Plumbing + Renovation

[Melt In The Sun]

Certainly sounds like it will work. I wish I could help you with the cracks, but I'm really not sure. Have you ever had water in the pool? If so, did it leak then?

 

[Little Aussie Battler]

Certainly sounds like it will work. I wish I could help you with the cracks, but I'm really not sure. Have you ever had water in the pool? If so, did it leak then?

No worrys Melt I've thought of a few solutions for the cracks. I don't think they cause any leaks but I will definitely repair them. :-D

 

[Little Aussie Battler]

I'm spending a lot of time in my pool on these cooler winter days, :-D no heating either, just me and my 4"trusty diamond wet polisher grinding off the previous 3 coats of paint. Well it's a slow dirty job and it has taken half the pool to perfect my technique of removing the paint and not the plaster.

I've got cracks I didn't know I had, they have all shown up now the paint has been removed but the good thing is these cracks have all been repaired previously. I suspect they were always there, probably shrinkage cracks. Some will have to be re-repaired.

Ha!,I hope that's easier than this job. :-D

 

[Little Aussie Battler]

Well I am now up to the re plumbing. I now have one skimmer and two returns and a dedicated line for the suction side cleaner. I think 2" pipes, is that the go? Should I replace my existing pump? The more I read about this stuff the more I get confused.
Thanks guys.

 

[Little Aussie Battler]

Thinking about using the existing pump to run the suction cleaner and backwash the filter and buy a smaller fixed speed pump maybe .5hp to run the filtration. Surely I'll save a few cents on electricity if I go to 2" pipes. Can someone please assist in calculating my toatal head for this system. I have worked out I need 30 GPM to turn the pool over in 10 to 12 hours with a 1/2 hp pump.

 

[brownsburg]

Hey Little Aussie,

What ever happend with your pool? Did you paint it? Let's see pics.

: )