I’m resurfacing a pool 20-30 yr old pool from a house I just moved into. The pool is getting a new brown coat and plaster. I noticed some hairline cracks in the slimmer…and my pump guy suggested that an epoxy to seal the cracks was sufficient (and maybe even spray with flex seal over it). Looking for recommendations. To replace, or is recommended solution ok. My house is in PHX, AZ.
Slimmer Basket replace be Repair
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sktn77a
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Try the epoxy first (flex seal is unlikely to work, despite their ads). Replacing a skimmer is a bit of a pain as they are invariably set in concrete. However, if you're going to replace it, do so before you do the plaster.
That skimmer looks shot. There is a lot of cracking that you will keep chasing. As the summer gets hotter the expansion and contraction will keep adding new cracks to the skimmer. It is a bit of work to replace one, but if you are going to all the time and expense to rehab the pool why keep a busted up ancient skimmer?