Thanks again, and I will keep your email handy, I may call on you for guidance one day if you don't mind, lol. As for the repairs, my understanding is that as long as the bill is less than $500, no contractor's license is needed. Requirements are pretty lax where I live. Honestly, a business license and a net are about it. That's not the route I want to take, however...There was actually an article in the local paper a few weeks ago lamenting a lack of qualified pool service techs for the ever growing number of pools in our town. The good ones apparently have waiting lists.