NEED OPINIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ABOUT WATER LINES

bigalcalbisque

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May 15, 2025
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CA
Having our large in-ground gunite Jacuzzi resurfaced. Have had it resurfaced twice before with no issues. This time we are replacing the old jacked out surface with quartz. When they were hand jacking the old surface material out, they jacked through the end caps of 2 PVC pipes, one is bigger than the other. We have no idea what these pipes were for but as they were close to the bottom and on the side we were assuming they were for foot jets that weren't installed originally, hence the pipes were capped. The demolition crew went really deep at the spot were the pipes were hidden deep in the gunite, hence that is how they became damage and we were made aware of their existence. Question, what is the likelihood of any of the down line pipe and joints being damaged by the jacking of the caps and having leaks? The pool company is refusing to assume any liability as they said they did not know the pipes were there. Not sure how to handle this. thumbnail.jpg
 
The old caps need to be removed and new ones put back on.
It is unlikely any damage occurred further back since the pipes are in gunite.
When they remove the existing caps, they could put in a plug and apply air pressure to see if it holds pressure. However, if you do not know where that pipe leads it may be already be open and they simply capped it to prevent gunite going in it.