Forum: In-Ground Pool Construction and Repair

I have an older white plaster pool that needs refinishing and was wondering what my options are. I suppose I could go back with white plaster but was...

Hello All, I have a 16 by 32 in ground Buster Crabbe Pool, I have to replace the liner I had a few pool guys come out to look at and give me some...

I have a jacuzzi pool filter for a 13,000 gal pool and spa. It uses cartidge filters, the largest sized TRi-clops filters. I have replaced them from...

I'm replacing the liner in my pool its an in ground grecian and I'm looking for all the hints I can find and I can't use the search tool unless I...

Looking for feedback on the pros and cons of beach entry. Trying to decide between true beach entry (no lip or coping) or a hybrid, with a 6" step...

I have a fiberglass pool. I want to use pebble tec to refinish the pool. I was told pebble tec has plaster in the cement to make it...

Hi all, I have noticed for quite sometime that I have air returning into the pool jets and the spa return as well, the basket on the pump is...

I have a problem with my pool pump. I recently replaced a bearing and when I assembled it back it does not want to start. It spins freely by hand....

I have one PB that is proposing Aquapearl Mini Pebble and another that is proposing PebbleTec. It seems that the Aquapearl is significantly cheaper,...

Hello, Just joined this forum. Seems interesting... but can't see much at the moment as I registered! ;-) We are getting a "Mountain Lake" type...

I'm working to select a PB and one of the builders provides Jandy and the other provides Pentair. Does anyone have an opinion on the quality or...

Just new to this need info especially on solar system and pool service. roy

Our 12,000 gallon gunite pool is 10 years old. Used the 3 B’s first year, then added salt and a Watermaid SWCG. By the nature of these things always...

Hello all. We are on week 5 of our owner/builder pool construction. So far, so good. We were supposed to do our plaster/Diamond Brite today, but...

Have a new PDA-PS8 Rev. 5., it has 1 Red Control bar, 1 brown bar (empty) and 1 black bar. I have the PDA, new Jandy FloPro pump and AquaPure...

i had concrete deck around my pool. it was not that bad but every now and then it gave me issues like cracks or pieces coming out.. so i have decided...

I so hope I am doing this correctly as I am at my wits end. I have a Trilogy pool and tanning ledge. We have had nothing but problems since this...

I don't really have a question yet, we had a salt pool in the old house and after a year and a half in this one it was time for a pool. They are...

Hello All! I have been reading your pool building experiences, and I hope you don't mind if i share mine. I am going the Owner/Builder route after a...

Our in ground pool was installed July 1960. Several of the concrete coping stones are broken and we'd like to replace them or install new coping. ...

I started with a loss of 1 1/2" inches a day in my large in-ground gunite spa. Since there were numerous cracks in the walls I decided to have it...

Hello everyone, I bought a house in New Orleans without a pool and we are really missing the one we had at the old house. Before we decide to get...

Moved to a new place a few month ago, have in-ground pool w/ a caretaker infloor system, built in spa, and heater. Have been slowly fixing leaks all...

I have registered in the past - some years ago when I ordered kits. But I usually just read all the advice. Now I have a problem. I used all the...

Hello everyone I have a dilema that I need help with. I have searched the web and cannot find a definitive answer. I am having my concrete pool...

Our new pool has been "bubbling" since installed 3 years ago after heavy rainfall. Coping installer blaming pool shelf design. Pool manufacturer...

Hi All - had our vinyl liner replaced around 18 months ago in our 18x36 in ground pool in Phoenix, AZ. We used one of the only pool companies in...

New to the forum, but very happy I found it. To make a long story short, I have a 1950's all concrete 16X32 inground pool that I'm in the process of...

Ok Pool God's and Goddesses, I decided to check off one of my bucket list items and bought myself a pool.. Not any pool, but the biggest SWG pool...