Recent content by cjttaylor

Our 20,000 gallon plaster salt-water pool was re-plastered in October 2018. Over the past year, we have observed a large number of fissures that are oozing a white substance (calcium ?). Prior to this we have had calcium deposits (sharp crystals) on the sides/bottom of the pool. This past...

Our 20,000 gallon plaster salt-water pool was re-plastered in October 2018. Over the past year, we have observed a large number of fissures that are oozing a white substance (calcium ?). Prior to this we have calcium deposits (sharp crystals) on the sides/bottom of the pool. This past winter I...

I am in the process of getting bids for pool and deck renovation. We will be getting new coping/tile/plaster as part of the pool renovation. I am thinking of removing concrete walkway on the far side of the pool and having our lawn butt up against the coping. On the house-side of the pool we...

Thanks so much for the advice. There is more to this than I realized! I have decided that I will NEVER use the pool light again. I was also thinking that next time I have the pool refinished (probably in a couple of years), I would have them remove the light and fill in the area with...

My thanks to each of you for the advice. It was spot on! I emailed photos to an electrician who specializes in pool/spa and he confirmed this as well. It seems that the cost to repair/replace this will be hundreds of dollars ($500 - $1,000) since they will have to replace the light in the pool...

I am trying to identify the function of electrical housing that is located about 3" from the deep end of the pool. I assumed that this was housing for the pool light but now I am not so sure. My pool is a 30+ year old Sylvan pool that was here when we purchased the house. I am about to replace...