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I have a damaged 17 year-old concrete pool deck for a vinyl-lined pool. (Pic 1) The area by the pool steps, which is a molded one-piece set of steps, is sinking (Pics 2, 3, 4) and there is a long crack running through several sections to the side of the pool. (Pic 5) The steps also appear...

I am going to have my pool vinyl liner replaced and hopefully get a sagging section of my concrete pool deck repaired. My pool is in central NJ. Has anyone had any experiences with companies in the area for these types of repairs (good or bad)? The damaged deck area is right next to the pool...

While getting the pool ready to close, I found a crack where the wall meets the floor in the shallow end. It is about 2 inches long and maybe 1/16" wide in the middle. Is it feasible to let it go until spring? The pool water temperature is below 60 and getting in the pool is not appealing...

I have a very loud booster pump. From looking over several old messages, the main suspect in these cases is the bearings. However, I couldn't find any messages regarding successful fixes. Can anyone tell me if replacing the bearings is on the same difficulty level as replacing a pump seal...

I replaced my old Merlin SmartMesh Safety Cover last fall with a new one. From what I remember, the old cover held very little water on top after a rain, a few drops, then they were gone. This cover seems to hold large puddles for several hours to a couple of days on top of the cover in a...

I converted to a SWCG at the beginning of the year. It was installed by a local company (I frequent their pool supply store). The installer put in 16 40 lb bags of salt which would seem to be about the right amount if I didn't already have sodium in the water. The level ended up at about 4400...

Yesterday morning, I turned on the pump and saw a high-volume leak (not a stream but water was spreading on pad very fast) from the pump body near the chamber. The water seems to be coming out at the bottom where the cylindrical part meets the square part. Not leaking from the lid gasket. Any...

Hi, I am about to install some flexible pipe connect my pump to my multiport valve and would like to confirm if the connections should be adequate. Originally, the connections were made with rigid pipe, adapters, and a union. Both end points (at the pump and at the valve) were leaking and the...

I just read many posts on measuring DE and using DE scoops, most from 2012 and 2014 and have some comments. 1) I believe the dry bulk density of 20 lbs/cu.ft. cited by JamesW [and is in an EP Minerals data sheet, attached] is an "unpacked" density. So if you load your scoop and pack it to...

Hi all, for reasons I won't go into, I had to close my pool last fall after I had backwashed but before I had a chance to clean my filters and recharge (Hayward 6020). So now I have to add DE but want to avoid clogging the filter with algae or other scum that has accumulated. I am planning on...

In reference to JasonLion's stickie on closing a pool, here are some questions: 1) If I drain to 4 inches below the returns, the level will be close to the top of the pool light. Should I be concerned about that? I wondering about if ice forms in a thick enough layer that it could be pushing...

I composed a long detailed list of questions and thought I posted it right before dinner. When I got back to the computer, I post was there indicating an excessive character count. All of my photos were converted into text. I deleted the photo/text and edited some statements to take into...

Hi, I have done several tests on my pool for calcium hardness but I am having trouble pinpointing the level. I use a Taylor test kit. The first few times, after adding the calcium hardness liquid, I would get more of a magenta color than a true red. Adding the hardness reagent would turn...

Hi, first of all, this web site is a goldmine! This is my first pool which came with the house I moved into last December and the advice I was getting from a certain unnamed store and the pool service company that opened it was a bit uneven, to put it diplomatically. Yesterday afternoon...