Recent content by Corleone

To piggyback off this reply. You're not being hard on your PB by asking for reimbursement, because he's going to get it from the delivery company. In my opinion, you paid for a new deck, and a new deck does not have chunks missing out of it. In my mind, you'd be within your right to demand a...

I understand the issue with the check valve, the plumbing is enclosed, so getting past the check valve won't make a difference in water actually leaving the pool and spa. My initial thought was that the spa was draining into the pool, causing the water to rise and emptying into an overflow in...

Guys, read his posts. He's losing water, not just a drain issue. You've gotta find the leak.

As usual great advice. If you're unsure of which pipe it is, turn on your pump and look for the return which isn't pumping water like the others, that's most likely your autofill. For the brass valve, check around your sprinkler valves, many auto-fills are connected through irrigation. The...

Here's one thought. The overflow in the grass: Is it in a direct line with your equipment? The reason why the overflow in the street could be wet is because you possibly have hard ground and rather than drain, the water is traveling along the pipe out into the street. I suspect that if you...

Ok, so its not an easy quick fix then. When you leave the pump off and the water is draining from only the spa, how far down the spa does it go? If it drains below your jets, then the leak is in the suction. Does your plumbing run near where the wet spot is? If so, that's probably where the...

I have a raised spa as well. The head pressure will cause the spa to drain into the pool unless the valves are shut off. Do you keep the spa valves closed when you're not using it? When the pump is running its not an issue because you're pumping water back into the spa, but when its off, it...

Re: Jaimee's Owner Builder Pool, AZ Steel is In! Help. I don't know if this helps you but its hard for me to see your issue. The loop does need to be enclosed. Heres my raised spa with overflow. On the left you'll see two 90's which then drops underground and then stubs up for air intake next...

Sikaflex is great stuff, that's what I used.

Foam is fine for sikaflex. You want about 1/4-1/2" depth I think if you do it yourself you'll be glad you saved the 800 bucks. It doesn't take but a few hours and isn't very difficult. Also, if you happen to drip some on an unwanted area, it's easiest to let it dry and then scrape off once...

I did sikaflex myself and it was pretty easy. Home depot sells it in either gray or tan in the large size caulking tubes. It's approx 11 dollars per tube and I only needed 3 tubes so it was really cheap to take on as a diy project. It's self leveling, so you just squeeze out enough to fill...

Yes, we have one. Kids love it. I recommend it, but be sure to get some decent marine sealant to waterproof the top section where the water discharges. Ours leaked bad until I caulked the seam.

You want to cover all the metal to prevent corrosion.

If chlorine bothers him than a saltwater generator would probably also bother him. I know CYA can reduce the sensitivity to chlorine. Perhaps see if anyone you know has a salt pool with 60-80 ppm of cyanauric acid and see how your son responds. My daughter has had issues with eczema over the...

Sikaflex works well for cracks and voids. They sell it at home depot and it's manageable for a diy'er.