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    White Sediment

    It's been quite awhile since I've logged on - I guess that's good news eh!? I have really hard water so any time I have to add water, like in the hot summers in South Carolina, I know I am just adding calcium or some other mineral... oooofffff. I am constantly seeing a cool looking white...
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    Buried Pool Cooler / Warmer

    Has anyone tried this? put a valve inline after the pump that allows water to be diverted to a setup underground meant to cool the water in the summer and warm it in the early spring. Being a caver I know that underground temps are pretty consistently the annual average temp. Here in the...
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    Base Material

    What is the stuff that covers the bottom of the pool before installing a vinyl liner? It's not sand, or dirt... I have been dealing with a leak that has mucked some of that stuff up where the leak was and I am going to patch the leak this winter and would like to replace that stuff to make the...
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    IG Vinyl Liner Pulled Out at Bottom Of Steps

    The liner floated a couple times before I got a sump pump system installed to deal with the water around the pool. But now the liner has moved around so much (away from the steps) that it pulled out, ripped the vinyl past the screws. I am thinking of two possibilities, first I would drain the...
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    Liner Floated a Number of Times - Leak

    We get downpours here in South Carolina! They are really cool for the garden.... But when you have your pool constructed in a really flat spot in your really flat yard, with lot's of clay surrounding your pool, these downpours tend to just sort of pool up all around you pool. The liner floats...
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    Vinyl Leak Adhesive

    I searched for those terms but did not find any discussion. What is the best adhesive for patching vinyl. Tell me the brand you like best and if you know tell me about the type of adhesive it actually is. I use many different adhesives in restoring old VW buses. They even have an epoxy that...
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    Pumping Off the On 5 Seconds then Off Again

    New pool owner but have experience using forums elsewhere. If this is a common question (it probably is but I'm new :-) please link me to the standard answer. Thanks!!!! Ok, my pool is in-ground, vinyl liner, two years old, water is leaking down what I think is too fast (especially since its...