Recent content by Ragbagger

Marine Tex Amazon.com: Marine Tex The Mighty Repair Kit: Sports Outdoors is a two part epoxy product that is easy to work, sandable, and dries white. It's also tintable if you wanted to try to match the existing color on the steps. Fair warning - matching whites is an exercise in extreme...

You could try a penetrating epoxy in the rotten wood. Something like "Git Rot" comes to mind. And you you could repair the fiberglass. With that said; for safety reasons I agree with the others and I wouldn't do it. Even though I've done fiberglass repair something about the dynamic loading on...

Okay well that was easy. Famous last words right? I have minor experience gluing up PVC pipe so I bought two unions at the hardware store. I've cut my pipes and glued everything up. Ive been stirring the sand while flushing with water for about an hour now. It started a milky brown color...

Sigh. Nope. No unions. Glad I asked before I just took a wrench to it. Off topic rant: I just don't understand the original owners. They bought this nice Dough Boy pool, filtering system and even a stupid ozone thing but then cheaped out on the plumbing and the electrical. So much for an...

I have a Pentair Meteor sand filter that I suspect has never been deep cleaned. I've been through the tutorial here and the owners manual so I think I understand how to open the unit and get the process. However, I want to make sure I understand how to disconnect and reconnect the plumbing from...

I bought some 3" PVC and bits and pieces along with 100lbs of sand. I've probably got another 30lbs or so in the garage. Maybe it will be enough. Thanks ya'll. You gave me a starting point.

Like so many others I bought a house with a pool. I've been dealing with an algae issue (and all but have it under control thanks to TFP!). Today while vacuuming I decided to move the steps and scrub inside there. Oops! I broke a bag open and dirtied what was a blue almost clear pool...