Forum: In-Ground Pool Construction and Repair

Just opened my vinyl lined pool for memorial day. Water was pristine clear. Major problems though, long unsightly wrinkles along the the shallow...

My pool contractor likes to cement in all the PVC pipe or plumbing on the pump pad. I like the idea of the pump and heater sitting on a concrete pad,...

Can I do it ? Anyone know where to buy one that will handle that much juice ?

My Hayward Vari-Flo Valve had a crack in the outlet fitting which was causing a continuous water drip. I didn't want to try to tighten the outlet...

I'll be bugging you guys for advice once I get water back in it. I plan to get a sample from my hose so I have a baselilne for all my test. How...

I'm not certain if this is the correct forum for this question so I apologize if it's not. We just finished the construction of our pool and we...

We are planning to get our inground gunnite pool replastered. We like the look of the darker pools but have heard that anything other than white...

My owner-built IG gunite pool has a spillover spa with a center bubbler. I am trying to configure the bubbler for the best effect. How are these...

I pool company is putting in a vinyl pool next door. I asked him about fiberglass pools and he said No that they have popped out of the ground after...

Someone recently told me that Kool-Deck surfaces need to be periodically sealed with a special product. My pool builder never said anything about...

We had "pool school" today. The PB came out and was talking about their warranties. They said that we are "required" to have our water...

We have a 6 yr old inground pool (gunnite) with a raised spa and waterfall. There is a large section of tile (about 50 square feet) under the...

Just puchased house with 50' X 22' pool. Coping is aluminum and about 10 inches wide. Where the coping joins a bracket conceals the connection. I...

If you have a fence around your pool, what is underneath it? grass? stones? cement? paver blocks? I inherited a house with a pool with a chain link...

First, I have a 20X40 vinyl liner pool. Can I take off the main drain covers without any adverse effects? There are 2 screws on each cover. I...

I have some questions, just had a 30,000 gal shotcrete pool installed and has had water in it for 2 days. The equipment startup is scheduled within...

Hello. I am having a real with the drain spout on my above ground sand filter. I cannot get it to stop leaking. I tried Teflon plumbing tape and 2...

Hi, I'm trying to make sure I build my pool right...my pool guy is trying to nail down the specifics of what I want...so I need your help. We...

I have had to have my skimmer lines replaced. To prevent the skimmer from settling I was advised to tamp the sand under and rest the PVC elbow on...

I have 23k in ground vinly pool. Recently within the past week I have noticed the water level droping faster than what I remember from last year. ...

Is it better for circulation if you point your returns up or down? I have an 18 x 36 inground vinyl pool with no main drain, one skimmer and two...

I have a polaris 380 (with booster pump) and have determined the line is leaking somewhere between the pump outlet and the pool inlet. I was loosing...

Well, my wife and I chose a company that was highly recommended to install a new liner, add steps, a light in the pool, and move the filter away from...

We just moved into a new house that has an older pool. the pool light is loose around the pool itself. Does that pose a threat of a shock if we...

We bought a new home about a year ago which has a pool that had popped out of ground and had some cracks around the bottom in shallow end. After...