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Originally Posted by Baz
Picked up my deck boards today so will finish that job this weekend.
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Dang, I really don’t know what it is but all you fellers that live in the eastern part of the US have some awesome lumber selections for your pics you be postin. Have a buddy(one of MANY) that moved to TN from CA and when he sends pics of a building project, I am amazed at the quality of the timbers. They always look clean, nearly knotless and edged. You must have some quality mills in that part of the country. Out here, it’s a crap forest at HD and when I feel like driving 60 miles round trip, I’ll go to Lowe’s who has marginally better sticks than HD.
Today, I worked on a few different things at the same time. I know is sounds strange, but as I progressed through the day, I was able to do a little on three when the was down time on one or two.
For the pool enthusiasts, stand by to be entertained-
Anyway, I guess I am the only person who can take delivery of a hot tub and screw up the water chemistry SO BAD…… I had to change the water out in less than a month. In my defense, I was following the destructions to the letter from the spa shop where we purchased it from and look where that got me…[emoji51][emoji849]. In an attempt to understand things better, I did what everyone else does and ended up on YouTube trying understand water chemistry and hot tubs and determined that everyone has different theories on how to maintain your tub so it has crystal clear water[emoji2371].
I have never had a pool or hot tub before so I am the epitome of the NOOB. If I take the time to get involved in something, I try to learn as much as possible. I have never been wired to not care and if I’m gonna do it, try to do it right. Nothing gets my goat more than “todays” attitude of “it will do”. Ok, so at the month mark, I was suppose to add a bottle of this enzyme stuff to the water but only if it is crystal clear. In my opinion, the water seemed to have a slight haze, but not too bad. Ive been communicating with the spa shop and showing the test strips to inquire what direction I need to go and was told to add this and that. Basically I felt I was chasing the chemistry curve all over the place. I nearly used up the bottle of sanitized following the shops directions and I made a run to the shop for more Saturday afternoon. When the guy at the shop looked at me funny and then proceeded to tell me the bottle that came in the start-up kit should last 90 days, I figured I am doing things very wrong. Per the instructions, I am suppose to add one tablespoon after EVERY use. It’s like any new toy, you’re gonna use it nightly. The tub is only 290 gallons but this is what they are telling me. Locally, we have a store that caters to pool supply and I elected to take some of my water in to see if they could test it a little more accurately than these little strips. OMG! After running the water through a couple different instruments, I got the results. Let’s just say that my sanitizer levels were so high that it exceeded the computers print range on the “free chlorine” scale. Here in Placerville, I will be the first to admit that EID pumps very good water to our house so this issue of me chasing my tail is my own doing. So I drained the tub, wiped the inside down, hosed it out and started fresh. I will be taking a sample down to Leslie’s Pool Supply so I can get a base reading on the quality of the water straight from the house and start over.
While the tub was draining and filling, I was able to service our Honda Pioneer SXS. New K&N air filter, oil change w/filter and installed the KFI snow plow mount for the coming snow. I’m tired of shoveling so I am hoping this will help.
Finally, I used a scotch bright to knock off some paint flakes on the 912. This past winter caused moisture build up under the tarp(I know, I know). I am making a pvc crown to provide an air gap to help with this issue. It really sucks not having a garage…
Hit the roof with some primer to keep the surface rust from getting worse.
Cheers
Back to working for da man tomorrow
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