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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I'm still new to this site, and it fascinates me. This year I want to learn how to better maintain our inground pool. My husband has the pool store test and then he buys whatever they recommend. It's killing us! We've been in our house for 5 years and we're still learning about maintenance...

I'm new to this forum and I'm glad I found it. We bought a house with an inground pool and have had a lot of nightmares with it. Learn as you go... With 7 kids, we need this pool in good operating condition. It's in need of a great deal of repair. Yet, we continue to use it each summer. It...