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My inground pool has several white spots on bottom where the paint has come off What is the best way to repair and could this be causing my pool to lose water It seems to have aleak somewhere also?
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∙ 15y ago
Do a bucket test to determine if there is in fact a leak. Put a bucket on the top step in the pool, add water to it to about the same level as the water level on the outside of the bucket. Mark both the inside and outside of the bucket at water levels. Within 12 hrs. check the water levels again. If they are both dropping at the same rate then you most likely do not have a leak. You can expect up to 1 1/2" per week evaporation. If the level of pool water has dropped more than the level inside the bucket then you may have a leak. A leak detection service will find your leak most likely within a few hours.
The white spots may indicate that you are loosing your plaster top coating. Also, is the pool painted or does it have a plaster finish. Possibilities for this are:
Improper chemical balance for long periods
Old plaster
Plaster that has been left dry for more than a few hours.
Bad plaster job if new plaster.
Blisters usually caused when the pool has been left dry for a few hours.
Bad acid wash if that has been performed within the last two years.
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Footprints on bottom of inground pool liner?
I had an inground pool installed. We just turned on the lights at night and noticed footprints on the bottom. Can this be fixed? Call the pool company back. The bottom is normally sand mixed with cement. The liner will probably have to be removed and bottom smoothed. They should have checked that before installing the liner. Those printswi catch sediment and debris for the life of the liner.
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Yes it can be done
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You are having a vinyl liner inground pool installed today they did the vermiculite bottom but when they pulled out the ladder it left hole marks can this be fixed before they set the liner?
YES.
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How do you scrub the bottom of an 8 ft inground pool when it is very difficult to push the pole down that far?
You need a pool tele pole that is 8' and extends to 15' k
Zelda bridge somewhere that grabs you?
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How about we take bikini bottom and push it somewhere else?
To move away from the worm
