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Based on advice from this forum, we installed a French drain around our vinyl IG pool and a sump pump pit. The pit is about 3 feet away from edge of the pool and has a Zoeller sump pump (made of cast iron). I understand that it needs to be bonded but our electrician said that there is not a...

We are installing a semi-inground pool dug all the way in ground on clay soil. Based on may threads on TFP, we were considering using geotextile with a 1-2" layer of crushed run on top of clay underneath the whole pool to level and stabilize it. Today, I read a thread mentioning that they put...

After much research on TFP, we designed our pool plumbing diagram. We would really appreciate if any TFP experts review it and give us any feedback. Dig starts on Monday. Here are some details: Pool - 21’x38’ (21K gallons) semi-inground vinyl pool buried all the way in-ground (stadium steps...

We will be DIY installing a semi-inground 21'x38' vinyl liner pool. Pool has 52" walls and we are burying it all the way in the ground with water depth around 44" high across the pool. We installed a new AGP 2 years ago and based on a lot of reading on TFP, we went with 1" pink foam sheets for...

Our new pool came with wide mouth and the old one had a regular skimmer. We have a wrap around wood deck and the extra 3" for the wide mouth extension would require cutting into a load bearing floor joist. :( Is there any way to convert that hole to use the regular skimmer? Or are there any...

I am replacing a 15-20 year old 24' above ground pool. There is a wrap around wood deck so I have to use the same space to install the new pool. I have gone through countless installation videos and posts and they say different things. Old pool: had 48" walls, set up on a 5" thick sand base...