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thanks Jimmy. The dashed spots are where cuts where made in the control joints of the old concrete in order to break and remove. Are you saying that I should pour the concrete so that it mates with the old concrete and then cut in new control joints instead of using expansion joint product? My...

Hi, Im replacing a couple of sections of my concrete pool deck after making repairs to the skimmer and inlets. I have created a diagram to try to help explain. 1- do I need to place expansion joints where the dashed lines are where the new concrete will be poured? 2- where I have noted...

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Hi mom replacing the skimmer in my inground vinyl pool. I’m using the Admiral s15 skimmer. I have some rust on the wall which I’ve cut out and will rivet a patch panel on to attach the new skimmer. My questions are 1. how many gaskets should I use and what is the placement? A-1 between skimmer...

thanks for all the input. Here are a couple of pictures of the skimmer and the issue I'm trying to resolve with the deck shifting. There is a good sized void between the deck and the stone that you can see. Would the fact that there is stone/gravel there and the void maybe indicate that its not...

here is an angled view of the fixture in the inlet hole

my pool is a vinyl in ground pool. Does that make a difference?

Is there a way to identify from the pool deck (without cutting, digging) if my skimmer would be encased in concrete? I think I have a Pentair Admiral skimmer (formerly American Products). The pool was built in the 70s. The reason I ask is that the slab of concrete that houses the skimmer lid has...

ill get a angle pic tomorrow. after pulling th liner there was a mound of sand on the bottom of the pool bellow the inlet hole. below is a picture of what was threaded onto the pipe in the hole. Now there is evidence of a prior "repair" as there is a square on the concrete deck above the...

Hi guys, I have started changing the liner in my in-ground pool and during my research it looks like the inlet plumbing is all messed up. Am i right, shouldn't there be an inlet fitting in there to seal it up? The end of this fitting is threaded. how do I remedy this? the panel was rusty so i...