Hi, Sherry. You have probably already given up this post, but I thought I'd share my experience anyway. I have several Austins. Molineux is about 3+ years old. It stays fairly small, being upright and narrow. It really blooms a lot, almost as much as a tea. It is in a raised bed with 3-4 hours of full sun daily. It does always have some blackspot, any where from mild to 50% defoliation, but still it keeps on flowering. Spring 2009 was quite long for Houston, with no really hot weather until June. Molineux's flowers were quite large and a deeper yellow for the first time. Usually, they are smaller and in the summer the petals get brushed with pink, giving a more apricot color. Lilian Austin is next to Molineux, but only about 1.5 years old. It doesn't blackspot nearly as much, but can have brief periods with more blackspot. So far it has not been a heavy bloomer. Tradescant is 3+ years old. It gets a bit more sun. It blooms in regular cycles. Everyone who sees the cut flowers loves its dark color and wonderful fragrance. It would like to be a wide sprawling bush. I have to cut it back quite far after each bloom cycle to keep it contained in its allotted space. It also gets some blackspot, but far less than Molineux. I also have Scepter'd Isle, about 3-4 years old. I kept it in a small pot for too long before planting it, and then it has not grown or flowered much since planting it. It is by far the healthiest, with a lovely fragrance, but flowers that blow quickly. I was considering shovel pruning it this spring, but it now has two new canes starting from the soil. Those new canes don't just shoot up like a tea rose would, but seem to be barely growing at all. Still, the new growth has given me new hope for this one. Last year, I broke down and purchased a grafted Lady Emma Hamilton locally, as I had been wanting it ever since I first saw it. It is in a large pot. It blooms quite regularly, with a nice fragrance and beautiful changing colors. It looks nice at all stages of the flower(even when it fades). And yes, it does get some blackspot. Not too badly (by my standards), except when we get those prolonged periods of really humid, rainy weather - then she can defoliate. Lastly, I ordered a Cordelia from David Austin last month. It is also planted in a large pot. There is only one photo on HMF, posted by a man from Houston. His recommendation counted for a lot since he lives in my area. Also, its official name is AUSbottle, and I know it is supposed to make hips (I adore rose hips)- thus I am hoping that the hips are supposed to be bottle shaped. Also, it is supposed to be healthy (only time will tell). It is part of David Austin's alba group, so I was hoping for an alba looking rose since I can't grow alba roses here. Kathy

Moultrie is zone 8 unless its been changed recently. I grew up in that area and loved it. I'm now 2 hours west of Moultrie and recently went back there for family reasons on a visit and couldn't believe at all the business that were closed down. The older section of town looks like a ghost town compared to what it once was IMO. There are a lot of small surrounding towns that you may want to consider as far as housing it may be cheaper. Its been awhile since I've plant shopped there as well, but the nearby town of Pelham (30 min. drive) is a nursery called Laytons (a family run business) that I love going to. Very nice folks, good selection and prices. Also in Thomasville there are several nurseries to check out, another 30 min. drive from Moultrie. After all these years of being away from there, I've always called Moultrie home. P.S. Your brugs will grow just fine there as well as long as they are mulched well in the winter. Also you can garden year round there. trudyjean

I'm one of those people who can't be ready in 10 minutes, no way and I'm not even high maintenance. It's my hair that is time consuming. Takes me more than 10 minutes just to dry my hair. My hair is only shoulder length but it is very thick and coarse. I cannot let it air dry b/c of its texture...it just gets really frizzy if I do that. I have to dry it completely, which takes more than 10 minutes, then depending on how straight I'm able to dry it, sometimes I also use a flat iron on it. I don't wear a lot of makeup so that part doesn't take long. I honestly can't imagine being able to shower, dress, do hair and make up in 10 minutes. Showering alone (shaving, washing hair/face/body) takes more than 5 minutes. As far as being a busy mother with no time to shower, yes, I do mean that. However, if I know I'm going somewhere out in public where I'm going to see people, I will drop something in order to shower/be presentable. But there have been times when I've gone to the gym, run an errand on the way home, then come home and spent the day cleaning, doing laundry, prepping dinner for that night, etc and along the way purposely decided NOT to shower (why, if I know I'm cleaning bathrooms,etc all day) yet still run into school to pick my 8 y/o from an after school activity. While I generally *dont* like to run into school looking like that, still in my gym clothes, I'm not going to waste that time showering simply b/c I'm going to see people when I run into school for five minutes. Knowing I can use that 30 minutes to finish another load of laundry, which, with four kids is never-ending, is more important to me than my friends/acquaintances seeing me looking not 100% put together. However, I don't make a habit of doing that. I prefer to look more presentable but sometimes it doesn't necessarily make sense. I run regularly with several women in the mornings after we drop our kids at school. One of the women is one I didn't know before being introduced to her by a friend in common when she showed up to run with us. Our kids were at the same school, but I'd never met her. I only ever saw her for months in the morning for our runs, in running clothes and hair pulled back in a tight ponytail. Much later in the year, at an evening school event, I heard someone yell my name and when I looked over, this beautiful woman was waving at me. It took me a moment to recognize her...she looked so completely different with her hair down and styled, make up and nice clothes on. I couldn't believe it was the same woman! She never looked bad w/o makeup, etc, but the difference when she actually put herself together was amazing. Alas, I'm not one of those women who can completely change her appearance with a bit of makeup!

First, you need to check for phosphates. High levels will affect residual. Second, is the cell clean? Beyond that, you are getting into some complex voltage checks of the back and front boards that should not be attempted unless you are a qualified technician on the Jandy product. If, IF you have a voltage tester that can check down to 24v DC you can do the following.... Test voltage at cell. 1. Lift the cable enough to slide the test probes to the terminals. 2. Touch common probe to the center terminal and the other probe to either outside terminal. Make sure cable stays attached. 3. Turn power on and wait for a call for production. 4. Under full load, you should have 22-28v DC. If you have voltage and ALL other issues related to chemistry, flow, maintenance of the cell then you need a new cell. Improper voltage? Call a tech.