Recent content by average_joe

So we got our pool painted in July of 2021 for $5300. Zeron Epoxy paint. Was fine for the first year, we put the winter cover on September of 2022 but when I opened the pool in May 2023, there were chunks of paint falling off. So it lasted somewhere between 15 and 22 months. I realize paint...

yea.. pool guy put a rubber plug in the pipe, but its not making any difference.

Hi Folks, My pool has a leak in the bottom drain. 20k gallon gunnite pool installed sometime in the 70's. The original piping that went to the filter was destroyed ten years ago when the previous homeowner didn't winterize the pool. The pipes were plugged off. Local pool shop routed new...

Thanks, Dom. I use a Taylor K-2005 test kit. CYA is high because I've been using Dichlor the last couple weeks. I usually use Cal Hypo.

Hi Folks, I've been taking care of our pool for a couple years with no problems, but this is my first time closing. The biggest problem is I haven't gotten much sleep the past couple days because of a bad back, and my brain just isn't working right now. I'm also under a time crunch- the...

Yep. Made when the house was built in the fifties. 7 Foot at one end, it used to have a big slide, but that was cut out sometime. I've been reading on this forum for a year, it's really helped me out, but these seedlings are driving me crazy. According to my log, it'll end in late June.

Hi Folks, I've got an inground 24x26 that's I've been learning to care for, it came with the house we bought a year ago. Our neighbor has a overgrown 50 foot sumac tree and it's seedlings are overwhelming. Can I put a plain blue tarp over the pool for the next three weeks til the Sumac...