If you blind the gravel with sand and contain the edges that should be ok with compaction. Sorry dont know what a horse blanket is, use something that doesnt rot or go moldy like polypropylene carpet, the cheap stuff. Pool Forum Statistics: Posted by Teapot1 — Fri 26 Apr, 2024 00:24 ..read more

Ok I am getting a 18 above ground pool and I have to build up ground instead of taking out because the pool is going near trees and roots. My question was would I build up the ground with like #11 gravel something small that will compact and not move in the area and then put a pool mat or I was gonna use a horse mat from rural king where the pool will go and set it up on that. Seems fine to me but I am completely new to this and wanted more opinions from you guys on this Pool Forum Statistics: Posted by jroettger — Thu 25 Apr, 2024 16:43 ..read more

$219.99 would have been the price to buy. Oh well. Next time a sweet price like that comes along, I won’t hesitate. It’s back up at like $280 Pool Forum Statistics: Posted by mknmike — Wed 24 Apr, 2024 14:12 ..read more

I am trying to install a replacement coil to my tempmaster 400 and if I place the insulation blanket and insulation board that has the lip cut out of it so that it can rest up and flush against the combustion chamber wall where this meets the manifold, the coil then does not have enough space to fit to align with the manifold to bolt it in. If I pull the insulation blanket and board away so that insulation cut out/lip no longer rests on the combustion chamber cut out area, then the coil will fit and align with the bolts but then there is a gap in the insulation to the combustion wall and it cl ..read more

Answer in the morning, too late tonight. Pool Forum Statistics: Posted by Teapot1 — Mon 22 Apr, 2024 17:29 ..read more

I think you maybe stuck now, I have never tried sanding in a full pool. Pool Forum Statistics: Posted by Teapot1 — Mon 22 Apr, 2024 17:25 ..read more

OMG, I was following the instructions of the Pinch a Penny Store. So, is there anything I can do at this point or am I SOL? Pool Forum Statistics: Posted by fmonte555 — Mon 22 Apr, 2024 08:02 ..read more

Morning Everyone! I've been silently reading your forum in the background, and absorbing almost all of Youtube's self build content for about. year now, and now the time has come. The council have granted us permission to start, so here I am! I'd like to say thank you to all those who post helpful content on here - it really is appreciated even by the secret readers like me (richie967 and Teapot1) So I've just started to mark out and clear the area for a pool in my garden in the heart of Yorkshire, England: - a 4m x 2.5m pool, approx 1.4m deep, constructed from blocks on a concrete base, in ..read more

Why were you brushing a fresh suface 2-3 times per day? Thats bound to expose agregate and roughen the surface. I would have increased the alkalinty to cause a hardening cure of the surface for a couple of weeks before doing anything else. Pool Forum Statistics: Posted by Teapot1 — Sun 21 Apr, 2024 23:57 ..read more

Replastered (premix marble light, brand: Marquis, color: Miami Blue) my inground pool 2 weeks ago. Brushing 2 to 3 times per day and testing and balancing the water daily. Today was the first day I went in the pool and the floor of the pool is very rough. It actually hurt my feet to walk on it. Is this normal? Is this part of the curing process? Will this get better over time? I hope so. Any advice you can give will be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Frank Pool Forum Statistics: Posted by fmonte555 — Sun 21 Apr, 2024 20:43 ..read more