll get any latitude on the code as written. The code is written very clearly. It isn't within the code enforcement official's discretion to set it aside upon request. If there is ever ...
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Will live power plug dropped into swimming pool kill the swimmer?
Water and power don't go together. Could it be lethal? The answer is yes.
A similar problem occurs at marinas and boat docks, I believe the last I read at least 5 people a year die each year in the ...
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Bought a new (old) house and a new subpanel for the pool was installed. No clue if this is safe
Junctions, done properly, are both fine and a fact of life; whether feeding a sub-panel or not.
While it's not the way I would have run it (because I've turned into a THHN/THWN and conduit for darn ...
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