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Rod, are you suggesting that I drill a bigger hole and then put in a new pipe? Or that I try to add in a new skimmer inside of the old one? Another person suggested I just do a temporary fix with JB weld. I plan to redo the whole pool in 1 to 2 years. Anyone have experience with JB weld on...

Thanks guys for all the advice, I have a few days before my next day off, so I will look at all the options and keep you posted. Thanks, Lee

Well, leak has been found, unfortunately it is right under the skimmer box. You can see it in the pictures, it is in the copper line. The connection under the skimmer box is brass but it has 2 connections. One is the 2inch copper line that leads to the pump and the other is a brass line that...

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My wife was unable to get a picture in the skimmer box because of glare off the water, but there is no plastic box. I think it is the original 1960 connection right to the copper pipe. Renovxpt, I didn’t think the pipe was copper either until I nicked it with a chisel, but the pipe in the...

I am trying to replace my skimmer line. I cut through 4” of concrete and started digging dirt, then ran into 2 feet of concrete and rebar. I watched a bunch of YouTube videos on doing this work and they only had to deal with 4 inches of concrete, is it common to run into 2 feet? The skim line...

Re: New Pool in SE Texas Incredible job! That looks like a great backyard for entertaining. I love the fireplace!

Hey thanks for the welcome Dave! My pool was built in 1960 and is an in ground plaster/Gunite. ¾ HP Pentair pump. 30” Pentair 2000 series DE filter. The pool does stop losing water when I plug the skimmer. I broke most of the concrete away and dug out the skimmer line, then took the plug out...

Thanks, I am handy, but very inexperienced. That actually makes it sound like something I can do myself. The pool is a plaster/ gunite built in 1960, and it has had some concrete work done, about a foot and a half to get through. I was planning to break the rest of it off and figure out what...

Cracked Skimmer line Hello, I have a either a cracked skimmer line or a break in the connection at the skimmer. Either way when I don’t have it capped off my pool loses 2 inches a day. Fortunately, The skimmer line is only 6 feet long. It is metal, brass or copper? I was going to replace...