Hello all. I just drained my pool and have a few questions.
1) Does anybody know what the pentagon-shaped region at the bottom of my jacuzzi sections is? I certainly did NOT expect something like this at the bottom. My jacuzzi section rests higher than the rest of the pool. The pump for this portion is broke, so, in the past, I've just been running the pump that pulls from the main pool area, and returns into the jacuzzi and pool...so the jacuzzi overflows like a waterfall into the rest of the pool. I don't have too much interest in getting the heater working...too many bigger fish to fry. But if anyone knows what this pentagon cut-out is, I would appreciate some knowledge.
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2) I originally planned to drain the pool, then acid and pressure wash it, then fill it back up. However, I did not acid wash it and instead did an initial pressure wash. The pictures of damaged plaster below screams that I need to get the plaster redone, right? I would be an idiot/cheapskate to simply refill the pool without getting this addressed, right?
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3) There is a crack underneath the skimmer and appears to run to the skimmer and even up to the deck. What can I do about this? Can I simply buy some concrete patch mix and fill in the crack? It looks like the previous owner attempted something similar.
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4) Is there a place where an average Joe can purchase Pebble Tec or the equivalent for himself, or do high-end plaster distributors only sell to contractors?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Since I was able to drain the pool and get it pretty much cleaned up, I am VERY tempted to try doing the chip-out and plaster work myself. I figure, I doubt I can screw it up any more than it already is.
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I just wanted to post a couple of before/after pressure washing pics:
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My original post somehow didn't show the picture of the crack through the skimmer I referred to:
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You can also see in one of the pics from my before/after post that the crack does indeed run quite a long ways.
1) Does anybody know what the pentagon-shaped region at the bottom of my jacuzzi sections is? I certainly did NOT expect something like this at the bottom. My jacuzzi section rests higher than the rest of the pool. The pump for this portion is broke, so, in the past, I've just been running the pump that pulls from the main pool area, and returns into the jacuzzi and pool...so the jacuzzi overflows like a waterfall into the rest of the pool. I don't have too much interest in getting the heater working...too many bigger fish to fry. But if anyone knows what this pentagon cut-out is, I would appreciate some knowledge.
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2) I originally planned to drain the pool, then acid and pressure wash it, then fill it back up. However, I did not acid wash it and instead did an initial pressure wash. The pictures of damaged plaster below screams that I need to get the plaster redone, right? I would be an idiot/cheapskate to simply refill the pool without getting this addressed, right?
View attachment 58971View attachment 58970View attachment 58969View attachment 58972
3) There is a crack underneath the skimmer and appears to run to the skimmer and even up to the deck. What can I do about this? Can I simply buy some concrete patch mix and fill in the crack? It looks like the previous owner attempted something similar.
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4) Is there a place where an average Joe can purchase Pebble Tec or the equivalent for himself, or do high-end plaster distributors only sell to contractors?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Since I was able to drain the pool and get it pretty much cleaned up, I am VERY tempted to try doing the chip-out and plaster work myself. I figure, I doubt I can screw it up any more than it already is.
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I just wanted to post a couple of before/after pressure washing pics:
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- - - Updated - - -
My original post somehow didn't show the picture of the crack through the skimmer I referred to:
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You can also see in one of the pics from my before/after post that the crack does indeed run quite a long ways.