Recent content by Opus4

From talking to local places still selling this type of pool, it sounds like my situation is fairly unusual, so no real idea why the aluminum decayed so much. Hopefully, you don't have the same problem. If you do need parts, try googling "teddy Bear Pools" - they are in MA and sell parts for...

Well, the amount of money it would cost to buy all the needed new slats, plus replace the straps across the middle, plus the fact that whatever is in the dirt means it will all corrode again within several years means we're done with the pool and will probably try to find a new home for the...

I think the aluminum slats on this pool are less likely to fail that way, but I still don't want to take the chance. For one, I would be afraid it would break where the pics are and go directly towards a basement window. Edit: well, unless someone knows more about this type of pool and can say...

The company that bought the rest of the Esther Williams business only bought the production side, and there is no warranty on older products. The panels cannot be inverted. Even if they could be, then the liner bead rail would be sitting on top of non-existent slat tops. I'm looking into...

I talked to the place where we bought it & they commented that they don't usually see damage like this until after 20-25 years, not 14.

One of the inside pics (middle one?) shows the pool looking a little sad-faced.

Since I don't want to write that much, I took some photos. Is there something about our dirt? I didn't think the liner was leaking, but maybe there were lots of micro holes seeping chlorinated water onto the aluminum? The pic with the strap shows it completely corroded. All the straps are like...

I wasn't comfortable with any of those holes either - will check on warranty, but I doubt there will be any with the company changes, etc. I'll continue inspecting the slats and the metal rail that sits under them. If that is all corroded too, I doubt it would be worth even changing slats.

I joined here when we had our 15x30 Esther Williams above ground pool put in back in 2009 and learned how to manage the pool from reading a lot of articles around here. Haven't really had any issues until now. After removing the liner to have it replaced, the 4 central support straps were found...

Thanks; I had started to wonder since the percent overnight loss at MA level could have translated to < 1.0 at a much lower Cl level. The good news for me, anyway, was that the OCLT test last night resulted in just about the exact same test results at 10 PM and 5:30 AM -- the results of FC =...