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I used to be a diver at the NBL :mrgreen: It's more impressive than pictures show, and met some pretty cool people while there.

:goodjob: Very impressive!

Love the coping! Is that the Oklahoma Flagstone stuff?

Wow $3000 for new plaster? Maybe your market is different than mine and your pool might be different, but that sounds high. Definately shop around. Try going straight to the plaster companies rather than through a pool guy/store. That made a diffeerence of 700-1000 in our bids. Best number we...

I just went through this whole drain cover retrofit thing. See this thread..... http://www.troublefreepool.com/need-to-replace-broken-floor-drain-cover-update-replaced-t20203.html Your drain is a bit different than mine; Yours=A bucket like resevoir, Mine=a dug out resevoiur that was plastered...

There are several reasons I married my wife. One of which is that her tool box is bigger than mine 8-) The brown spots are stains from acorns and leaves that sat on the bottom while the pool was down.

What a weekend.... I picked up my PVC on Friday and it was on! I started draining the pool Saturday morning, the spare pool pump couldn't handle the load when the water level got way down. I had to get a trash pump to finish the job (should used the trash pump to begin with). Used a wet dry...

Re: Need to replace broken Floor Drain Cover Grainger Rocks!! Friday I will have a 12"X12", 3/8" inch thick sheet of PVC. It will be grey, so what! For just $18.86. Will cut outside diameter to 9-1/4" and inside diameter to 7-1/8", the middle will be dropped out. I plan to glue that to the...

Re: Need to replace broken Floor Drain Cover I could and would if the Oatey glue made for use with pools/wet environment will work with lexan or plexiglass. I need something that will adhere what ever material i use to the drain sump, which is PVC. I am also looking into cutting board material...

Re: Need to replace broken Floor Drain Cover Yes I know about the VGB Act of 2008. I have no problems with using a compliant cover. That is, if I can get one that will work with our drain. Again, I have looked at the Drainsafe site and they have what they call a Mud Ring". Basically a ring...

Re: Need to replacement broken Floor Drain Cover Kingwood :party:

My floor drain cover got stepped on and broke into several pieces and needs to be replaced. The rub....I can't seem to find a replacement. It is an old American Products 9-1/4" round cover (model#871013). I know American Products is not around anymore, but someone HAS to make a replacement or...

Thanks for the responses. The Skimmer and Drain were 2 things that we are going to leave to the pros. If we can find a cover that will work, then I will definately go that route. I took the pieces to the pool shop and they could n't find anything for what I have. As for the skimmer, I have no...

We struggled to keep the pool up towards the end of last summer and now it's time to deal with the problem at hand. I have posted pics and problems we were having with the pool here at TFP before, but that was so last year. To-Do List: - Unclog suction line - Borrowed a friends roto-rooter and...

I guess I knew that it would cost a few extra bucks, but it's been a while and I forgot...... I was cruising through the howibuiltmyswimmingpool.com page and started getting the "you need a premium access account". Crud-ola! So I was just wondering, does anyone here have the premium access? Is...

Thanks for the response. Why? Overkill.....? Lower Electricity.....? sS

Got my plumbing issues sorted out (This is the Thread - http://www.troublefreepool.com/how-does-a-pump-go-bad-t17360.html) and now have the opprurtunity to keep (for an extremely reasonable price) the 2.5 HP pump I was using to troubleshoot. We are not sure if there was something lodged in the...

It is exposed aggregate, we kinda like it. I wouldn't say it hurts the feet, but it does keep the kids from running 8-) . The back 2 sections are broken and pulling away from the pool. It would be pretty cheap to redo, but we plan to remove them and install a landscape area in that back corner...

A couple other pics I found from when we just bought the house. The landscaping was WAAAAAY overgrown and no the pool has not always been green. sS

I have been wrestling with this plumbing issue with our pool. So needless to say, the pool has not been getting the "upkeep" that it typically gets. After fixing our plumbing problem, we are going to do some of the other things we have on our to-do list for the pool and backyard. I think this...

I do believe that i have a clog. I put enough string through the line to make it out the other end, the wet dry vac easily sucked it through the pipe.....it never made it. I also tried to wash the string to the other end....no good either. I pulled the string back out and it came out of the...

I think I may do that just to be sure I don't have anything in that line. I drained my pool down to where I could put air through the line and see if anything came out. I did find an acorn and some leaves but nothing else. There may have been more b/c i wasn't standing AT the skimmer watching...

I will be watching this thread too. We need to get our pool resurfaced, and Diamond Brite is one of the options we are considering. sS

Yes, that is exactly what the water weenie is. You said High Volume Blower....do you mean a leaf blower? That just may be the type of air pressure that I am looking for. I was thinking of using my air compressor and constructing some type of fitting to blow the air through. But a leaf blower...

No valves. Before I put a shovel in the ground, I am going to make another attempt at clearing the line. I have water weenied it but I am going to put air pressure from the pump side and see if i can blow out a clog, if any. I want to be absoulutely sure that I need to replace the pipe and or...

You hit the nail on the head right there. After a grueling day of &^#!%ing with the pump and motor and then a loaner pump and motor, we decided to run a pipe direct from the pool to the pump. BINGO!! It seems I have a crack/leak/break of some sort somewhere between the skimmer and where the line...

The pump housing does not fill up with water. Ocassionaly it looks like it is going to fill up then drops down. Not enough flow for the filter to work properly if it even fills up completely, no pressure registering at the gauge. Gauge typically reads 10-12 PSI with fresh backwash and DE...

I have removed and inspected the impeller, no clogs no damage. The impeller seals and other gaskets seem to be in good shape, I am going to replace them anyways (why not i've been replacing everything else). Once I do that, all the seals gaskets and plugs at the pump housing will be new. I have...

yes. filter is clean. sS

I have a Hayward Super II self priming pump. I think I may be having some issues with. It seems like its not pumping water from the pool to it's full potential. The line from the pool to the pump does not seem to be obstructed, used a water weenie. If the pump were going bad, is it possible for...