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Long story short. 20+ year old gunite + plaster pool, 135ft of cracks. Nightmare. Considered many options but chose a local highly review FG company that offers 5 yr warranty on finish and staple crack repair. Closest I got on plaster was 6 months cracks, none on finish. FG is a little more...

My nightmare season marches on... I've changed my filters for the 2nd time this summer trying to clear up my pool. Even tho the pressure registered as clean, I just can't get my pool blue again even tho my numbers look really good. Granted this last bout of green happened on account of a...

My problems started a couple of weeks ago with no lights to the IC. Simple enough fix: radio shack fuse holder + new fuse. All was well for > a week. Today I notice my pool turning green, 0 FC and no lights on the IC again. The fuse was not blown but I swapped it just in case, no luck. I'd...

I have a pool built in '98 by the previous home owner and AFAIK this is the original plaster. I am 99% sure there are no leaks as water loss is well within normal ranges. I'm really wondering if this looks normal. Does old plaster crack when it gets old and thin? There is some staining and a...

I'm sure this has been discussed before but the forum search omits 2/3 of my search terms... Just curious as to what is considered normal. I know temp, evap, splash, etc all play a factor but generally speaking, how often do you fill your pool? I have several cracks in my plaster that run very...

Hey all, new pool owner and luckily found TFP only a month in. Still going to pool school but so far I really like the philosophies and methods practiced here. The pool store has only gotten me for a bag of DE and a box of Balance 100. ;) I bought a home with a 12 year old gunnite/plaster IG...