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Should I use some sealant to glue this gasket in place or nothing at all, simply install the gasket on the cleaned-up plastic? If it requires adhesive what should I use? After the gasket has been replaced, should I lube it? If so what should I lube it with? Thanks!

Hello everyone, I just had my pool drained for repairs, it now has a new bottom, and the one year old liner reinstalled. It will be full of water tomorrow. I need to add chemicals to the fresh well water. How much bleach would I have to add to a 18x36 pool full of fresh well water? I have 14...

new-liner-install-gone-wrong-vermiculite-bottom-collapsed-t49675.html The link above discusses the mistake made last year when I needed a new liner. My local pool store failed to show up several times to provide an estimate for a liner replacement last year, so I went shopping on the internet...

I hired a company to install a new liner in May, He said it would take two weeks, Start to finish. The pool was drained, measured and new liner ordered (old liner was removed). While the pool was empty A pump was installed on one of three wellpoints to prevent the walls from collapsing. The...

I had a new liner installed. The pool is filling with well water and I anticipate it being full tomorrow. The company/crew that installed the liner said to add some "flock" to remove the iron. I went to the pool store and bought a 24 lb box of chlorine, but they had never heard of flock. I...

My liner needs to be replaced. My local pool store hasn't impressed, they have missed the appointment to come by my house twice. Now I'm thinking about ordering it and installing it myself. How hard is it, how many people does it take, and does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!

My pool has been leaking pretty bad. I let the CYA get above 100 back in July due to my laziness, then the vari-flow valve gasket blew out twice, the second time only a week after replacing it, so I replaced the whole valve hoping to fix the leak, but it did not fix the leak. I have been...

I bought a tftestkit in 09, this is the third season I have had it. I was testing my water today and it seems like the chemicals are not reacting they way I remember they did last year. Do any of the chemicals in this kit go stale after a couple years? R-870, R-871 and R-013 are the one I'm...

My pool has a leak, it is only leaking when the pump is running. If I let it run over night it will loose about an inch of water, vise 1/8 inch without the pump running. I replaced the valve gasket and tension spring hoping I was loosing water into the waste line, unfortunately I am still...

Hi all, I am going to change my SP-710X32 "vari-flow" filter control valve, "valve seat" gasket. Should I use adhesive? like some automotive RTV sealant? I changed it when I first started getting my pool up and running about a month ago. I did not use any sealant or adhesive, just cleaned it...

I have an older sliding board that needs new lines and fittings. I initally went to Lowes and bought some clear tubbing. When I was removing the old stuff the fittings started falling apart from old age and deterioration. Does anyone know where I can get fittings? In will need one that attachs...

Good morning everyone. I'm new to this site and the world of swimming pool mainenance and ownership I recently purchase a 31 YO house with a 16x36 in ground pool. The house was vacant for two years, during which the (black) tarpaulin covered pool became a home to critters and algae that...