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I decided to try an epoxy pool repair stick (putty) first, thinking that if it didn’t work I could grind it out and start again. So far it has worked. I just used an amount the size of a walnut and set as many tiles as I could during the open time, then waited for it to cure completely and...

A bunch of porcelain tiles have separated from above the waterline in my faux infinity edge pool. What’s the best way to repair? Marine epoxy? Thinset? Do I need to grind out the old thinset first? Waterline is usually around the 3rd tile down. Pool is 6 years old. We were in the big Texas...

Here’s what I did to my pool equipment. Wrapped outer layer in old pool cover. Then wrapped around and around with the plastic that movers use when palletizing goods. Mulched gaps at the bottom. Turned on pumps to full 24/7. I also have a diverter valve for the cleaner that’s in a different...

Following. We have a forecast low of 6F here in Austin. My pool equipment is all below the water line too... any leak and I’ll lose $1500 of water...

Thanks all for the responses! I should have been more clear on the “who” in this. I am talking 5th graders with their parents who are family friends, in a defined period; not random kids goofing around unsupervised whenever! People who have been here before and who know my pool rules (and I can...

My pool is 74 degrees and swimmable. We are on lockdown here in Austin TX but I am thinking of inviting friends and neighbors to share my pool as a relief from being locked in all the time. We would still maintain social distancing - one family unit using the pool at a time, and we would not...

My solar pool cover straps have been a problem for years - coming unglued from the reel, and half of those stupid clips don’t work. Just fixed them all in about 30 minutes. To attach the straps to the reel, remove the Velcro sections and clean off old glue with a solvent and paper towel. I...

My pool equipment logged 104 degrees F in my pool water while I was on vacation! I'm in central Texas, I had the solar cover on to control evaporation, my pool has no shade, and my pool is built on a slope so one side of the pool is exposed to the afternoon sun (that's the kicker... the...

I would still want a pool-rated transformer for anything that was going to be close to the pool - something that was designed so that it's very difficult for it to short from the primary (120v) to the secondary (12v).

The two wires are 180 degrees out of phase. One pushes while the other pulls, and then the first one pulls while the other pushes.

Also look at local fence supply companies. The same places the local fence guys would buy from. It'll probably say, "Wholesale only" or "Trade only" because they don't want to deal with homeowners putting in a fence for the first time, but if you act like you know what you are doing then your...

Could be a shared neutral somewhere. Each live must go back to it's own neutral and to no other neutral. If you have neutrals from different circuits joined together at some point (other than at the breaker box), weird stuff happens. Do you have AFCI on that GFCI? I have heard some of the...