Recent content by Bafrye

Photo of skimmer - ignore red square, photo was used in a previous post

Hello - when I went to open my pool this year, I was unable to tighten the screws that hold down the skimmer to main drain diverter valve - I assume it’s stripped where it fastens. Any suggestions?

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I opened my pool for the first time myself this year and want to double check if it matters which way the Hayward Skimmer To Main Drain Diverter Valve is installed. In the photo below the red square is where the suction is and the other is the floor drain. The second photo is how it is currently...

Thank you for your help! I appreciate it. My other half isn’t going to like this news, but I suppose this comes with owning a pool!

I’m thinking we are going to have to have the plaster done next year, we had two companies come to look; however only received one estimate as they other said they were too busy with installs. We believe it’s original, Pool was installed in 1988. Previous owners were slowly changing the tiles...

So this was the first year opening the pool ourselves (our second season), we noticed the pool company went through maintenance staff last year and someone new closed the pool. I questioned the water level - hoping it isn’t the cause of the following…. now that I have gotten the pool clear and...