Plumbing the Hydrotherapy Jets (February 10)Saturday was spent plumbing the four hydrotherapy jets at the back end of the pool. We cut four holes in the steel panels when we assembled the pool. To install the jets, we had to make our first cuts through the liner - scary stuff! |
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 The jet heads, left side. The tube going up is for air - I gather that this Venturi (sp?) effect is what causes the bubbles. |
 The jet heads on both panels. Insulation already in place. |
 More connections. My first solo attempt at plumbing - thanks to whoever invented flexible PVC. |
 Fully connected to the other end of the pool, where it will connect to the 1 hp pump. We also installed a return hole on the front end of the pool to complete the water circuit. |
 We moved the faucet too. IT was down so far in the corner we had to crawl on our belly to reach it. This is much better. |
 The jets from the inside. Plugs are provided so we can continue filling the pool. After this, we need to finish the plumbing at the front of the pool A piece of cake compared to this job. |
Finishing the SunRoom (February 11) |
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 We enlisted some helpers on Saturday and Sunday to finish closing in the sun porch. Here Warren and David are working on installing one of the two doors. |
 Sharon is helping by preassembling the windows - tedious and time consuming but not difficult |
 The upper windows just needed gaskets. |
 Almost done! The only open parts are under the eaves and those sections are custom made by SunPorch (when we finally send them the measurements). |
We also managed to insulate around the pool and cut off the deck boards that we left running long. We have 17 inches outside the long side of the sunroom for walking and/or planters. We also put down the piers for the "pump room" shed, which is next weekend's project. Once the pump room is built, we just need to bet an electrician out to wire up the hydraulic pump, the two water pumps, and the heater. We need 3 220V/30amp circuits for the pumps and 1 115V/15 amp circuit for the control panels. There wasn't an energy shortage when we ordered the pool. We will be looking into solar heating and running the water quality system at off-peak hours. | |
mcdunn
Saturday, October 11, 2003 06:22:32 PM