Recent content by 241comp

I'm able to turn the pump on/off while watching the plumbing and can't see any water coming out anywhere. I used regular sched-40 1.5" full-flow ball valves on each of my intakes. The pump is new so the drain plug and pump top gasket shouldn't be leaking (I've removed and re-seated both of...

Yes, leaking only when there is pressure could be an o-ring. That's probably the first thing I'd check. If your filter is very old, you might consider a full o-ring kit - I got one online for my filter for about $25 which included replacements for all 4 of the gaskets.

My jacuzzi brand cartridge filter has a bolt at the bottom that holds the cartridge posts in place. This uses an O-ring to seal. If yours is the same, this o-ring could be bad.

So, I've tested each line and I get air in the strainer no matter what line I have open. That would seem to indicate that either all 3 intake lines have leaks or I have a leak in my plumbing somewhere after the shut off valves. I don't have any water leaking out of the plumbing when the pump...

The service manager came out and agreed that something is not right and that they will need to replace the liner. He also agreed that they should be responsible for the 30,000 gals of water and startup chems required once the liner is replaced and that they would do the work at the end of the...

My last house, we built a retaining basic wall in a sloped area and leveled the ground. Then added 1/2" of sand (much easier to level than the dirt) and finally topped it with 16 of those 2'x2'x1.5" concrete pavers you can get at the home store for about $5/ea. I left a small gap between them...

Thanks for the responses. I told the installer that I do not consider my liner an acceptable install because of this and he put me in touch with the service manager who is coming out next week to look at the liner. Your posts have encouraged me that a better job could be done with my pool...

Spoke with the installer - he said that it is normal and that the liner needs to finish stretching and that could take up to a year. He said that it may never stretch out sufficiently to lay completely against the walls and floor. That doesn't seem to me to be an acceptable answer - would...

I believe the concrete is stable. It was poured in (I think) 1986 and the pool deck does not appear to have any cracks or subsidence since then (22 years). The patio around the east end of the pool deck (separate concrete pour) does have some cracks and settling but not the immediate pool deck.

Upon further research, I learned that DWV sched 40 can be either pressure rated or not pressure rated. Generally the cell-core DWV is generally not pressure rated and solid-core DWV generally is pressure rated. I was able to get some non-DWV fittings from a plumbing supply store in town. I...

Ok, it's not floating free (definitely can't lift it) so it doesn't sound like ground water. Must be too small.

Yes, I'm certain it's off the wall/floor. If you gently step on the spot, it is spongy. There are places where it is worse (up to 15" of angled section) and places where it is better (just 1-2") but the entire way around, it's not flush against the corner. Could it be ground water behind the...

I recently had a contractor install a new vinyl liner in my pool. It's been about a week and we were able to get into the pool for the first time and we noticed that virtually the entire way around the pool, at the intersection of the wall and floor, the liner is not pushed flat against the...

Sleeve idea sounds good but I'm not sure what to construct it out of or how I would connect it to the existing bucket in a waterproof manner... The decking immediately around the pool appears to be OK. There is some additional concrete (patio-ish) after the immediate concrete surround (not...

I'm refurbing an older pool and have come up against a problem that I'm unsure how to fix. The way the skimmers were built in this pool, the plastic of the skimmer bucket ends about 6 inches below the concrete pool deck (about the same level as the top of the skimmer entrance). The concrete...