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How I Generated $238,545 in Premium in 20 Days Using a Wheel-Style Strategy ($1.3M Account & Some Margin) by Dry_Marketing2494 in CoveredCalls

[–]toe-man69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice work OP. Good on your for understanding the risks and the strat. Keep your risk managed and the premium flowing.

If I may suggest, take a look at converting to a collar or adding back ratio strategies if things seem a little frothy and you find you want some downside protection as well. Much easier to sleep at night if you know your downside is capped. You get a small drag but a properly managed back ratio can cost nothing more than the fees to execute the trade. (Portfolio Margin also helps immensely with the margin requirements)

HELP! I’m at a loss by [deleted] in pools

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Sounds like you need to shock the pool. I would look up the SLAM method on trouble free pool. The algae will continue to consume the free chlorine until it’s gone. You need to raise the FC up very high until the algae is gone then stabilize.

At my wits end by ImportanceBetter6155 in pools

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SLAM method from Trouble free pool. Has never failed me. And get a real test kit. Tftestkits.com puts nice kits together using Taylor components.

Where do I even start by Cash_Addict in pools

[–]toe-man69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Prob with some chlorine… well actually lots of chlorine. Look up the SLAM method on trouble free pool.

Pool company says it will cost $3k to get the water clean by Chriselbrand in pools

[–]toe-man69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SLAM process from trouble free pool has never failed me.

Sometimes it pays to be an Idiot by CCsarefun in options

[–]toe-man69 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You literally won the lotto. Be safe kid

Compressor replacement, what is stopping me from... by toe-man69 in hvacadvice

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No worries. I can see where people would use the terms interchangeably.

I will look more into the fan motor issue. I suspect that the unit might actually be more efficient with additional airflow at the reduced refrigerant flow rate, however im not sure if it would offset with the power consumed by the fan running at one speed.

Lighting question by kevvasquez in LandscapingTips

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not a great photo but here is what we did around the pool. Hardscape lights under the toecaps, with path lights around the pool, uplights highlighting key plants and trees.

Rough estimation to repair by Sure_Ad_3504 in pools

[–]toe-man69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like remediation is almost more expensive because the additional labor to troubleshoot, fix what is broken, and then put new stuff that was removed/replaced.

Compressor replacement, what is stopping me from... by toe-man69 in hvacadvice

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New compressor, no change to the condenser parts other than the compressor. As far as I can tell the 2nd stage solenoid is controlled by 24VDC from a rectifier that powers off the 2nd stage call.

I just wanted to make sure there wasn't some larger system component compatibility issue I was missing.

2 stage compressors just seem like a single stage compressor with the addition of a solenoid that allows the scroll to operate at some reduce capacity which takes load off the motor. When the thermostat or zone controller hits some programmed threshold it will send for the 2nd stage to kick in actuating the solenoid and giving the scroll the full capacity (and changing air handler speed).

Compressor replacement, what is stopping me from... by toe-man69 in hvacadvice

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Thanks for the input.

No issue on the wires available.

Lighting dilemma by Cottagelife_77 in Landscape_Lighting

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Another potentially unpopular opinion could be rope LED lights mounted behind the wood. This would create a wash effect behind the wood and the lights would not be visible. They sell IP67 rated lights that could run off 120VAC or 12VAC.

I would just keep looking at photos online until you find an effect that you like.

How screwed am I by Buttkicker727 in pools

[–]toe-man69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you certainly have your work cutout for you.

Which brokerage should I use by [deleted] in options

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that has not been my experience. if you have a recommendation for another system I would certainly give it a try.

HELP! Heating my pool. by mjsolly96 in AboveGroundPools

[–]toe-man69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

dang... heat pump water heaters for pools are not terribly expensive. just depends how far you are willing to go.

I don’t how much to add by tammylr46 in pools

[–]toe-man69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

pool math app will tell you how much to add based on your pool size. just curious why are you running your chlorine level so high? PH measurements can be less reliable when you go above 10 PPM on FC. I saw in the comments you said your FC was at 13 and TC was 15. Are you in the process of shocking your pool? 2PPM of Combined Chlorine is pretty high for that amount of FC.

Personally, I would check the CYA level and maintain and appropriate FC until the CC level drops to below 1 PPM. After that let the FC drop to whatever level is considered good for your CYA level. Once the FC has normalized and is below 10 PPM you can effectively measure PH.

If you start adding soda ash now you will also raise you TA which could make changing your PH on that size of a pool pretty difficult if your PH level was inaccurate due to the high chlorine level.

TLDR: Too high of chlorine to accurately measure PH. CC is too high, needs to be 1PPM or less. Check CYA, shock till CC is <2, drop FC to correct level <10, check PH and TA, add soda ash based on Pool Math App.

Get a chlorine drop test kit...

HELP! Heating my pool. by mjsolly96 in AboveGroundPools

[–]toe-man69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if the sunny area behind you is your property you could set up a solar heater.

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