Recent content by Jarker

Thank you for all your help

yes, you're correct. the red lines are cracks that were repaired. Wouldn't the shifting sidewalk cause problems with the skimmer? To my previous comment: I wouldn't epoxy and then grout. I can either epoxy, re-grout, or replace the skimmer. If I went with re-grouting as a the option, I would...

I wouldn't grout over the epoxy, the company doing the repair would have to the work you described. In my first picture, there are two giant cracks in the sidewalk around the skimmer. We had a concrete company repair/level that section about 5 years ago

I would just apply it along the joint where the skimmer (white part) meets the pool (grout line). probably along the bottom as well. I can get them to re-grout which would most likely leak again in a year, but is it worth the cost of replacing if there's no guarantee it won't keep shifting.

The skimmer is pulling away from the pool. I would put it around where the skimmer meets the pool

I'm not sure where the crack is. It's hard to tell from my DIY dye test too. I'm losing a lot of water and had a leak test company check it, they recommended re-grouting the throat or replacement.

Thanks for the reply. Here's a few shots of the skimmer and the area of the sidewalk it's in. I know the epoxy putty isn't a permanent fix, but with how much that section has shifted I just don't know how long the new skimmer will last in there either.

My pool is only around 11 years old and I found a leak at the throat of my skimmer. I know I can try to use the 2 part epoxy to fix it, but I'm wondering at what point should I consider replacing the skimmer? Won't the new one eventually shift and leak like the old one?

it's not the evaporation that worries me. it's more so the flaps getting stuck when it's turning on and off during the freeze. Over the past couple of weeks with it getting to temperatures where the freeze protection kicks in, I've had a couple of times where the pump wasn't priming due to a...

I'm in south east Texas and will be traveling for the holiday, but temperatures are supposed to be dropping to below freezing. Typically when I travel for just a few days, I turn the off the valve to the skimmer lines so I don't have to worry about water levels or something making the flaps...

Thank you for the help.