eaglescout526 Posted November 15, 2021 Author Share Posted November 15, 2021 Holy hell does this house aggravate me at times. Today I learned that one circuit(Garage outlet, door opener, guest bathroom, outdoor outlet, outside motion light and probably a couple others)is all on one GFI. Pretty damn dumb and terrible. I hate saying that yes this house was built in the late 70's and completed in 1980 but dammit there was better practices with electrical by then! Also the pool has been drained! Lots to be done in terms or maintenance and making it look nice again. It clearly has been drained prior to me as there is some plaster repair but theres lots more to be repaired than just the first step. Also going to be replacing all the jet gaskets as those have all but disintegrated. I am at the point now where I am locating and eliminating spots where water will leak away and keep constantly filling and ramping my water bill to $500 a month. We did however discover that the autofill has a leak somewhere between the control valve and the floater(kinda like a toilet bowl) where it is just leaking up and out of the skimmer. Have not decided my next course of action but I am gonna get a lot of do it right and professionally the first time if I just leave it. Now here's a pic of the pool drained: Oh I also will be doing an acid wash as well to rid of that rust stain and all the calcium build up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 just take up skateboarding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted November 15, 2021 Author Share Posted November 15, 2021 3 minutes ago, Pete M said: just take up skateboarding Hahahaha be my luck I’d break an ankle doing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 You going to paint it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted November 15, 2021 Author Share Posted November 15, 2021 9 minutes ago, MiNi Beast said: You going to paint it? That’s the lazy route lol. No there’s a few spots that need some new plaster put down so we shall see what ultimately happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87Warrior Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Homeownership is such a money pit! It always amazes me how much cash a house can consume. You did well on your first home, especially with a pool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted December 1, 2021 Author Share Posted December 1, 2021 8 minutes ago, 87Warrior said: Homeownership is such a money pit! It always amazes me how much cash a house can consume. You did well on your first home, especially with a pool! And I’ve seen the movie too! Lol. And thank ya! I’m pretty happy with what I landed as is the girlfriend. That pool is very confusing and I can only assume it was built in the 90’s and the plumbing system was refurbished a decade after it was built and a lot of labels on the pipe are wrong. But that’s the fun. I also got the gaskets for the jets and the removal tool. So I’m gonna be doing that along with cleaning and making fixes to the plaster. So far I haven’t been able to do much else at the moment. But still have lots to do. TV went out and am waiting on the new fuses to show up, Christmas tree is up and I got new cabinets for the garage that I love. Here’s the tree: Bad spot but it works for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted March 6, 2022 Author Share Posted March 6, 2022 So up next is getting the pool situated. with my grandparents moving I have been getting a lot of stuff from them. Mostly shelving to situate the storage issue in my garage. I say it’s coming along nicely(just need stuff to sell haha) and add a light fixture for the room. Most importantly I can now say that the Jeep family has grown once again. On 2/22/22 I married the wonderful woman/best friend of my life I am pretty thankful she puts up with my crap and the Jeeps hahaha. Wish I had some more of the fun pics from the wedding but we haven’t gotten them all back from the photographer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 congrats! also, light sabers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted March 6, 2022 Author Share Posted March 6, 2022 Thanks Pete! And yes we had a Star Wars themed wedding. And we brought our lightsabers, more or less me and the groomsmen had the hilts clipped on but we had a free moment where everyone left the room for a hot minute and we duked it out haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchamakalit Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Awesome news. Congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 I know I’ve already said it, but congratulations! I’m happy for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdog Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted March 6, 2022 Author Share Posted March 6, 2022 Thank you guys! Hopefully we will see more pics soon as we kinda recreated the Band on the Run album cover, except we kinda called it Wedding on the Run as a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Congratulations! Have a happy life together and here’s the obligatory “May the Force be with you.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted March 6, 2022 Author Share Posted March 6, 2022 Hahaha thanks Mike!! I’m surprised we didn’t get more of that at the wedding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMO413 Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Congratulation!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHMJXJ Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 I know I'm a couple weeks behind, but hey, Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 Thank ya!! So far so good with everything though. Still slowly getting stuff from my grandparents and the pool repairs should commence shortly as soon as the plaster shows up. To quote Deadpool, “this $&@! is gonna have nuts in it.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Congratulations. No rushing it, all comes together in good time. Enjoy the journey my friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinajeepman Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Congrats!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted March 17, 2022 Author Share Posted March 17, 2022 Thanks!! The pool plaster is going well. So far so good with the new plaster in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted March 21, 2022 Author Share Posted March 21, 2022 Pool floor has now been patched, it is in the process of being filled. So far so good with the new plaster patches in place. Also put in a new pool lamp and of course it is LED and took all the jets out and replaced their seals before filling and patching the pool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiNi Beast Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Hoo ray for swim season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted March 21, 2022 Author Share Posted March 21, 2022 46 minutes ago, MiNi Beast said: Hoo ray for swim season! Oh I know! Just in time too. Was a little worried we wouldnt get it done at the rate problems kept surfacing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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