Forum: In-Ground Pool Construction and Repair

We are looking into a number of houses with in ground gunnite pools. Both in consideration look to be sound. I know nothing about pools, so what do...

My new pool is almost finished and I have been looking at the electrical and have some questions. The pool guy will be here later today but I would...

I have a new fiberglass pool and upon construction, several nails made their way into the pool and stained the bottom with rust. Any ideas on...

:confused: Hello, all! I haven't been here in ages. We sold our house and moved to Texas. Just got a contract on another home. The chlorine pool...

To make a very long story short. I paid someone to rebuild my inground pool this summer and when it came time for the liner and equipment to be...

I have a 16x32 inground vinyl liner pool that is loosing about 2" of water per week. I am in Buffalo,NY and would like to close soon and deal with...

The plaster went on my new pool 9 days ago, and the startup guy did great. However, I haven't seen him in 5 days. Did a sanity check of chemical...

I am going to tackle the replacement of my flexible PVC returns with rigid PVC. How deep do I need to place the return lines in NJ?

Has anyone seen "heavy-duty" skimmers and returns available? I want to make absolutely sure these pieces never fail, because (it seems to me) they...

Hi, I'm not a swimmer, but the house I'm thinking of buying has an indoor pool. Anything specific I should be looking for or asking the owner? On my...

I'm trying to locate ≈ 300 gallon per day leak in a 2ft. elevated pool side gunite spa I'm unsure of some of my test results ; what I do...

OK, I have a leak in my Gunite IG pool, 16,000 gallons. It is at the main Hayward skimmer where it butts against the cement at the rectangular water...

Hello pool people! I need a little help, did I come to the right place? I'm currently in the middle of a pool remodel, this is what I've done so...

I just got a ingroung pool installed and they put the chlorine salt generator before my heat pump heater, doing research I seen on the internet that...

I've been looking into ways to build a 30,000 gal tank for my garden. I live in a rural Texas area. Water from our well tends to slowly kill my...

I'm building a vinyl liner pool with a sun deck ( made of galvinzed steel) covered by liner. Are there any bubblers that can be used in this...

we have 2 lines going to the filter. One is at the bottom of the deep end , the other is the skimmer up top. I have checked both lines at the filter....

No questions....yet. Mainly just searching for info on maintaining and repairing a pool. We just bought a house in Texas with a 15K gallon pool,...

Hello - We are having a pool put in now. Excavation was 8/22. Gunite was put in 8/30. (Sprayed as dry with hose hooked up to the nosol (sp?)...the...

Hello, I am preparing to build my first pool. I will be getting a few bids over the next couple weeks. I have a few questions that would help in...

I was looking at this in a 30 footer: http://www.sunenterprises.com/platinumpools.htm or this in a 28 footer: ...

Hi - I'm a newbie to the forum - We finally got our in-gound, vinyl liner, 16x32 pool, one light, light and pool bonded to the motor No ground rod at...

We had a fiberglass pools installed. Work is still undergoing around the pool. Anyway, after backfilling and filling the pool with water, a concrete...

I believe I'm going to need a new cover this winter, as the one that came with the house supposedly has a tear (haven't looked yet) and is also...

Hi to all. I am shooting gunite tomorrow and have still not made up my mind as to the plaster color. I have tried researching this option and seem to...

Had the leak detector folks out today, and after a couple hours on the bottom of the pool, they identified enough little pinholes that they stopped...

I have corrosion to my diving board base and springs. I can sand blast and paint these for ~$150, but I'm uncertain how long they would last before...

Hi, I want to be able to search the forum to find out if it is a good idea to use an epoxy coating on a concrete pool, such as Smart Seal Dura Seal. ...

Hello. I am inching closer to purchasing a new home that will basically require a FULL remodel of an in-ground pool. Does anyone have any advice on...

The plastic molded steps at the shallow end of the pool are starting to crack on the very top portion outside of the water area. If they start...