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Liner keeps tenting near the steps, anyone dealt with this Got a spot right where the steps meet the floor that keeps puffing up a little, like an inch or so, when the pump kicks on and settles back down when … Pool Builds & Renovations Jason Okafor Oct 31, 2026 4replies New equipment pad came out slightly out of level, worth redoing When we first put in the screen cage down here we had a guy redo the whole equipment pad at the same time, poured fresh concrete, and I just noticed t… Pool Builds & Renovations Chuck Weaver Oct 21, 2026 2replies Pavers sinking along one side of the pool, how deep do I need to dig Got about a six foot stretch of paver deck on the shallow end side that's dropped maybe half an inch and it's getting worse each season. Rest of the d… Pool Builds & Renovations Jason Okafor Oct 7, 2026 1reply Found out why my return fittings kept weeping after two seasons Small thing but saved me a bigger headache down the road. Had a tiny bit of moisture around both return fittings on the pool wall, not enough to call … Pool Builds & Renovations Jason Okafor Oct 3, 2026 4replies Pulled up a section of pad and found flex pipe buried under the concrete Look, had a slow leak I couldn't pin down for weeks, finally broke out a chunk of the deck near the pad to get at the suction line and whoever plumbed… Pool Builds & Renovations plumberdave Oct 2, 2026 2replies Thinking about switching liner track style on the next reline, opinions Liner's still holding from when my buddy and I did it years back, but the top edge keeps popping out of the bead track in two spots along the deep end… Pool Builds & Renovations Jason Okafor Sep 25, 2026 1reply Thinking about adding an autofill valve, worth the hassle Been topping off my pool by hose every week or so all summer, vinyl liner so I'm always a little paranoid about the water line dropping too far and st… Pool Builds & Renovations Jason Okafor Sep 15, 2026 2replies Found some surface rust on the wall panels, patch or replace before new liner Pulled the old liner over the weekend to get ready for the new one and found rust starting on a couple of the wall panel seams down by the shallow end… Pool Builds & Renovations Jason Okafor Sep 8, 2026 1reply Forgot how much a union fitting saves you until this week Look, been doing this 30 years and still learned something on my own pad this week, go figure. Pulled the union on my pump to clean the basket housing… Pool Builds & Renovations plumberdave Sep 7, 2026 3replies Found a soft spot behind my liner, fixed it for way less than I thought Doing a liner swap on the shallow end wall last month and noticed the wall foam behind the old liner was mushy in one spot, maybe a foot square, right… Pool Builds & Renovations Jason Okafor Aug 22, 2026 2replies