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    Patching and painting

    I have a concrete pool that has a BAD paint chipping problem as well as a few chunks of concrete missing. The easist thing to do is hire a professional BUT the cost is too much. I would not mind patching and painting myself. Here are my questions...... How do I patch the missing chunks of...
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    I need Help URGENT!

    So, I found a dead bird in my pool. Because of diesease, we are DRAINING our pool. (It also needs a new paint job and other stuff that would cause it to be drained so killing many birds with one stone (no pun intended)). Anyways, I pumped water out through the spigot between my pump and...
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    Bubbles from pool light

    So I fixed my pool light, or so I thought..... When I turn it on, bubbles start to come to the surface. Could this be because of heat and nothing else? I do not think there is an air leak on the seal because it has been submerged for 10 hours prior to this turn on. It ONLY happens when it is...
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    Vacuum Head in Suction Line

    So I see a vacuum head in my suction line. It was bent in but now is straight. Some people think there is a vacuum line stuck in the pipe. I think it might be an adaptor to make attaching easier. Any ideas? If it does not belong there, I want to contiplate removing it. BUT my suction line...
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    I need HELP! (different issue)

    So if nothing else could go wrong, my light went out. I took it out of the pool, opened it (definitly burned out), changed the bulb, turned it on for a test and NOTHING! Circuit breaker is on, gfic is not tripped. Any ideas (other than it being a 2nd bad bulb.) Thanks!
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    I need HELP!

    So, I have an IG pool now. Pump, heater, filter, etc. all worked FINE for the last month or so. Clean the pool daily. BUT two days ago, EVERYTHING is going bad but I don't have money to pay $150 an hour plus parts for a service call. So PLEASE help. This is what I am working with. Hayward...
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    I am starting to hate this thing!

    So, my IN LAWS bought my kids and wife a 18' x 4' easy up pool (about 5,547 gallons according to box) but guess who needs to do the maintenance and upkeep? Anyhow, I am having issues and it is only a few days old. Got it up and filled. Swam in it the next day untreated. (Fresh hose water...