Plug? Strong suction leak in liner.

[PoolDoc]

Connie;

I emailed you an explanation and a alternative several days ago, which you've chosen to ignore.

You had used a highly restricted non-standard Flickr option which pretty much guaranteed this thread would be unavailable to others once you were done with it. As I explained in the email, these threads serve about 20 'lurkers' for every poster, and I generally don't allow 'me-only' threads that are unavailable to others.

PoolDoc

[cjane68]

Sorry PoolDoc, this is the first opportunity I've had to get back online and check my email. I appreciate your explanation and understand your concerns. From a business aspect, running my own website for the last 7 years has certainly allowed me the experience of the work that goes into protecting and growing an online business and the sometimes unfortunate posts from a few disturbed folks. Which brings me to your post regarding my "no download" option on Flickr. This is completely a default option I have enabled. This was done to stop image theft regarding my portrait images that had become frequent.

I will happily open the pool images and I appreciate you bringing this to my attention, as I wouldn't have known had you not.

I appreciate the help that "waste"/"ted" has provided me over the past week. Unfortunately, because of the moderation needed, the post aren't made available until hours later. This of course forces one to seek alternative websites for information. Not sure about others, but when the issue is as critical as mine, the need for immediate suggestions is almost necessary. Again, I understand your hesitation, and if I were merely seeking advice on which chemicals to use, or which pool companies to avoid, then your forum is one that I would re-visit.

If you feel comfortable with my images now that they are unlocked, please feel free to allow them to be posted. I will not remove them and hopefully, they will also be of some help to others who may be experiencing the same issue regarding an underground spring. http://www.flickr.com/photos/1193450...th/5878004443/

Thanks,
Connie

[PoolDoc]

Thanks, Connie;

Check back later today -- I just grabbed those photos and will slice and dice them to make some of the aspects of what you encountered clearer to future readers..

Regarding moderation, it's been a necessary evil. Now that things are beginning to slow down, I've already begun work on a major overhaul of my firewall, and installation of a vBulletin mod (BadBehavior) that will allow me to loosen some of those restrictions. Ironically, we *still* may not be able to do so. My mods and I were close to our limit as it was, responding to posts. If I'd fully opened the doors we would have been overwhelmed. The result would likely have been unsatisfactory to all.

Not sure where we'll end up on all that.

[waste]

Hey Connie, glad to have tried to help you.

I hadn't realized that your hopper was trashed. A new liner and a LOT of bottom work are in order But DO address the water issue first with a well point!

If you really want to help anyone else who has this issue, please tell us how you end up resolving the issue. (the drain plug is not a permanent fix - the base will continue to wash out and the plug will just wash out under the liner.)

[PoolDoc]

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