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A quick history: I purchased this house in April, 2016. The west side of the spillover spa had some plaster discoloration above the step - it was mottled and a bit darker than the rest of the pool. I figured it was just stained in some way, but didn't worry about it. The plaster is...

Figured I'd start up a thread to document my first attempt to personally manage a pool. TLDR; I need help figuring out if broken off retaining screws in the spa drain cover receptacle can be fixed by myself, and advice on draining a plaster pool when the air temp is already in the high 80's/low...

I grew up with a plaster in-ground pool in the back yard. To my knowledge, we never tested it, chucked chlorine tabs into the filter basket, and called it a day. Of course we ran into algae problems more than once, and I'm sure my parents made a total mess of the chemistry. I got out of the...