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    Question about 50 year old gunite pool.

    Hey all. We live in Southern NH and have owned our house for 9 years. Our pool was installed in 1975 according to town records. Some tiles have fallen off and the plaster needs to be resurfaced. We had a new skimmer and main drain enclosure installed when we moved in due to leaks. The piping...
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    Wet Niche Fixture

    So my wet niche light hasn't worked since we bought the house last year. I pulled the lamp housing out and this is a picture of it. It uses a 400 watt Edison base lamp. The gasket is pretty much useless so I would like to change the whole thing. I don't want an incandescent lamp so my question...
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    Plaster question

    Hey everyone. I'm posting a couple pics. Any idea what these spots and lines could be? They are rougher than the rest of the plaster.
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    Kool Deck

    Anyone know if you can change the color of an existing Kool Deck? Anyone ever tried patching Kool Deck? I'm having my skimmer replaced.
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    Life expectancy of plaster

    Hey all. We have a early to mid 80's plaster over gunite. We had the main drain replaced last year and I noticed some hollow sounding spots in the plaster. I don't have any chips but I do have a few vertical streaks in it. Just curious on the life expectancy of plaster. Ball park cost on a re...
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    How much bleach should i buy?

    On my way to buy 10%. I've got a 20000 gallon IG gunite pool. How much do you think I will need for a 3 month season?? First year with a pool, ordering the test kit this week.
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    Pump question

    Hey all. I'm a pool newbie so go easy!! I've got a 20000 gallon in ground 30 year old gunite pool. Here's is a pic of my pump and filter. Here are my questions. I'm running the pump 10 hours a day, 6pm to 4 am. This is my first full season with the pool and we pay .19 cents per kWh. What is my...
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    Lots of fine debris after opening

    Title says it all. I've got lots of fine debris after opening. When I try to vacuum i lose auction after a few minutes. My main drain and skimmer tie into one pipe that goes to the pump. I ran a new pipe out and I'm having the skimmer replaced next week partly because it has some repair work...
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    New pool owner in NH

    Hi all. We bought a home with an in ground gunite pool last August. The pool is 20-30 years old and in great shape. We just opened it and 3 days later it is Crystal clear (lots of fine debris on the bottom) and ready for. swimming.