Forum: In-Ground Pool Construction and Repair

As you can see I am a newbie in this area of expertise (Pools), Ill try to explain this to the best of my knowledge. The pool is inground about...

My wife and I purchased a home that has an Anthony & Sylvian concrete pool with a hot tub. The pool is using a DE filter and has a 2 H.P Motor, it...

My setup: Pool ---> pump---> sandfilter--->Jandy SWG cell--->back to pool. Should I have any ball valves in this setup, and why? :confused:

The guy doing my remodel is trying to talk me out of a salt set up .. He said it causes problem with the acrylic finish they use around the pool .....

I bought a house with an IG pool and opening it for the first time. There is an underwater light niche that's not working, so I opened up the...

was playing in pool w/ the boys yesterday & noticed a hole in the plaster in shallow end , circular hole about 6" across , leads to the gunite I'm...

Just started our third season with a gunite/plaster pool and this year the plaster has become a bit rough. I loved the smooth finish the first two...

Others on the forum have asked my what my experience was with purchasing online plans for my pool. I live in Chula Vista, south of San Dieogo, CA and...

I am having a Carlton cement pool installed and when they tested the airlines they found a leak under the poool decking or inside the pool itself. ...

I am posting this here after possibly posting it in the wrong category... Help! Our pool was replastered by a pool contractor in May of 2005. We...

I'm just about certain I have a leak in my pipes between my skimmer and the pump, underground. Has anyone ever used a Leak Sealer. Something...

I just opened the pool I had installed late last summer. I decided to open the pool myself after having the pool store install and close it. I was...

I plan to get my 24,000 gallon concrete pool replastered soon. I feel dumb asking but, where do I put 24,000 gallons of water! That is 3 loaded...

DH and I are about to purchase an inground vinyl liner pool kit. We will most likely be buying 18 x 36 play pool 3 x 5 x 3 depth. We have located a...

We are getting a new IGP Marcited this week and want to use a couple pieces of the border tiles as inlays on the steps and swim benches. I am...

How do you put a timer on the pump and swg--do you need two timers? Does anyone have suggestions about a good brand for a timer? Dorie

if a pool loses water and then stops when it gets past a return line ,isthe leak underground or at the liner? if my son-inlaw plugs that return line...

Greetings All! I am a new pool owner, actually the pool is in the final stages of completion. I have a 18'6"X41'6" Mountain Pond Inground vinyl...

:confused: I noticed that my new pool water level has gone down in the past 24 hours. It seems to be about 1/4 of an inch. I called my pool builder...

Hi. I just thought I'd post to let you know that I had some big cracks in my AG skimmer. I was going to replace it, but that became complicated. I...

Hello, I recently had a pool constructed and the pool builder advised putting the pool equipment next to the pool in the back corner of the lot. My...

hello all new to forum and new to pool ownership. i am getting ready to repaint my gunite pool it was painted with epoxy paint by previous owner...

This week we were swimming in our new inground vinyl pool. My husband was walking in the shallow and and felt a small spot on the floor that feels...

The pool company is coming to plaster the pool on Sunday and unfortunately I can't find a water delivery service that can deliver then or Monday...

I purchased a solar cover reel about 3 years ago - and after the 3rd season, both the cover, and the straps that connect it to the cover reel were...

Hi Everyone! I am a newbie to this forum and I need some help. We just finished a huge landscape makeover. I just had the pool acid washed and I...

This is probably a stupid question, but here goes. We are thinking of putting a gunite pool with a spillover spa at our home. We live in an area...