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Re: Hole in pool wall Welcome to TFP! If you are sure you have all the roots out of the cracked and broken area, I think you can repair that. You will need to get enough hydraulic cement from your local masonry supplier. A good thing to help with the sealing of the holes would be what I've...

Looking good! May your new pool always have that TFP sparkle!

I agree with gwegan. Get an engineer involved, and an electrician familiar with the NEC (National Electric Code) as it shows specific requirements for pool electrical. Your local building inspector will also be willing to help resolve this.

If by straight, you are talking about the expansion joints in your concrete, They look fine to me. Your electrical needs to be done right, and that definitely ISN'T. Call the electrician back and make him install a proper support for it!

The most noticeable difference between the regular and wide mouth skimmers is of course the opening. Wide has a rectangular opening, and the regular is more or less square. Measure the opening in the pool wall, and see if you can match up some of the online offerings. If you want to go with a...

How is this for a option? Go ahead and completely remove the current pool. Purchase an Intex or similar "seasonal" pool, so you have use of it while you rearrange your budget to accommodate a new build. You can use your current equipment to run the seasonal pool with only a small amount of...

Welcome to TFP! While I may not be able to help you with your question, I'm sure someone here may be able to.

Love the look of what you've done so far! Yes, keep the pics of the total build coming. I like the way you have it all designed, and the extra little personal touches you are building in to everything. That granite waterline will look so good once you have the pool filled, and I too don't...

Your best option would be to get several bids from local PB's for the replaster, with the return install included. If you are handy at things like this, you could rent a hammer drill and coring bit to do it yourself just before your replaster.

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You could build a temporary floor flush with the top of the pool out of wood, removable later when you decide you want the pool back. That crack you see might be through the plaster only, and as such would be just a patch job to repair.

Your pool repair friend is probably right about the cracks going all the way into the gunite. From what I've learned here, watching the many build threads, is that the gunite itself is not waterproof. Without the plaster coating, it will not hold water. The plaster is the "membrane" that holds...

Thanks! Sorry about the voids in the shotcrete, hope you can get it fixed up. I've worked in the construction industry for most of my adult life, and am interested in how you do it "down under".

Fantastic! I hope you are going to continue posting pics of the house construction as well,I'd love to see how that goes as well.

But that would not give a good locator signal.......:rolleyes:

For a new pool install, go with the fittings guy. If there are any problems, you would most likely have to change it over to fittings anyway for any repair work. Be sure to take lots of pics of the plumbing as it goes in, with landmarks in the pics for location purposes should there be any...

+1 on what Dave and Jason said. I heat bent two 10' lengths of 1-1/2" PVC for around my pool. It can be done, but in your case, it wouldn't be worth the time it takes. Fittings are cheap in both monetary and flow terms. - - - Updated - - - I think all three of us forgot something...

Re: Builder wants to polish stonescapes??? Your PB is trying to weasel out of HIS mistake. Obvious that he had the plaster guys install the wrong one. I hope you can find a way to amicably solve this! Would you be satisfied with the current job if the builder agrees to refund your upgrade cost?

How about raising the sidewalls, for an overall deeper pool?

How is your chlorine demand. Is it going up? I'd hold off on the addition of more CYA until you have the reagent in hand and can test properly.

This is very interesting!

Have you considered a "seasonal pool" like Intex?

Ok, my figure would be large to me, so I guess it could be relative to point of view.

I would think anything over 15,000 gallons would be a large pool. Volume not dimensions being relevant.

Good idea, Richard! Thanks for the input!

There are some high strength epoxies that can be used to build up the area to allow the use of the trill/tap. If you do this, be sure to rough-up the area surrounding for good adhesion. A Dremel type tool would be good for this.

Therin lies the rub..... Some plumbing supply houses will have the proper taps, and if it's 1/8" or 1/4", major brand auto supplies sometimes carry these. you might even be able to rent for a small nominal fee. The reason I suggested this fix is since it is for inspection purposes, all...

How about using a brass bushing? Drill/tap the offending hole to the next size pipe threads, and either use a brass or PVC bushing to the size of your release valve.

What kind of roofing material besides the solar panels on that roof? Dust and dirt that would collect in the rain barrels would have time to settle out before you used it. There are many other uses for that collected rainwater besides your pool. Do you have lawn that need watering? Or perhaps...

Any airborne dust that settles on your roof will be washed into your pool. If you add gutter, how about a way to save as much of the water as you can, for free refill water after backflush etc.