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I must admit that this advice is quite shocking to me. I've owned 5 homes with in ground pools and would take a cartridge filter 100 out of 100...
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Thanks in advance for any feedback. I am looking for some confirmation of my analysis. I am an engineer, so I believe I understand the physics....
I've learned a great deal in the past week about what can/will go wrong with a sand filter. Many, many times on this forum people have complained...
We think we finally found the hole. It's in the wall but almost at the bottom of the wall. Does anybody have any experience with patching a hole? Do...
Well, I've enjoyed reading every one's comments and pictures on their pool construction, so I thought I would share ours as well. They just did the...
Our pool set for two years before we started it back up last summer, at which time it had a hard white build up. This year, there is more. From...
Anybody else from the Rio Grand Valley building a pool?
Our gunite pool needs to be replastered (ordinary black plaster). We also need to have most, if not all of the tile trim repaired/replaced (I'm...
HI All, I replumbed my filter and pump today. All is well but I have a few very slow leaks at some of the threaded joints (a thimble full every few...
I noticed the other day that the collar that the flow sensor screws into (I have a SWCG) has a fine crack and is leaking a little. I thought about...
I posted a couple of months back about my pool resurfacing project. http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php?t=886 I learned a lot from these...
I have a small hole somewhere in my liner. It must be very small as I lose water very slowly. Is there any way to find the hole in the liner...
We are looking to put a new pool in, I was just wondering everyone's thoughts between going with Pebbletech, Pebblesheen, and Diamondbrite. I had a...
I have a roughly 10,000-gal in-ground concrete pool about 30 years old. The marcite has worn off in many places and you can see the rough concrete...
Has anyone had any experience using said borders? I have a vinyl in ground pool, 16' by 32' with about 25,000 gallons. My liner is cracking...
So, I've given up on my existing light as it's leaking for the fifth time in about 7 months. I'm thinking of ordering up one of the fancy LED...
True or False? Is vinyl lined better then gunite? ================================================== The big misconception out there is that...
We've decided to take the plunge (no pun intended) and replace the concrete deck on our eight-year-old pool. It heaved last year and cracked around...
:eek: I noticed that my pool was getting low very low every week and i was constantly refilling the pool so i " mind you i never get in its for...
I woke up the other morning and my hot tub was empty. I tried to figure out what was up and this is what I have come up with. When I turn the pump...
Our new pool is about to be dug and we are struggling with how to plaster it. We have researched Diamond Brite and think it looks like a great...
Last summer I noticed sand in my pool by the input valve. I was informed it was most likely a broken lateral. The pool shop says it's a tough job...
It goes without saying that water and electricity don’t mix. It can kill you. Here are a few tips and suggestions that may help you. But first, a...
I have air bubbles coming back through the return jets. I did not have the problem until about a month or so ago. I have checked the fittings and...
This is a contunition of my previous thead. In this thread I will chronicle the build of my pool. Day 1 - 2/19 Well they started the build on...
I purchased a home 5 years ago with a 20 year old pool. The liner had just been replaced before closing. Over the years I pretty much became an...
The next time I have to replace the liner in our 16x32 Grecian inground pool I was considering having some walk-in steps added. We currently just...
Our waterfall was built with soft, porous stone (I'll skip the story) and was not sealed in any way. Some of the mortar (concrete?) near the edges of...
Hey all of you with beaded liner pools! The question of ‘reattaching the liner back into the track’ comes up on a regular basis so I figure it...
I thought I would post the process I went through to repair the structural crack in the deep end of our 5 year old fiberglass pool... I am just a...
I've got an 18x36 oval vinyl liner inground pool that needs a new deck. The current concrete one is old, cracked, and was very poorly patched by the...
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