Recent content by Desert Dog

Thank you everyone for your help. He had a faulty flow switch on his SMG and no CYA which helped evolve his algae problem. That, the pool store tests and the guess strips. Now I'm the lucky one who gets to help get this mess in order. From what he has said, his SWG has never worked. It was...

Thanks Jim, The pool has one skimmer and a dedicated vacuum line in the side wall of the pool.

Jim, The main drain looks to be plumbed to the skimmer. The pool was built not long ago. I'm thinking the crew that poured the deck somehow cracked the skimmer. The color of the cement and that of the deck match. I assume their fix was to pour cement in there. The owner had no idea cement...

Thank you Allen.

Hello TFP friends. Bit of a back story here. With two questions to follow. A friend of mine has asked for help with his endless algae battle. I went over to discover two initial problems. One, a bad flow switch on the SWG and no CYA. After giving him a shopping list he only got a flow...

I had the same issue on an above ground hot tub. I used the liquid sealant (Like on the connection you see above your hose clamps)on the barbed fitting then hose clamps. Held for two years now.

I kept ours clean, but I'm just like that. Plaster crew had more time to plaster with less clean up to do.

I think you miss understood. What I meant was when building our pool, I asked the excavator for a good plumber. He recommended a company. As a matter of fact he had almost every trade i needed. Plumber, steel, plaster, electrician. When contacting the Gunite/Shotcrete company, they offered...

I'll share a few tips. 1) Depending on where you live, and anyway you will want a plot plan. Goto your building permit department and tell them you want to build a pool and need a plot plan. It's free. It will show anything you don't know about underground and set backs. If your on a...

I'm not in Austin, but I asked my excavator, then the steel guy and gunite company for a list of subs. They all had the same contacts. So worth a shot? Even a pool remodel company might have their own plumbers or can give you a number.

They sale an additive to make it anti-slip. Something like silica sand. You mix it in. Works great and not visible.