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Hi all, I’m reaching my limits with my pool. The pool is 35 years old and showing it, it needs to be replastered. I can’t afford that now. The equipment is all calling for more and more attention. We do not use the pool very often at all and I have a worsening black algae problem. Due to...

Latest. Well I added 20 feet to the pvc side and ran it down the yard to a bed of gravel with the end exposed. That end is working well now. On the deck strip side I gave up on the auger/snake after a couple hours and only clearing about 5 feet. I then tried using a garden hose jammed into...

UPDATE Thanks for the responses. The picture shows the end of the deck drain where the water exits. I rented a drain auger/snake and ran it up there, breaking the bit but getting most (hopefully) of the roots out. I gave up on the snake after an hour and a half and only going about 4 feet...

Thanks for the replies. I can't use chemicals because the drain pipe, which is flowing, heads towards a creek in the back. The roots and dirt are in the drain strip. I have tried blasting from the top with a hose but haven't had much luck, other than getting wet ;) Do the drain augers come...

My pool deck drain strip is clogged with roots and dirt. I started to dig for a drain pipe since the deck always floods after heavy rain only to find an existing, anf clogged drain :). The trouble is the drain pipe isn't attached to the deck drain, it's just in the vicinity. And the end of...

I was inspecting the pool today to see if I had made any progress fighting a case of BA, I hadn't :( I also noticed a significant calcium scaling problem. The mystery, though, is I hound a series of holes in the deepest part around the drain in the plaster. If thie pool was wooden I would say...

My pool light bulb blew out so I replaced the bulb and the gasket and voila it worked!... for about ten minutes. The gasket was the wrong one (don't trust the pool stores!) I have been unable to find a replacement gasket for the light so I am thinking of rtv'ing it to seal it. Does anyone have...