Recent content by Cisco1906

Thank you @Newdude. I will give this a try. Have a great weekend!

Good morning & Happy Friday. This is my first doing a pool closing and I have a Sta-Rite U-3 skimmer where the main drain connects back to the skimmer. I do not have any shut off valves. I drained my pool below the skimmer and unless I’m missing something i don’t see of a way to clear out the...

Makes sense. Bperry suggested thin set as a waterproof barrier. Seems like a sensical option.

I have a simple view of water - essential for our survival and beautiful to look at. However, it is one of the most destructive substances known to mankind when it is left unchecked! So it sounds like my course of action will be to patch the areas with cement and add a layer of thin set on top...

The place I’m not sure. My place was built in ‘78 and an Apollo VA-26 filter is still here. 40 years is a reasonable age. Bought the place last summer and there was Gorilla tape covering all of the areas with missing tile. I hated the site of it, removed it, and always kept the water below...

It is plaster. First time pool owner, so i assumed the entire surface is gunite but you and Bperry just made me understand the role of a finish such as plaster. Thank you! Am I potentially causing irreversible damage by exposing the area with missing tile to water?

Thanks Bperry! I really appreciate your explanation.

Thanks ajw22. Not questioning what you’re saying but my understanding of the pool tile is that it’s there to prevent staining that the water line can create on a pool surface without any tile. The pool floor and the wall the below the tile hold water just fine without any tile. Is there...

Thanks Ahultin. Glad I asked. Hydraulic cement it is

Hi TFP community. Previous owners did a horrible job maintaining my pool and I’m looking to make some temporary repairs until i can get the pool resurfaced and retiled. I’ve attached pics of my skimmer and an area with missing tile. I believe the crack in the skimmer is causing a leak (having...

Thanks Jim. My understanding is that I get “better” circulation using the skimmer and main drain (vs skimmer only) but I can live just fine without a main drain. I think I saw you mention on another post that you have (have had) 3 pools and can’t (couldn’t) tell a difference between with vs...

Hello TFP community. My pool’s main drain was plugged at the bottom and skimmer. The previous owner (2005-2022) told me they never unplugged the main drain (I’m wondering if they were scared out of doing it by the company they used to service the pool). I’m still SLaMing the pool but yesterday...

Hi TFP. New pool owner and as the universe would have it my pool came with an Anthony Apollo VA-26 filter and push/pull valve. To my understanding the Anthony Apollo VA lineup consists of filters built to last a lifetime but not as efficient as new DE filters. Given my budgetary constraints a...