Gordio Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 Thanks for the laugh man. And it takes a man to admit that kind of mistake. Now pour yourself a beer, mix the wife a margarita or three and enjoy your long weekend! You got it. I am getting out at noon today & plan on doing just that to kick off thelong weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Okay I will admit I am too stupid to live. My brother in law comes over last night takes one look at it, goes in the house says the gas is not turned on going to the outside, turns it on & it fires up. It is weird because I thought I smelled a little gas before. I don't know, maybe it was just me farting. 25 years of boozing, my sense of judgement is not what it used to be. Funny! Glad you got your pool up and running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 (edited) Okay I will admit I am too stupid to live. My brother in law comes over last night takes one look at it, goes in the house says the gas is not turned on going to the outside, turns it on & it fires up. It is weird because I thought I smelled a little gas before. I don't know, maybe it was just me farting. 25 years of boozing, my sense of judgement is not what it used to be. WOW! I was going to ask that, but figured you had it covered... Why I asked and hinted about the shutoff. Probably why you smelled the gas that was left in the line past the shutoff. Residual gas that is, the gas control valve is a valve too... ;-) Glad you have it worked out... Been a bit chilly! ;-) ;-) Actually, your sense of judgement is good... Better be safe than sorry and having the valve in the closed position is safest! Who shut the valve off last fall? May I ask? ;-) Edited May 23, 2014 by ExiledInIllinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordio Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 Funny! Glad you got your pool up and running. Thanks. It is freezing here today but is supposed t get in the 70s starting tomorrow. Exil -I believe I shut it off when I closed the pool. Figured it was the right/safe thing to do. Usually I don't think about things like that so maybe that is why I wss caught off guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Thanks. It is freezing here today but is supposed t get in the 70s starting tomorrow. Exil -I believe I shut it off when I closed the pool. Figured it was the right/safe thing to do. Usually I don't think about things like that so maybe that is why I wss caught off guard. LoL... I do crap like that! I have learned to put little tags on things like: "No oil in mower." Lockout/tag out stuff too... Like: A/C off @ breaker. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Maybe you could just sell to our friend that bids on places with water in the basement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Maybe you could just sell to our friend that bids on places with water in the basement? When I heard "in ground pool" I couldn't help but picture him swimming in his basement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Okay I will admit I am too stupid to live. My brother in law comes over last night takes one look at it, goes in the house says the gas is not turned on going to the outside, turns it on & it fires up. It is weird because I thought I smelled a little gas before. I don't know, maybe it was just me farting. 25 years of boozing, my sense of judgement is not what it used to be. That made me laugh... Have a great weekend... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 I have had spiders clog my gas lines in my grills many times. I would bet it is simply this. Fun Fact: Jack Roush, of NASCAR fame heats his pool and keeps it open all year round with a temperature always above 80F. #themoreyouknow I have a friend whose brother tried that in Houston. Then winter came and he got a $6k gas bill. But hell, if I had Jack Rousch money I'd do it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfanmiami(oh) Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Had some pool issues this weekend over at the in laws. The pool has been "open" for a couple weeks but they hadn't been running the heat pump due to another week of cold weather. Last week started trending warmer so they fired it back up. This weekend was going to be the first major usage of the pool this season and of course in impeccable timing, the pool pump craps out. We open up the strainer basket and find a random screw with a knob on it. Not a good sign. Anyways, by some miracle a guy from their local pool place was able to come by. We get the pump apart and find out the screw was the one that holds the impeller in place. Of course it had gotten into the impeller and ruined it. Luckily this particular pool was very "overbuilt" and they actually have a second pump solely to run a slide and some jets. Luckily the pumps are almost identical and within an hour or so, the pumps had been swapped out and the filter and heat pump were back up and running. No slide until a new impeller comes in but pool is about 84! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 I have a friend whose brother tried that in Houston. Then winter came and he got a $6k gas bill. But hell, if I had Jack Rousch money I'd do it too. LoL... #What'sMoney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 I have a friend whose brother tried that in Houston. Then winter came and he got a $6k gas bill. But hell, if I had Jack Rousch money I'd do it too. he should be gassed. Not for being so stupid with the gas bill but for living in Houston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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