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Took a hammer and hit down the bolt, then everything came apart easily.

Hopefully someone can help me on this. Sorry in advance for the lack or more technical details. My IG has a ladder. The cups in the concrete are brass I think. I have loosened the screws, and the ladder will wiggle, but not come out. Last year I had the same issue, but the person who helped...

I am against Pool Store Guy, and that person has never done me anything truly helpful. But one thing to keep in mind, many of these people don't even own a pool, they are just employees. They are saying/preaching information that has been explained to them as fact. The more experience, the...

Lets say that OP lowers level and it does NOT fizzle. This would rule out calcium scale I would assume. Are there any other likely causes for roughness on the walls?

I think the post above about water depth as it related to diving is the most important one. But aside form that, I would look at the permit. How does it define depth? Is it directly called out the method? And when they come ask why they submitted a permit for the incorrect height? Get them...

That sucks, and good luck. If this were my pool, I would try to get out as much debris as possible right now. Either blindly scoop along the bottom with a leaf rake, or by use of brushing or a generator, get it clear-ish so you can see. Then I would get a solid safetly cover over the top, and...

One note I want to add that might not have been made clear before. Reading the colors accurately on a test strip is a challenge. That is one of themany reasons that you should not rely on them. With the test kit that you bought (and will get soon) the color changes are much easier to read,and...

A pure rectangle, 24' x 23', going 3'6" to 6' in depth is 27859, your PB is crazy. But in general, I dont think that may people actually know how many gallons are in their pool. Based upon what a lot of visitors around here post for gallons, I think most people are off by at least 5K gallons...

Wanted to post this here as an outside option for this type of repair. They sell an inside PVC cutter for not too much money. PVC Pipe Fitting Saver This allows you to cut the pipe right before the fitting, and then drill away the glued in section, thus allowing you to reuse the fitting already...

A a service person, I am sure that you budget a certain amount of time per job. As long as the customers actions and questions aren't taking up too much extra time (maybe 5 to 10 minutes here and there) then I think that there is nothing wrong with the customers actions. Customers fire...

Am I correct to assume that you built the pool, and now the customer wants some training? If so, I think that you have an obligation to do at least the following without asking for any extra money. A basic training,showing them how to check chlorine and pH. You also would train them on the...

I wanted to offer a new opinion. If your conversation with the builder does not go well, think about what you really want out if this. While the bubbler might seem like something your kids will be devastated to not have, they will love any pool, so its not a huge deal in the end. , though I...

The answer is money, as it is with almost all things. For a huge percentage of AGP, they go with above ground vs inground due to cost. Sure there are lots of people who go AGP for reasons like space, etc, but that is a smaller chunk. So with money being in mind, making a SS pool will simply...

For seam fasteners if you worry that is breaking the coating at the holes, I have a few off the cuff ideas. 1 - Paint/treat the holes before adding hardware. Depending on the quality, they likely buy treated metal, and then drill holes into that. This means that the holes are cutting through...

How about the pipe, where did that come from?

I get the woodworking part. But what did you use for the metal cross pipe to reel the cover on? Looks great.

water sensor are prone to false positives, from things like wind. One issue with your desire, is that most door/window sensor are deisnged to reside indoors, not outdoors. Doesnt mean there aren't solutions, but there will be more limits. If this were my house, I would probably not put fence...

My wife is very on board with this solution. For one, she appreciates that my solution cost about $30 per chair (got them at Sams club). And two, she understands that ripping the liner would be awful, so better safe than sorry. I hope my idea leads to a brain storm that works out for your...

My ledge is only 5 inches deep, but this is what I do for the cost concerns you have. I bought a beach chair like this one Tommy Bahama 2020 Backpack Cooler Chair with Storage Pouch and Towel Bar Amazon.com: Tommy Bahama 2020 Backpack Cooler Chair with Storage Pouch and Towel Bar: Kitchen &...

Most likely based upon what you have said, your older pump has become more rough in its operation, which cause more electrical noise. Your filter (30:1) does not have enough filter capacity to filter out the increased noise. Buying a replacement pump could help, but huge cost for no guarantee...

This one Milliard See-Thru Pool Vacuum Head/Triangular, Weighted Base/for Inground & Vinyl Pools Amazon.com : Milliard See-Thru Pool Vacuum Head/Triangular, Weighted Base/for Inground & Vinyl Pools : Garden & Outdoor

I have no idea if true, but was told that liners are made a bit smaller than your pool size. As water is fileld into the pool, the vinhyl will strewtch and settle into the corners. If the air temp is cold, the vinyl stays stiff and rigid, and it will not stretch into place properly, leaving...

Disclaimer, these are not my points of first hand knowledge, just stating what I have read. Others will weigh in with more first hand info. Be careful about what you are getting. Liners need to be hung when it is warm. I have heard this is when temps are higher than 65. This is donebecasue...

Trust your architect, but we are just trying to help save you some major money. Good luck.

A bit off topic from pool stuff, but normal ADA code is 1 vertical inch for every 12 horizontal inches, which is about 8% grade. Your area might have a stricter code. 2% grade is 1 vertical inch for every 48 inches. That measn if you were in a city, and at a crosswalk there was a 4" curb, the...

Jim, thanks, quite a helpful diagram. I will need to go to work now. I have ball valves, never noticed any issues with them since it was installed in 2014. Maybe this has caused issues I'm not aware of. Anyway, as I have not used the Jandy Valve, are they binary in that they can be 100%...

I have a simple setup, no automation system. I would like to automate some pool valves. My house is very much an intelligent house, with a bunch of ZWave/Zigbee/Lutron smart devices to do things such as motion sensing, alarms, intelligent home HVAC, security, etc. Are there any valves that...

My only addition is to lok at the FC-CYA chart. It gives you 3 pieces of useful information. Minimum, traget range, and SLAM level. You can swim up to SLAM level as a quick FYI. Since you are going to get animals, bugs, urine, etc in your pool unfortunately, you have to think about how the...

what others have said already is spot on. But I wanted to add one thing. The use of algaecide is either very bad or not needed. With a properly chlorinated pool you really dont need it. If you want to use it as a fail safe backup, then you can, but keep in mind the ONLY acceptable one to use...

Maybe /u/jimmythegreek can weigh in on this.