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do you want to sell them.
Andrew
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How wide are the boards and what's their condition?
I'm in the market for some reclaimed oak flooring.. about 35m2 as it happens.
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I suggest that you add Javel (liquid chlor) directly into the pool. Not galletts (too dear)
Dilute to 25% strength in a bucket and throw it in to the centre or infront of return jets.
Keep it away from the liner.
test before and then test again after & hour circulationto ensure the correct levels.
Adjust pH after.
Andrew
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[quote user="steve"]PM me PM me please! I dont want to miss out on anything.....
Steve (D&S one)
[/quote]Don't need to PM you steve (d&s one) as I'm glad to say that normal reception has been restored.
Basically, its the solution to a problem plaguing many people, particularly gite pool owners. The problem is that modern sun creams are saturated with a colouring agent that is absorbed very easily by the PVC liners, even more so if the protective varnish has been scrubbed off in previous attempts to clean the ugly brown/yellow waterline stain. I've searched exhaustivley, as have a few others to find solvents to clean this stain but all we can do is fade it a little, and the solvent is very nasty, certainly not something I'm happy with near pool water.
So stick on liner friezes are the best bet, but until now are a bit expensive and clumsy, hard to apply. Ceramic was the best of them but they too are a reasonable investment. But now, one of the liner manufacturers launched a new product which is easy enough for DIY.
Its self-adhesive liner frieze. I'm going to get some and give it a try to see if its so simple and report back. Thing is that it its only 85/100 whereas the others were 150/100 weight so this new stuff might be a bit too light to do the job, I just going to give it a try.
Cheers
Andrew
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Sorry Clair ... Different Clair! Do you want a PM, if so email or PM me
Steve
Your response is nothing to do with news I have.... but I don't suppose you care what it is.
Please don't lecture me .... it's unnecessary and you haven’t reach a position where that privilege might be afford to you.
Andrew
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Clair
I've PM'ed you
Andrew
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Terry
I've PM'ed you
Andrew
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Yes your right John
But As I've been attacked by one of the above posters for commercial activity on the forum I have agreed to restrict such messages to PM.
Its cumbersome and more time consuming for me as well, but hey at least 2 people out of the 000's on the forum aren't offended by this news which is of a commercial nature.
So thanks for your question John
I've PM'ed you
Andrew
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James
I'vePM'ed you
Andrew
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Mik
I've Pm'ed you
Andrew
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Yes John
I've PM'ed you
Andrew
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[quote user="mitsi"]We are having problems with stains on the liner. One is at the roman end on the water line which is probably sun cream, but more worryingly we have stains in the centre of the well (deep end) and on the ledge below the jets. Up until now the pool has been spotless but not this year It could be from leaves, but we've not had the problem before.
Any ideas? rubbing it doesn't get it off.
[/quote]For anyone who has this problem with stains on the water line PM me for the latest news.
Andrew
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I have PM'ed you
Andrew
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Many thanks to those who have posted to support my activity on the Forum.
To Steve and Scooby
I understand your objection and, whilst I don't agree with you, I will respect your views and will in future just advise that a PM have been sent to give the poster the information they want, privately.
You realise of course that this will mean that a lot of the information that is passed on will then not be available to the general population, but hey, I don't want to offend you, after all you have posted here of your own free will and contributed you opinion, albeit only 36 posts, each one is a gem I am sure.
I am certain that you are not interested in my advice as you do not have any difficult problems with your pool, so my help is not needed, that's fair.
As you are also so sure of the purpose of this and other forums perhaps there are other forums that you have contributed and that have benefited from your opinion. They are truly fortunate indeed. For in this world of SPAM, nuisance phone calls, letterbox jamming publicity, and irritating interruptions to your favourite TV programme from commercial messages, it must be like a gasp of clean air to participate in a forum where nothing of that nature ever occurs. Nobody flames others, nor shames anyone and everybody researches their topic thoroughly before they offer an opinion. An ideal cyber world indeed.
So I'll keep an eye on my activity and see it doesn't wander off again, as it would be a shame to dirty my copybook after 5 years of posting, ever since this board began in fact. Many thanks for bringing it to my attention.
Best regards
Andrew
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Yes I can help you.
Pm me your contact detials and I'll do my best to get you the Bi Carb Soda
Andrew
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Hi Grecian,
We too have looked at various forms of central heating/hot water.
Geothermique (Ground source heat pump)
We discovered it is the cheapest to run by far but prohibitively costly to install. Bore holes or Coils are expensive and underfloor heating is recommended, although modern radiators and comprehensive insulation would be paramount. Hot water temperatures are adequate but not as high as you might be used to.
Air source heat pump
Much cheaper to install than geothermique but even with comprehensive insulation and underfloor heating, it does not give the levels of heat required in the depths of winter.
It would seem the Scandinavians have cheaper hardware and already have the modern construction and insulation techniques to compliment the heat pump systems, so cost and efficiency is not such an issue there.
Solar
Our research suggests this is also very expensive to install and maintenance would not be simple, not many specialists around yet. Hot water seems efficient enough, you will need temperature regulators. Not very effective for heating.
Oil - Standard or Condensing
In France boilers are probably twice the price of England, our devi quoted 4000 euros plus TVA at 5% (renovation rate) just for the boiler (26kw standard) With a new hot water cylinder (200l) and various other hardware and labour, the devi rattled up to nearly 10000 euros, not including radiators, these are also very expensive in France, compared to say B&Q.
LPG
Not researched, would be interested if anyone has any details?
In the short term we have decided to stick with our electric hot water cylinder (120l) and a new woodburner, while we save up some more!
Would be interested in what you decide and why.
Good luck
Tony
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Disagree with you Tony on a few points.
Ground source is the THE most expensive to install and although relatively cheap to run, is not as cheap as solar (which is free) to run - if you want the proof, then I can show it too you
Air source - no arguments there
Solar - I can prove that Solar can provide a significant contribution to home heating and its a better choice ecologically that all the above. If there is need for backup (which there always) is then I choose gasification wood chip, but in reality it can be anything. Installation is no more expensive than your oil system, depending on the house and the availability of south facing site for the panels. If you find that the heat you have is insufficient, then you simply put up more panels. Running the system is FREE FOR LIFE- its a no brainer
OIL - yuck.... somewhere, somehow the message has to get across to this generation of rampant consumers that we have to stop burning oil, especially when there are viable alternatives. Don't know yet how that message is going to look like.... perhaps $150 a barrel will get your attention.
LPG - its the most expensive out of the lot to run, we've just decommissioned our system completely for that reason and to stop the carbon consumption.
ELEC - no different really to the rest, very expensive to run and by no means 'clean' energy. Limoges is still the most radioactive place in Europe as a result of the Elect generation in France.
Andrew
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That's good.
Thanks for persevering
Hope that you find what you need.
Andrew
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Change has now taken effect.
There should be no further problems...... (I hope)
Hope everyone has a good season.
Andrew
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[quote user="rosebud"]Thanks to all who helped us to try and sort out skimmer problems but unfortunately nothing worked. We now need an "expert"and wonder if anyone can suggest someone who lives in the 47 area who is a Professional and knows everything there is to know about pools and CAN SPEAK GOOD ENGLISH. We have asked so many people about the problems we are having and still no joy so we feel we have to try an expert. Many thanks and I look forward to hearing from anyone that can help. [/quote]
I can help you if want.Pm me your contact details and I get back to you.
Andrew
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Hi Poolguy,
I have a small problem with your website. I can't get it to come up. I constantly get the 'loading' message which continually flashes. I tried yesturday and today, but still no success.
Is it just me? Has anybody else had the same problem?
Regards.
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Sorry to be a pain... we are just changing server, there were many problems with the old one.I don't know if the change has affected yet, seems to be a haphazzard affair depending on AFNIC
New server is also enabled to see the site with Mozilla (I hope it works)
New websites coming too to broarden the information bank, hope that you like them and thanks for looking.
Regards
Andrew
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Insulation supplier/plumbing/electrical ETS Geopp in Dordogne 05 53 27 17 60, they (Margaret and Fredrick) both speak english and should be able to help you.
Don't know if they only supply and install or can help DIY'ers but it does hurt to ask.
Hope you get what you want
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Maricopa ,
I do not subscribe to the idea that cycle time for pump operation is related to temperature, it doesn't make sence to me and has no relation to physics or chemistry of swimming pools.
I pefer to calculate the cycle time based on the power of the pump and the capacity of the filter.
Ideal is 3 hour cycle time.
You have a 1 cv pump depending on the brand can be 12 - 18m3/hr but its normally 14m3/hr, so that would mean that you have a 2.8hr cycle time which is fine and given DDASS recomendations you should therefore effect two water cycles per day or just under 6 hours is sufficient.
Natually you would circulate when people are swiming.
Andrew
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nemltd
I've sent you an email about your question.
If you don't get it then perhaps you could PM me your contact details.
Andrew
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You could have the begining of Iron plating out on your liner. Certainly, the Bround colour and the fact that it cannot be scrapped off would indicate that.
If you send me a water sample then I can test for Ferrous oxide in the water, or any of the other indicators
Andrew
Chlorine Lock
in Swimming Pools in France
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[quote user="Sharkster"]Yesterday I had 1.5ppm of free chlorine in my pool. After cleaning I checked again today and have 0. I have shocked the pool with 10 the regular dose of chlorine shock, but still have a reading of 0 from my Tru Test meter and also some bayroll strips I have. Does chlorine go out of date? The shock is 2 years old. Any advice welcomed.
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Its also possible that you test strips are out of date.
Those with the reagent in a little pad are notorious for giving an unreliable reading if their more than one year old. Problem is when you buy it from the shop you do not know how long its been there. I prefer the hermetically sealed tablet dose and photometric analysis, as i think it’s more reliable.
I concur with Teapots synopsis, please provide the background info as you problem could stem from a number of sources.
Andrew