When I bought a hot tub back in 2017, I decided to go with bromine instead of chlorine because I read that it was softer/milder and worked better in warm water. Well, it all started off as a bit of a nightmare. For a couple of months, I couldn't get the water looking good and it kept going opaque and green. I was following the instructions given by the manufacturers (Hydropool) … [Read more...] about Pooltester kit – avoiding Bromine Hot Tub nightmares
Scything with frost
Back at the end of October we got our first frost of the year and I had no idea what it would be like scything with frost. I know, you're probably thinking "scything!" Cutting grass with a scythe? Yes, it's all true and it's not as crazy as you think. Back in 2015, our back garden had hip-high grass and I was wondering how to get it under control. I went on a scything course … [Read more...] about Scything with frost
Distilled Water – making it at home
Distilled water is pretty cheap to buy, but it comes in plastic bottles. I'm trying to avoid plastic as much as possible (see use10percentless.com) so I scoured around for simple ways to make distilled water at home, using just things already available at home. In this case, I'm using the distilled water as a base for car windscreen washer fluid which also usually comes in … [Read more...] about Distilled Water – making it at home