Forum: In-Ground Pool Construction and Repair

Does anyone have experience with EcoFinish Aqua Brite? It is a thermalplastic pool coating that is supposed to be fade resistant, scratch resistant,...

Has anyone used Ecofinish / Aquabright coating on their pool? It's a sprayed in coating similar to powder coating, but done in one step with a...

Folks, We are at a point now where we need to replace, either completely, or pretty much completely, all our in-ground 30K pool equipment. Much...

So - anyone have any experience using a heat pump in Florida? And/or any recommendations? I have solar panels, which MAYBE give us another month...

So we opened Saturday. Filled it, then overnight it dropped about 2-3 inches. I thought it may be the skimmer lines so I ran off the sump (bottom...

Hello Everyone, I'm having some masonry repair work done on my IGP walls to support a new liner extrusion. The mason is recommending that he build...

I live in NW FL and have an unground pool, that is 5' in deep end, small, approx 7k gallon pool. I live about 1/2 mile from bay water, and am at...

I've coated my pool twice with epoxy paint. Each time, it lasts 3 good years +2 getting progressively more ugly. I am considering tiling it;...

Hello. I am about to replumb my equipment pad and have two questions: 1) I have a 35K gallon inground pool with three 1-1/2" intake lines combined...

Im getting some air in my lines and have a small leak under my Pump and Strainer Housing as shown. 2 years ago i did have a new pump installed. are...

I have seen profesional pool companies using the same glue that comes in vinyl repair kits but in a can like PVC cement comes in. What is that glue...

The standpipe assembly on my American Products 48 ft^2 DE filter cracked. I don't know how but it's over 20 years old and the deck over it fell down...

After 16 years, I have rough spots in my in ground concrete pool. What would work as a quick fix for the worst spots to get me through the summer...

Looking for some suggestions on pipe size for my new pool (20x40, 25,000gal, 2 skimmers, 4 returns, jr slide, 4 deck jets)(ecostar pump, c4030...

Hi We are considering getting an inground pool installed (we are in MA)- have figured out size and generally what we are looking for in a pool and...

I have an older built 16x32 inground pool made up of a concrete/gunite (unsure) bottom floor with a safety ledge and fiberglass wall panels. I have...

I am installing a new pool in Feb. would Like some tip Aqua Genie skimmer. 18x32 should i have 2?

Hi...I am new to this site. I just had my pool resurfaced with Pebble Tech. I did not replace the water line tiles as they are in very good...

New pool a long time coming. Long story short pool builder said he has "built a ton of pools" in the city where I live. Nonetheless, he has run...

My jersey shore heaters don't last long, they rust out. I'm talking about my Pentair 200k btu. this is for a 7000 gallon pool My pool guy is...

Hi, Longtime lurker , this is my first post. I noticed a leak near my spillover spa, coming out from under the preexisting deck. Since we were...

20x40 Inground Poo, vinyl liner Just had new work done around the pool they used polymeric sand which trickled down the wall of the pool and...

Just starting the pool build and am curious what is out there for plaster besides Diamond Brite. Have read some negative things on it and thought...

Is it okay to use an outdoor rated porcelain tile for the pool waterline? My pool guy wants me to buy tile through him, but the pool offerings are...

After 20+ years with my Pentair 8 multiport valve (1.5" PVC), I must replace it due to a cracked housing. Not sure how it cracked. I think this was...

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....

My chlorine float got stuck behind the jets in the stairs and caused this: The liner here is brittle, especially at the edge of the...

What is the most popular pool depth/style - traditional -> sport ? 3-6?

I have a pool heater with a 6" vent pipe that is routed through a wood picket fence. I am concerned that the heat from the pipe will damage the wood...