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Just drained the pool to do some tile work and it appears that the plaster is thin in spots ... solutions ??? --Jack

I purchased new tires for Elmpo which appeared to have much thinner vanes than the originals ... I suspect the new ones are for vinyl pools ... I have been unable to find the tires with the thicker vanes on line ... does anyone know where to purchase the heavy duty tires ??? Thanks ...

Elmo, my poolvergnuegen, has a propensity to get stuck on my main drains ... Pentair drains that are slightly domed ... does anyone know of a flat replacement drain cover ??? Thanks ...

My new pool has been service for about 3 months and has always had a fairly substantial leak at the bottom of the skimmers inn the overflow basin ... I was never able to find the exact location of the leak ... the leak has now suddenly disappeared ... the only thing different that I can think of...

Test results are as follows: FC - .5 CC - .5 TC - 1.0 pH - 7.5 TA - 100 CH - 50 CYA - 40 Am I ready to put salt in the pool? I have 800# sitting on the coping and another 200# in reserve. Thanks ... Jack

Plastering next week ... I checked the Pool Calculator and am confused about a couple of items ... What shouold I have on hand for the initial fill ... Test Results from my well water ... FC - 0 CC - 0 TC - 0 pH - 7.6 TA - 130 CH - 40 CYA - 0 Thanks for any help ... --Jack

My inground gunite pool is almost ready for plaster but I need to install my eyeball returns … 1-1/2 inch PVC is sticking out of the walls and I have the threaded eyeball fittings … it looks like I have to cut the PVC back in into the recess provided and glue on a threaded adapter … is...

I should be plastering my gunite pool in the next couple of weeks ... plain white plaster ... what should I do to make sure my steps are not slippery ?? Thanks ... Jack

I have a 1-1/2 inch pipe attached to the suction side of the system that I want to use to vacuum ... there is no skimmer ... is there a fitting available that will allow the vacuum hose to be plugged in but that will close the suction when the hose is removed? Thanks ... --Jack

I have a new 40,000 gal gunite pool under construction and am putting in 2 separate pumps and filters ... one for the main pool (negative edge) and one for a 5 ft water feature ... should I also use 2 chlorine generators ???