Longtime lurker on these forums and blocks, I registered my TFP account today just so I could post this.
Quick details:
-Approx. 28k gallon inground concrete and plaster pool, probably build in the early/mid 70's.
-Live in Puyallup, WA with our pool sitting about 1000-1500 feet away from the river (guestimate)
-I'm already having to cut out/Corroseal rust spots from rebar and concrete contaminants, doing shell repairs with hydraulic cement, etc.
-Plaster repairs are planned for next week, waistline tile the week after, paint the week after that...
-Don't believe the main drain works at all (clogged maybe? filled in on purpose?)
-Main drain cover was just a piece of metal not attached...
-There is no hydrostatic valve anywhere in the deep end basin (9ft deep) or main drain
-I care about entrapment hazards/safety, want to be VGB compliant (just learned about it!), but I am also on a very tight budget
So here are my two questions:
-Do main drains even matter, or should I just fill it in with hydraulic cement and seal it over with plaster before I repaint the pool?
-Can/should I retrofit a hydrostatic valve while the pool is drained to address pool pop concerns? If yes, how complex is this? I have tools, muscles, and no fear, but limited time and money.
My assumption is I would need to cut out the concrete at/around the existing main drain and install/attach a new unit with a hydrostatic valve, then repair the concrete, plaster, etc. I am currently between jobs and have a goal to open this pool by July 31st in time for a summer party we have planned, and before I go back to work in August.
Thank you in advance!!!
Quick details:
-Approx. 28k gallon inground concrete and plaster pool, probably build in the early/mid 70's.
-Live in Puyallup, WA with our pool sitting about 1000-1500 feet away from the river (guestimate)
-I'm already having to cut out/Corroseal rust spots from rebar and concrete contaminants, doing shell repairs with hydraulic cement, etc.
-Plaster repairs are planned for next week, waistline tile the week after, paint the week after that...
-Don't believe the main drain works at all (clogged maybe? filled in on purpose?)
-Main drain cover was just a piece of metal not attached...
-There is no hydrostatic valve anywhere in the deep end basin (9ft deep) or main drain
-I care about entrapment hazards/safety, want to be VGB compliant (just learned about it!), but I am also on a very tight budget
So here are my two questions:
-Do main drains even matter, or should I just fill it in with hydraulic cement and seal it over with plaster before I repaint the pool?
-Can/should I retrofit a hydrostatic valve while the pool is drained to address pool pop concerns? If yes, how complex is this? I have tools, muscles, and no fear, but limited time and money.
My assumption is I would need to cut out the concrete at/around the existing main drain and install/attach a new unit with a hydrostatic valve, then repair the concrete, plaster, etc. I am currently between jobs and have a goal to open this pool by July 31st in time for a summer party we have planned, and before I go back to work in August.
Thank you in advance!!!