Recent content by drgnslayr

Thank you all for responding. Makes very good sense to me. I'm going with the overnight test. Sounds like I'm best increasing my CYA (carefully). I know that takes a little while to test right and I'm best not to overdo it or I will have to drain some water.

Greetings everyone! I am now in my second full season of pool use after we finished our remodel last spring. All our Pentair equipment is new. I am a newbie on SWG and have read the helpful guides on this awesome site. Last year, in my first year, I seem to have had an easy time keeping my...

The feature wall is 3-foot deep and about 18-foot wide. It will be 3-foot tall with an 8-foot wide rainfall waterfall from Pentair. The PB is setting it up as a solid concrete structure, sitting on top of the coping (which is molded into the pool), but also has concrete (w/ rebar) structure on...

The water feature was not engineered. I just told him what I want, and I thought it would probably be done with a footing, too. I am aware of the original pool builder, and that wall has lots of steel in it. Maybe it is better to have it this way and monolithic? I'm wondering if it had a...

Greetings all, I'm in the middle of a pool remodel and I've hired a local pool company specializing in remodeling. There are some issues I am concerned about. First... my finished project will include 2500 sq ft of flagstone deck around the pool, so after we get it done, it will be very...

Hello everyone again! So I'm working out the details of my pool remodel with my pool builder. I'm in Kansas, and sometimes our summers can be like Texas. It isn't uncommon for us to have a solid month or more over 100F. In those hot temps, that is the time I really want to use my pool, and I...

One way to avoid the problem with mismatched concrete... replace all the concrete around your pool! I know that sounds expensive, and it is. I'm new to pools but have a background in foundation repair. I never try to patch a foundation problem. I always look for a bit of an over-repair with...

I'm a novice with just a novice opinion... but thought I would visit your thread since you did mine! I think others in here with experience can better advise on this, but I think I would keep an eye on weather and plan your plaster job carefully around that. You may need to plug off your...

Good luck with your project. I'm in the exact same boat you are in. If you are resolute in repairing the pool yourself, you've come to the right place, but also seek out as much reading as possible from various sources. Also find ways to have conversations with local pool builders to gain...

Very inspiring thread that is helping my confidence as I restore my pool! It would be great to get an update on this one to see how it is holding up.

Thanks to everyone for posting a response! Jason - The deck hasn't been installed yet, so I can easily install and then build over. Glad to know the main unit easily comes out of the deck box. Something to consider. epro05 - Thanks for the link. I already found your link before posting and...

Greetings to all, I'm updating my pool, including building a flagstone pool deck going around my pool. I fell for the beauty of Pentair MagicStream Luminars recently. I am most likely doing this project with the help of a local PB. He hasn't even installed these before but believes I'm...

Split by moderator from HERE. Please start a new thread for your own questions. Thanks, jblizzle Jason - "Many Many pools work just fine without a floor drain ... keeping it / changing it / sealing it are all valid solutions. Although keeping it as is may not pass code." I'm remodeling my...

gwegan - I think it will be difficult (if not impossible) to split the drain on the bottom (at the bottom). the plumbing is in the concrete and doesn't appear until it hits the side. It would be quite a project to drill out an extra floor drain and run pipe over to the other floor drain pipe...