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Hi everyone, I have an opportunity to buy 30 gal of white epoxy mastic for around $5/gal. My pool currently has a coat of cheap pool paint from Home Depot that will probably not last more than two more seasons. When the time comes, I will be grinding down to bare concrete for refinishing. If I...

Is it unwise to fill my pool this early? In the spring, my sump pumps out about 400-700 gallons of clean groundwater per day, depending on rainfall. I can re-route it to a hose that would feed into my pool. Of course, I would add the appropriate amount of chlorine to keep it at shock level and...

So I'm at a loss. I feel like I've exhausted all suction side air leak possibilities and nothing is working. I dug up and replaced all plumbing from the skimmer to the pump. All fittings from the skimmer to ground level are currently submerged and all fittings are properly lubed and sealed, and...

I've noticed recently that more and more chlorine was needed to maintain FC. The water has been crystal clear since I filled it about a month ago. Chemistry has been right on other than allowing FC to drop below the minimum a couple of times. CC has never registered more than .5, and that's only...

I bought a 1 year-old Hayward RS1000 over the winter to replace my older-getting-noisier 3/4hp Dura-glas, and then discovered that it's made for AG pools. However, there are several people here who run the same pump for their IG pools. They are self-priming, but in what context, I wonder. Is...

The pool has been open for almost a week and it's been fantastic. Water is still clear and warming nicely under the sun. Today's test results: FC - 5.5 TC - 5.5 TA - 110 CYA - 30 PH - 7.7 CH - 275 76 deg I don't currently have a vacuum and hose, and it might be another week, perhaps longer...

I am renovating a Garter pool. The light is original from 1961 and I want to use it. The shroud is copper and the lens ring cast bronze - it's quite lovely. Plus replacement bulbs are readily available and average $16. Earlier today I was on the phone with a local pool shop looking for the lens...

Hi everyone, first post. I just bought the worst house in the nicest neighborhood that happens to have an 18x36 concrete pool that has been a koi pond for the last 20 years. Now as one can imagine, it is in terrible disrepair. (You should have seen the house!) I am absolutely ready for the...