Weekend's Work

Another busy day. Jen and her mother really went to town around the pool. We have a whole new climbing rose wall, though I didn't get any pictures.

I was up before six to get a good day in on the deck, but got sidetracked by this.

The filter has been a pain for most of the summer. When it wouldn't start up this morning, I figured it was time to do some long overdo maintenance. We've had a bit of an algae problem too, so in addition to rinsing the filter grids, I soaked them in acid for a bit.

Happy that I finally did the needed maintenance, I put it back together expecting it to start up and get myself back on the deck work.

No go.

It would suck in some water, then quit sucking. The pump was running, but no water was moving.

Plan B

I fired up the air compressor, stuck the hose in the skimmer pipe and let it rip. We got all kinds of bubbles on the other end, so we assumed it was clear and good to go.

Nope.

Plan C

We jammed the water hose into the skimmer pipe and let it rip. The water/bubbles coming out the other end were really cloudy (D.E.). Eventually it cleared, so we put the pump back together and fired it up.

It worked.

Finally I could get back to the deck. It was 1pm. I spent six hours messing with the pool pump. After seven hours on the deck, I got one post up.

One single post.

It's crooked.

I'm tired.

Good night.

- b