Recent content by JeffKTB

Thanks to all for your replies, advice, pleas for restraint ?. I think I have convinced my DW to forgo the drill and rig up a temporary rope around the base of the wall.

So the grandkids are coming to visit us at the new house for the first time, and grandma wants me to install a float line at the drop-off. Problem is, no eye hooks were installed when the pool was put in to hang the float line on. My question is whether it's safe to be standing in water when...

Thanks, Pat! Didn't think about bleach first to presumably kill any nasties. I may be able to get away with hosing the wall down if not pressure washing. My main concern is not going backwards with water quality since it was such a task getting to where it is now.

Okay, figured out adding pics on my phone. A side question regarding the waterfall wall. Note the dark staining above the water slots. I'm really tempted to power wash the stone, but fear what will happen to the pool. Any thoughts?

Thanks, Maddie. Augusta is on our list of nearby road trips for the future!

Thanks, Marty. As suggested, I've read through the ABC'S and the entire Pool School book, and will do so again.

Greetings from sunny South Carolina! New member and first time post. Please indulge me while I provide some background and pool history. My wife and I recently fled the bitter cold of Pittsburgh, PA and settled into the Lake Murray area. We found and fell in love with the home we purchased and...