Magic Pines
The final thing we needed to do for our pool project was replace the septic system at our cabin. I think it’s good that I wasn’t there when they did it and cut through gas and water lines, irrigation lines, and even low voltage lines. I just checked in at times on the NestCams. Hard to dig a giant hole out and put a big thing in it without disturbing a bunch of stuff.
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Working through my first pool “issue”. The Saltwater Chlorine Generator was set too low (6%) while we were gone and the chlorine level dropped to near nil. Water was cloudy, but no color. I got HTH® Super Shock! Treatment and added 6.9 lbs to the pool. The water turned green right after adding the granules. Now waiting and hoping it all works out okay. 🤞💧
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Added another 2.3 lbs of Super Shock! Treatment later in the evening. Can smell chlorine now, before there was no pool chlorine smell. Did a water test and the Total Chlorine was around 10 ppm, but Free Chlorine is still near 0.
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Next morning the water is much less green, but still very green. The cloudy seems to be gone. Water test shows total chlorine around 5 ppm but free chlorine at 0. I thought I didn’t add enough chlorine so added 4.16 lbs HTH Shock Treatment. We had to take off so I left the Chlorine Generator in Boost Mode, it will go back to 20% after the boost. I also added about 2/3 gallon of muriatic acid since the pH level was very high.
Clouds and Water.
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Sailboat on Cannon Lake. Not a typical sight.
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Fall sailing. ⛵️
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Progress on horseshoe pits! Still to do: putting them in the ground, sand, and throwing platform decks on.
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Great conclusion to today on Cannon Lake.
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Great 4th of July!
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S’mores Selfie. 🔥🍫
Six boats on the sandbar today. Awesome.
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Gorgeous night on lake with foreboding clouds.
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Fun on the sandbar at Cannon Lake.
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Gorgeous morning boat ride with the kids. Lake is super calm.
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Doubled the seating and added 64 sq ft to my dock!
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Three racks of ribs rubbed and chips soaking getting ready for Big Green Egg and Mike Rock!
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Didn’t have my vertical rib racks so had to improvise. Beer can ribs?
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Big Green Egg smoking.
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Another perspective. 😀
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Three racks of ribs falling off the bone! Big Green Egg!
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The people of Cannon Lake are serious about their fireworks! Very impressed. Will have a complete viewing plan for next year. Fireworks behind our cabin with reflection in the lake from the dock.
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Big Green Egg. Beer. Lake. This works.
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We put a new dock in at the cabin. Love it.
Jump!
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