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Solved - Poured a quart or so of muratic acid down main drain and added a bit of water. Waited about 5-10min and bam, unclogged main drain.

Main drain and skimmer both have independent lines, the skimmer is closed.

I drained my pool to sand the bottom of the shallow end, we did this because a bad contractor acid washed the pool and created a surface that would rip the skin of my kids feet. My kids and I got started and everything finished great. I had a pump in deep end pumping water into the yard. After...

I plugged them while I sanded the rough gunite so I didn't get a bunch of wet plaster in the main system. I just used a pump to get the water/plaster out. I would have to chip the cement in the drains to get it out. I was afraid one piece broke off already so was sure if I should just chip it...

I was just afraid they used this material to patch a broken drain casing. If I remove it and find a hole or cracked casing, can you advise on what material I should use to patch? I do have a small jug of the E-Z Patch plaster repair.

I drained my pool to repair the rough surface caused by a contractor that acid washed the plaster to a point that it would make my kids feet bleed. That job is complete. However, when I was pressure washing the pool and cleaning a piece of what appear to be concrete came out of one of the main...

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Appreciate all the feedback. I will work on figuring out the surface and getting some pictures posted. My gopro broke so I need to borrow an underwater camera to get this done.

Has anyone attempted to sand the surface of Gunite to solve this rough surface? Any experience with how to do such a task?

We recently moved into a house with a 13 year old gunite pool. The bottom surface was dirty so we paid a company to drain and acid wash the gunite surface. The pool is now clean, however the surface in the shallow end of pool is rough. When the kids play basketball for a few hours they come...

Thanks PS0303! I just used my sawzall and cut the pipes and used fitting and pipe to bypass. I will put the heater in the garage for winter project. Thanks for the video! I found the manifold for about $600, seems a lot better than 2K to replace. Any concerns with the rebuild? Your comment...