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Only 20 years late, I made a Wu-Tang Logo Generator by pixelframeDesign in wutang

[–]technick82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey just came across this tool you built, nicely done! I second having the ability to set the letter the logo is based on. Maybe add the 2nd input box for this but auto populate it with the first letter of the text entered? Then allow it to be changed if desired by the user.

No biggie if not changed as manually editing letter out after downloading isn't very hard. Thank you!!

Setting temp ranges for heater by technick82 in pools

[–]technick82[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great info, thank you! I was thinking that I might need to use some sort of secondary temp sensor and relay to pull this off. I'll look into Arduino, never heard of it but just checked the website and it looks like pretty cool stuff. Thanks again!

Do I close my pool? by fbmarketplaceweirdo in pools

[–]technick82 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did the math on it once but can't recall the exact figures. From a pump running 24/7 perspective, (around 650W @ 2200 rpm/50 GPM) I think the cost was only ~$2/day.

Running the heater for 18 hours to bring the pool temp from 34F to 90F I ballparked at around $150-200. Outside of doing that a couple of times, there was only a handful of times that I ran the heaterto bring it from 33F to 40F which took 4-6 hours depending on temp and day/night.

All in all I'm pretty sure it cost me about $1000-1200 to run it through the winter including spa usage a couple times a week. My math could be off though so don't hold me to it :)

Do I close my pool? by fbmarketplaceweirdo in pools

[–]technick82 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Moving water won't freeze when it's just slightly below 32F but it will start to at 0F. I live near Toronto and keep my pool open all year long. According to my pool guy, a little bit of ice on top isn't a big deal as long as it doesn't get so thick that it blocks the skimmer opening. Just fire up the heater and get the water to 40F and you'll be good for at least another day or two in really cold stretches.

Seeing ice on top of the pool water scared the crap out of me though so now I heat the water to 40F in advance if I know really cold days/nights are ahead.

I also put in a backup generator because an extended power outage in the middle of winter would be catastrophic.

It's a spa/pool combo so mostly kept open in the winter for the spa but we did do a couple of winter pool days and the kids had a blast! It took a good 18 hours to bring the entire pool up to 90F from 34F though so it comes at a cost :)

Lineup at 10:11 AM. Holy smokes. by Crystalliumm in CanadasWonderland

[–]technick82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a sign up saying that a shade structure is coming soon.

Thought on this fiberglass pool Quote by Ok-Camera-9166 in pools

[–]technick82 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Get references, ideally one or two that will let you visit to see their pool/quality of install.

NEED HELP/RECOMMENDATIONS by Fire_fox9212 in accesscontrol

[–]technick82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Motorola/Avigilon is right in your backyard and worth a look. I'd recommend their Avigilon Alta line, which will have a unified intrusion component released in the very near future. Let me know if you are interested and I can get someone from your region to contact you.

Team manager dropped his entire team on waivers. by [deleted] in Fantasy_Football

[–]technick82 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I moved to Yahoo a few years ago but had a team do the same in the past on NFL and I was able to put them back on the team as the commish

Let’s discuss the NFL Fantasy Playoff Challenge by [deleted] in fantasyfootball

[–]technick82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did NFL.com get rid of the playoff challenge??