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    Ready to seal coping gap all around the pool

    Last September I posted on the problem of 'how to seal the coping gap all around my pool' and received very useful guidance from several members. I am finally getting around it last week and have started working on the project. I will be using 'Deck-o-Seal' to seal the gap, received the...
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    How to repair/seal gap all around the pool and cracks on deck.

    HiddenRiver, do you remember if any rubber or foam type material was also inserted in the ap between the coping and deck prior to putting in Sikaflex. I was reading an article on the topic which says such material should be used alongside sealing product. Thx.
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    How to repair/seal gap all around the pool and cracks on deck.

    Thank you HiddenRiver, Kimkats, grottoguy, PurplePiggie, and sktn77a. I’ll check out all these products. - - - Updated - - - Sktna77a, luckily there is no leak around that skimmer.
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    How to repair/seal gap all around the pool and cracks on deck.

    Hi Kim and other friends, I checked photo bucket and turned they do still have a basic type of free account. So I signed up and uploaded 3 pictures. Here are all the links: Please let me know if you are able to see the photos. Thanks Marc
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    How to repair/seal gap all around the pool and cracks on deck.

    Hi all, Thanks all for replying. I am keep getting the 'exceed your quota' error while trying to post pictures. I have resized my pictures to the smallest ration but still not working. Do I have to delete the old pictures to free up my quota? but don't see any option to delete old pictures in...
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    How to repair/seal gap all around the pool and cracks on deck.

    Hello all, Please take a look at the photos I have posted. I need some advice as to what would be the best way to repair (or seal): 1. The cracks in concrete around the skimmer area. 2. The gap that goes all around the pool. Water is seeping in freezing during winter and pushing the tiles...
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    Unsure of the Saftey of the Underwater Pool Lights installed in 1989

    Thanks a lot Richard, jblizzle, and wgen. You guys have been very helpful.
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    Unsure of the Saftey of the Underwater Pool Lights installed in 1989

    Thank you gwegan. Will post new pictures shortly. - - - Updated - - - Ok this is what I see 1. Deck box at shallow End: • Has 3 pipes coming in to it from the ground. • The center pipe has a thick black insulated wire. There are 3 thin wire within the insulation of that thick wire, black...
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    Unsure of the Saftey of the Underwater Pool Lights installed in 1989

    Thanks again Richard and Jblizzle. I believe now it's making a bit more sense to me. So the wires from the light fixture in the pool and the wires from the panel (running underground in the pipe) are connected at the deck box. If that connection is cut at the deck box, electricity won't flow to...
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    Unsure of the Saftey of the Underwater Pool Lights installed in 1989

    Thanks a lot Richard and Jblizzle - you guys are right on the money, here are the pictures of those deck boxes. As you can see the previous owner ripped them for whatever reason. I am new to pool ownership and just started to learn the associated terminology, so please bear with my ignorance. I...
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    Unsure of the Saftey of the Underwater Pool Lights installed in 1989

    There are two underwater light fixtures in our in-ground pool (built in 1989). The pool was covered up by previous owner and not in use for over 10 years. We got it cleaned up and started a few weeks ago. Both lights are not working. The light at the deep end still intact with no apparent...