"Noodles" (hilgyjeep)
06/03/2020 at 16:10 • Filed to: first world problems
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"Noodles" (hilgyjeep)
06/03/2020 at 16:10 • Filed to: first world problems | 0
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Pretty nasty.
I figured I could just undo one side and drop the wall to the ground and presto, empty pool.
I pulled a couple pins and tried to get some of it apart...
And no. With about 2 feet of water in there. It won’t budge.
So I’m draining it with a hose like you’re supposed to. Had to put a stop on the water delivery tomorrow, because I’m not sure how long it takes to get a couple thousand gallons through a garden hose, but at least I can lay in the dogs pool to beat the heat.
It’ll work just fine.
I really wanted to see 2 thousand gallons rush out all at once.
CB
> Noodles
06/03/2020 at 16:19 |
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The obvious solution is to drill a large hole in the side. Fix it later.
WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI
> Noodles
06/03/2020 at 16:19 |
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What happens if you stab it with a sword?
facw
> Noodles
06/03/2020 at 16:22 |
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Honestly, I think you are probably better off this way. I can easily imagine the weight of all that water tearing the pool wall if not properly supported.
If you’ve got some hoses lying around you can set up some si phons (no I don’t blame you for not wanting to get a mouthful of that pool water to set up a siphon )
TheRealBicycleBuck
> Noodles
06/03/2020 at 16:24 |
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Letting it go all at once usually breaks stuff. Plenty of people have learned that the hard way and left video for us to laugh at.
SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
> Noodles
06/03/2020 at 16:27 |
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Those pumps at Home Depot are cheap and 10X faster...
We just got done with a “how to kill pool algae in 7 easy steps” so feel free to post if you want some hints. I’d never really grok’d the chemistry until we went through it.
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> Noodles
06/03/2020 at 16:29 |
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The filter doesn’t have a tap close to the ground that’s a little bigger than a garden hose? That would be at least a little faster until the water reached it.
I’ve seen above-ground liner style pools that have a drain plug in the liner, too, although obviously if it’s properly set up on sand that’ll wash it away, and sucks.
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Noodles
> SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
06/03/2020 at 16:32 |
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We did that last year and the water was never perfect. We can get spr ing water delivered. It's cold as hell but drinkable. After 2 years of the same water we just want to start over with good stuff. Thanks for the offer though.
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Noodles
> facw
06/03/2020 at 16:34 |
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The mouthful definitely isn't worth the speed. You're probably right about the power of a couple thousand gallons rushing out all at once.
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Noodles
> CB
06/03/2020 at 16:34 |
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The wife didn't like that idea. What a party pooper
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Noodles
> WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI
06/03/2020 at 16:35 |
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Then the wife would take away my sword
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Noodles
> TheRealBicycleBuck
06/03/2020 at 16:36 |
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I was going to film it.
Spaceball-Two
> Noodles
06/03/2020 at 16:37 |
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You got a sump pump you can borrow?
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Noodles
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
06/03/2020 at 16:40 |
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We were so low on water by August last year that I had to rig up a pvc pipe just to get water through it. In the second picture you can see a white canister right at the water line. And we're on a well, so I couldn't add more than 30 minutes every couple days without jacking up the water in the house.
Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
> Noodles
06/03/2020 at 16:41 |
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You need a Jeep, obviously.
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Noodles
> Spaceball-Two
06/03/2020 at 16:42 |
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I already cancelled the water so there isn't a rush on completing it. I can wait for gravity
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Noodles
> Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
06/03/2020 at 16:45 |
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I love that. Did they ever post the damage to the Jeep. I bet that thing got destroyed.
Tekamul
> Noodles
06/03/2020 at 16:52 |
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TIL Noodles is short for Pool Noodles.
Michael
> Noodles
06/03/2020 at 16:56 |
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the hose for a shop vac works well for this
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Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
> Noodles
06/03/2020 at 16:57 |
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Yep, All Clean!
/S
Wacko
> Noodles
06/03/2020 at 17:19 |
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Super shock it, a few times and add water. That’s what we would do with our 16 x 32 in ground pool we had. A few backwashes and crystal clear water
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Noodles
> Wacko
06/03/2020 at 17:28 |
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We did that last year and it never really got to where I wanted it. Even with a filter upgrade, the placement of the filter intakes isn't designed for a cleanse of that size. I'd rather start with crystal clear drinkable water. Plus we have well water and running it for more than 30 minutes ruins the house water for a week. The toilet tanks fill up with dirt. I'd do something about the well but we're moving next year. Already have enough stuff to fix before listing the house
Nom De Plume
> Noodles
06/03/2020 at 17:39 |
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So many beleaguered husband jokes, so little time.
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SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
> Noodles
06/03/2020 at 17:44 |
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Great. Yeah, water’s so expensive for this pool that it was worth spending a lot to save 20,000 gallons of ‘refill’.
The chemistry is kind of non-intuitive, so we hacked at it awhile to get it dialed in.
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Noodles
> SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
06/03/2020 at 17:57 |
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Damn 20,000 gallons would run about $1,000 here. That would definitely hurt. I jacked up the chemistry last year also, so avoiding the couple weeks of water burning my skin is worth it. Lol
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WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI
> Noodles
06/03/2020 at 17:58 |
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Fair.
Urambo Tauro
> Noodles
06/03/2020 at 19:33 |
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That’s no pool; it’s obviously a giant catch pan. What the hell did you drain all that coolant out of anyway? A mining truck?
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Noodles
> Urambo Tauro
06/03/2020 at 19:37 |
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Yeah but it was a green one.
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SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
> Noodles
06/03/2020 at 20:57 |
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Yeah, it’s more like $2500 where we are... California Water Project and all.
It probably cost $75 in chemicals, but now I feel like I have a better handle on what all the chemistry is telling us.
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Noodles
> SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
06/03/2020 at 21:42 |
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$2500! Holy crap. I had to put so much baking soda in the pool last year to mellow it out. I would probably have done a better job this year after the experience, but I can get it filled with spring water for around $250. I can deal with that.
thatsmr
> Noodles
06/03/2020 at 22:40 |
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When my kids were younger we had a 42" x14' pool like this. When it started getting warm there’d be a foot of nightmare water left, and I’d take a full day with the drain hose open and a shop vac to empty it. Then get a bucket of bleach water and mop all the nasty, then hose out and shop vac the nasty. Then I turned on the garden hose and by bedtime my 3500 gallonish pool would be full. Next day start the chlorine and pump.
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Noodles
> thatsmr
06/04/2020 at 12:52 |
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I wish I could just fill it with a hose. We're out in the country with well water. I'd screw up the house water for a week just using the hose for an hour.
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thatsmr
> Noodles
06/04/2020 at 15:49 |
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I hope the cleanout works for you. Have an elm and a locust tree which made the pool a mess. Used to spend a half day dumping shop vac into the yard and taking out baby branches before the bleach mop but was always worth it.
