Another Season Ends... :(

[waste]

If you 2 are through with your bantering

I just had to put 5 of my 6 babies to sleep for the winter The only one I was able to keep active for the next 4 weeks is the 10 X 30ish indoor pool with dual water treadmills.

When I closed 300+ pools each year, it was a pleasure to get them safely bedded down for the year, now it's sad to see my 6 get covered up.

Due to pathetic communication, I wasn't able to fully and properly prepare the pools I was, however, able to raise the FC in the first 2 and totally balance the water, the others I got the cl up and got close to balanced. I had wanted another 3 days to 'do it right' - this was my first chance to close pools correctly and I'm a little 'angry' that I wasn't able to!!!!!!!!!!

Ah, well - there's always next season. And I've still got 3 days a week to check on, and adjust the pools

HAVE A GREAT WINTER ALL!!!!

I'll still be here when all the pools are closed, and hope y'all will also be

[waterbear]

I do have to say that I have never closed a pool and, while I have some idea of what is required, I would probably mess it up the first time or two!

[waste]

Evan, I can always count on you for support

As an aside, how're you doing? I've missed the 'not on topic' interactions whilst I moved and haven't fully caught up on everyone's doings

[waterbear]

Ted, I'm doing great. Hope your move went well. We did miss you around here!

My comment was not really to support you. I really would mess up a closing if I ever had to do one. We just don't close pools here in Florida so I really only have a general idea of what to do. I have never seen one being done!

I would need to have CarlD come down and give me a step by step lesson to make sure I was doing it right the first time!

[CarlD]

Ted I'm sure you're doing a great job.

Evan, we'd walk you through every baby step so you don't mess up!

Meanwhile, yesterday I could FINALLY close as the water was 62 deg (close enough to my 60 deg target. Meanwhile, with all the construction going on around the house, we had to redo a good bit of drainage. So I took the opportunity and had them run a back wash line across the yard. Now I don't have to run a rollable back wash line to the storm drain in the back. But I had to plumb some Tigerflex to it. Easy enough.

So, when I had lowered the water and got in the plugs in the returns I had to plug the low drain. To do this I pull of my shirt, grab a beach towel from the trunk, lie down on the deck and stick my arm in up to my shoulder. I hook my foot on the outside edge of the deck to support me. I pulled the drain cover off (the low drain fixture in the wall is just like a return but the new code fitting that screws into it isn't just a grid anymore but a screen). Then put the plug in. Just as I was tightening it, my foot slipped...and in I fell, rolling like a log!

Yow! Is 62 deg water cold! It sure woke ME up!

Since I was in there I figured I might as well finish the low drain. Had to lever myself out as the ladder and the steps are out. At least I had the beach towel handy! All I could do is laugh!

So, Evan, when you do your first closing, remember that falling in is requisite!

Carl