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My wife and I are pretty upset that we lost our old fiberglass pool. Due to that we currently have been looking around and are fairly restricted on what we want to spend. It seems like vinyl is the cheapest way to go. But I know you can end up paying for it due to liner costs down the road. I...

I haven't posted in awhile but the last few times have been in regards to my nightmare journey. I won't go into a long story about it but the final nail in the coffin was when my shell floated over the winter. I learned a lot along the way including how to fiberglass, work with plumbing and test...

My pool floated (posted about) and I am looking at this point on possibly renting a crane. But I am not sure how to figure out an estimate on how much my shell weighs though. It's about 20x14 with 5' deep / 3' shallow end. Thanks

I have had a long storied relationship with my fiberglass pool, which over the past few years I have posted and asked questions about. And now.. well things pretty much went from bad to about as bad as possible. (skip to TLDR if you aren't in the mood for a story) A bit of backstory for fun (in...

I finally got my CYA levels balanced, I was up around 80, drained (too much) water and dropped it down in the teens then slowly raised it to 40-50. My main goal was to avoid trichlor at all costs (stopped using feeder) after issues the past few years. The problem is that I ordered the wrong...

I tested my CYA levels when I opened and was up around 90. I wanted to lower it as shocking wasn't being very effective. I ended up draining 1/3 of the pool and to my surprise I couldn't get the CYA to register on the test. I tossed some trichlor pucks in the feeder and it seems to be slowly...

I have a smaller diameter pipe that runs downward and under the pool on the deep end. I asked about it a long time ago and it was decided that it was a well point (I think that's the correct term). I have a ton of drainage issues in my back yard that I can't do much about. Most of the water...

I need to put up a picture but right now I don't have one so hopefully this makes sense. Anyhow I have my pool pipes dug up (I replaced them) and need to back fill in the area, rock, concrete etc. The one thing I noticed throughout the winter was the area around my pool always filling up with...

My chlorinator is about 20 years old and the see through plastic kind of just crumbled when unscrewing it. I have never messed with one before and obviously need to replace it. Its a tower style feeder that sits on top of a t-connector. I haven't tried to take it apart but I was curious on how...

I did a search and came up with various talk on back fill material. I even asked a similar question on sand vs gravel (gravel won), but I am curious on something I didn't ask / find. I have to fill in around my pool sides and over the top of the new pipes that I ran. Then I will have to have...

So my pool shell has been getting more and more dingy the last few years. I would like to brighten it up but the only advice I have gotten really is to pick up vitamin C pucks and rub them on the walls. I was curious if there was an easier way? The very idea of taking that little puck and...

WARNING: Very long post, I sometimes get a bit carried away. I have posted numerous times over the past several years about all of the headaches and nightmares I have dealt with in regards to my in ground pool. Everything from a cracked shell, broken pipes and side wall bulges and floating. I...

After a lot of people being in the pool this weekend I noticed with close inspection of the water that there was a slight hint of "oil" across the surface. I never really noticed it before but it always probably has been there. I was curious if it will get cleaned out by the filter?

For the first time this year we are getting a week in the 90s (starting today) my water is already tipping over 80'F (which is perfect for us). It's been a horribly long month so far with constant rain and cool temperatures. So with that everyone is pumped up to jump in. However... I decided...

I have for years noticed a lot of people out there building their own solar heaters out of black flex tubing. I am pretty sure many use a transfer pump to do so as well, although I did see a few routing their returns through it. I did a search here and failed at finding anything recent on it, I...

I learned about CYA from you guys recently. I had skyrocket levels and finally got them down and my pool is perfect now. I was thinking about how over the years I always had trichlor pucks in my feeder, which obviously led to the steady rise of CYA over the time. I noticed "most" pucks are...

I shocked my pool with a good amount of chlorine and went ahead and tested the PH about 30 minutes after to see if I would need to raise it. As of last night the PH was reading 6.8, right now it's possibly a bit higher than 8.2. I used standard plain old shock without any "additives". Is there...

I never new much about CYA and have never tested it (new kit comes today). I tossed a TON of shock in AND cranked my feeder up to max. I assumed the more the better. You probably guessed already that my feeder tablets where trichlor. I had three in there that are nearly gone, are three pucks of...

Hey guys, First off I don't mean to spam this sub, I know there are a hundred "help my pool is green" posts. Hopefully 101 won't make everyone hate me. With that being said I am trying to kill the algae in my pool with zero luck. I only own a K-1004 kit right now and I was not sure if it will...

I have two very old Jandy valves and both of course have the little black cap on each end. I never understood HOW they worked as I inherited my pool when I purchased the house. But what I do know is they have always kind of "flopped" around. My pump has been holding prime great, that was until I...

I am not sure if this is the best area to post in but I figured no one would get angry. :) (warning long winded) I have a posted a bunch over the past few years on fixing my pools issues. It's was and to an extent is such a mess that ripping it out and giving up is most likely the best idea...

It's off season and my pool needs a lot of TLC, I may or may not work on it over the winter but I for sure want to have the inside re-gel coated before next season. I am completely fine with giving it a shot myself. But I am not sure how hard it actually is. The only XP I have using gel coat is...

So I did a search and came across some answers but they were more or less in relation to "do solar covers work" and the like. I have this really frustrating situation and my mind is a bit boggled. So I figure I would ask how you guys would handle gaining as much heat as possible (outside of a...

My chlorine levels are sky high. And I was curious how quickly full sun + high temps can burn it off. Also does running the pump help, hinder or do nothing to speed up the process? Thanks as usual!

I need a new skimmer gasket and went online to hunt one down. Searching through Amazon many come up but it doesn't seem like any of them are the correct size. I measured the face plate this morning and it came out to 10 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches (around the outside). So I assume it's not a "wide...

I had two very bad bulges on either side of my fiberglass shell. They were deep also! I was sitting there wondering HOW I was going to fix it, as I did not want to dig out a large section of fill. So.. I used a shop-vac! With several extensions and a narrow nozzle I was able to slowly move...

My marathon pool repair journey is towards its end finally, or so I thought. :( Tonight was a big night, I was finally firing up my pump after a month of digging and working in 100 degree weather. So far I have ran and connected one new suction (skimmer) pipe and one return (jet) pipe. I was...

I am replacing my pipes, which are glued into my jets. So I will need to buy a new set. I noticed many different sizes and types on Amazon and want to make sure I get the right ones. Is there a way to tell exactly what you need? Thanks

I finally got all my concrete cut out and have full access to my pipes, which I am fully replacing. So far I have hand dug out a lot of sand around the outside of the shell. And I am about to go deep enough in two area's that have bulges to relieve the pressure and "hopefully" pop the walls back...

I know this was talked about years ago but I wanted to bring it up again and the only thing that was mentioned was article 680 of the NEC. I read through it, looked at some diagrams and understand what it does. My particular issue is that my wire has been severed during concrete removal (seems...