Recent content by Nazarets

Oh my gosh, you are just THE BEST! I am going to sit down today and start my homework! AWESOME, kimkats. For years, I have known NOTHING. My dad just told me to keep dumping chlorine in, and I've had horrible problems, but was unsure what to do about it. I am looking forward to learning...

Success! Swamp to pool thanks to my super son (pics)- Now what do I do? Thank you to everyone who helped me figure out how to handle my icky swamp problem. I decided to drain it completely, which I know is risky, but I read almost everything on here for advice, and looked up water table...

It's done! Refilling now. I'll post pics tomorrow! Hurray! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm scared! There's a submersible pump that could empty it in about an hour. Then my 12 year old and I can scoop out what we can. Then chlorine bath the sides and fill it up. Is that safe to let it drain till the bottom, if it will be filled by early morning? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Whatever can go wrong, will. I rented a gas trash pump, got it home and out by the pool. Everything hooked up, turned on and boom! Water spraying everywhere. Took a closer look, and whoever had it before me had cracked the discharge nozzle underneath, unusable. Home Depot said bring it back...

I'm too scared. Gonna go back out and buy some Visqueen, and lay it over the pool and start filling it with clean, while I pull the sludge out from underneath.

Is there a risk of floating if I drain the rest out in about 30 mins, then spend an hour or so washing walls, then begin the refill with 2 garden hoses? Could it pop out in 1 day?

Re: Trash Pump and Cleaning the Walls Hurray! I have read so much, and I think this is the best way to go, as well. I am going to try a power wash at a lower pressure, and an acid wash. Crossing fingers! - - - Updated - - - I might do a chlorine wash, still researching.

Trash Pump and Cleaning the Walls I managed to pump out about 1/2 of the water in my 10 thousand gallon Gunnite pool (at least I think it's gunnite, maybe concrete?). I know I need to remove the sludge/leaves/dead critters out from the bottom, but I cannot physically manage lifting that much...

Re: Update (It Worked!) and What's My Next Move (Ignore the plastic wrap) Gotcha. I got 1/2 out with the vacuum hose. The rest I'll use a submersible pump. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So far, I have my in ground pool about 1/2 way empty. Do I continue pumping water out, or scoop out dead critters and leaves and fill it back up? Condition- dark green swamp. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Re: Update (It Worked!) and What's My Next Move (Ignore the plastic wrap) Lower spot is about 10 feet away. I'd like to know if I can use the existing skimmer hole and pump somehow? (Bear with, I am unsure even what words/terms to use to call stuff). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Update (It Worked!) and What's My Next Move (Ignore the plastic wrap) Thank you for the advice on turning my frog swamp into a pool again. I installed a new pump and replumbed it and IT WORKED. I am at the point where I have drained down to the level of the bottom of the skimmer basket, and I...

Re: Getting ready to switch out my pump- TOOL IMPAIRED, please educate me. Thank you so much! You saved me literally hours of swearing! [emoji41][emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Getting ready to switch out my pump- TOOL IMPAIRED, please educate me. Ok, my replacement pump has arrived. My old, leaking pump is pictured below. http://imgur.com/a/lXMKU Bear with me. Until last year, I basically owned a pink screwdriver, so I'm moving up in the world of home...