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I had my daughter post the photo of the hole in the bottom. She was unable to post a video. She also posted a photo of how the lights are pulled away -- should that be a concern?

I thought there was a hole. The concrete pool has a plaster on top which is almost 100% eroded. We epoxy paint every 3 or 4 years. The paint is now terribly flaked. Noticed a small chip in the paint and it oozed water. Our pool store said to grind it down to make the hole a bit larger and...

Herky - I'm familiar with Splash. I played miniature golf at that driving range in the 1970s. Thank you for the tip - Weston will be at our place Monday!

Herky - I would guess you're from Waterloo. I live in Marion but will be in CF this week for Sturgis. I will definitely contact Weston... and would love to see your pool if I can unless I can find photos of your pool on this site. We opted for paint only because it's our very best guess that...

The liner for $8,500 would be custom-fitted and installed. However, after contacting a concrete pool builder, and a pool supply store, both indicated that converting a concrete pool to a vinyl lined pool is asking for trouble with leakage.

inyopool tech support said that the Hayward SP1075 skimmer can be replaced, but we must first dig it out to know the size of fittings beneath. He said if we are considering a vinyl liner, then we would need to know this before replacing the skimmers. To repaint will be $5,500. We have...

Thank you, I think I figured out how to post an image, but it's really big. We have so many problems to solve today and don't even know where to begin. - - - Updated - - - It will cost $5,000 to paint and we are considering a vinyl liner. We recently had a quote for the liner at $8,500 but...

I'm always the one who has to do the research for my husband. Advice really appreciated. Please don't suggest we call a pool company. In Iowa.. they come out, look at the pool, and shake their head and say, "Wow, I've never seen anything like this pool before." We hired the concrete decking...

Thank you for responding. Now that more concrete has been removed, it does appear that our shell is about 12 inches thick. They cut away but have found that the shell (wall) was poured like a step. The wall is like a stair step in that the first edging around the spa and maybe the rest of...

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My husband asked that I get advice quickly. I'll take private text and emails if anyone wants to give an opinion. We have a concrete contractor at the our pool now removing some of the slabs surrounding our inground pool. These slabs have settled and we feared more settling will occur. Around...

I'm curious about how you've followed through with your repairs. We also have a hybrid pool and it has been a nightmare finding people who know what they're doing to hire for repairs. One estimate we received last week was above $50K. It doesn't even leak. It really only needs a few hairline...

Rastoma -- I'm delayed in responding to your comment, so I don't know how often you check back. It seems most people believe our electric bill is reasonable -- and I'm feeling better about this now. My husband said the pool people looked at our pool and suggested we back flush less often, so...

Doug, Your electric bill is a lot. It seems just when we get out of the heating season with our natural gas prices we jump right into pool and A/C charges. Mark...I'd love to get the jets working. You've asked questions that I know very little about, so I will take some time to research our...

.10 is probably right. I've never looked at our utility bill in detail until today. $150/extra per month sounds right. It's pretty realistic in the winter.

bk406, our elec cost is .0255. My husband said both sand and dirt come through when he re-starts the pump. He agrees, he may need to replace a lateral but he isn't sure. We'll try the knee-high nylon idea He reminded me that the spas I used to sell each had 2 2 1/2 hp pumps, which did...

Wow.. thank you to everyone willing to help. I won't let my husband read the last post because he REALLY is begging for a shop. We talked about your posts and he said maybe he's due to back flush the filter. We had the sand replaced last summer, so he doesn't think that's the problem. We'll...

Please let me know if this topic is addressed elsewhere and I'll read how others have adjusted their pump. In the summer, our electric bill is outrageous. I just paid our June bill at $364. I asked my husband why he thinks our water still looks good and he said it's because he runs the pump...

Thank you to everyone who has offered advice. We're testing our pool 2x each week with the new kit. I have my 12-year old daughter doing this because she tends to be very precise. She has figured out the CYA test - or so she says. Regardless, we have the pool store check our water every 2...

Jason, last night my blue box gave me a lower chlorine # than the test tube method. The small blue box chlorine number was 1. With the kit, my free chlorine was 5, CC was 0. With the CYA, I did save the test water and alternated between tubes to see if I could figure out how to read and allow...

06/17 results from pool store Temp 72 CYA 26 Total Chlorine 1.1 Free Chlorine 0.8 pH 8.2 Adjusted Total Alkalinity 127 Total Hardness 240 Minerals 2900 Borates 7 Evening 06/17 we added 1 gallon bleach and 1 gallon muriatic acid Tested again evening 06/17 with TF-100 kit Temp ? CYA...

Hi frustrated pool mom. Yes, I agree my results were confusing. I was really excited to get the pool test in the mail and I tested while my kids were swimming. I have a 7-year old with serious ADHD and she kept talking the entire time because she was curious about what I was doing. I added...

I have my test kit. The small Basic kit showed normal range for Cl and pH. Then, I did the Chlorine drop test, Total Alkalinity test, and the CYA test. FC 12.5 CC 0 (the black dot didn't go away in the tube) T/A 240 CYA 20+ (off the chart) We added 1 gallon of acid, but it seems we keep...

Whew...we're getting there! Tonight the only abnormal readings were the hardness and the TA. We know our well water is difficult to manage and we have a water company who takes care of the indoor plumbing. I think if my husband continues to work with muriatic acid we'll manage until our test...

Thank you to all. Could I have been wrong about the CA??? I guess so... . We just tested this morning in the pouring rain and here are the results: Total Hardness 1000 Total Chlorine .5 Free Chlorine 2 pH 7.8 Total Alkalinity 240 CA 0 We have well water, which means that a partial drain...

If anyone is still willing to help, we're still struggling. We have a Polaris Auto Clear Plus SWG and my husband said that he's worried he might need to clean the cell. He has the manual out and he said the numbers simply don't match the numbers in the user's guide. The SWG does indicate the...

Thanks Steve 456. What is the BBB method?? We've been slowly working with muriatic acid, more salt, and bleach since Friday morning. My husband put the generator on boost this morning. I know we'll get there. My 7-year old loves the test strips, so she doesn't mind testing every time we...

My husband has finally agreed I have found an excellent website for help! We ordered a replacement diving board today online and it didn't indicate if it comes with mounting hardware. They do not answer the telephone on the weekend, but I'm assuming it does not come with bolts. We ordered the...