Greetings all,
I've learned a lot lurking here in the last couple of weeks as our pool approaches completion - I only wish I discovered this resource much earlier! This is our first pool. We had a lot of rain this winter and our shell has been weeping. The pool builder initially seemed happy to wait for things to dry out now that the weather is warming up. However, earlier this week a crew showed up and installed what the builder called a "Stinger line". To do this they jack-hammered out some gunite around one of the main drains and placed some PVC in there and then ran it up to a pump. I wasn't home when they did this and crazily, after doing this two days ago they haven't even used the pump (to my knowledge). Seems like a big waste to me. My biggest worry, knowing nearly nothing about engineering and concrete, is whether the repairs they eventually make to this area will leave the shell or plaster in the area compromised. What should I be aware of regarding best practices for repairing an area like this? Should I just relax and forget about this?
I've learned a lot lurking here in the last couple of weeks as our pool approaches completion - I only wish I discovered this resource much earlier! This is our first pool. We had a lot of rain this winter and our shell has been weeping. The pool builder initially seemed happy to wait for things to dry out now that the weather is warming up. However, earlier this week a crew showed up and installed what the builder called a "Stinger line". To do this they jack-hammered out some gunite around one of the main drains and placed some PVC in there and then ran it up to a pump. I wasn't home when they did this and crazily, after doing this two days ago they haven't even used the pump (to my knowledge). Seems like a big waste to me. My biggest worry, knowing nearly nothing about engineering and concrete, is whether the repairs they eventually make to this area will leave the shell or plaster in the area compromised. What should I be aware of regarding best practices for repairing an area like this? Should I just relax and forget about this?
