Thank you all for you input on the poll and your comments on the post. We found a repair kit that could actually be used with water still in the pool (Thanks, Becky!)... and it seemed to slow down the leak quite a bit, but there was still a very small drizzle that worked its way out on and off. Also, upon repairing the small hole, I noticed a potential problem with a seam.
So (said with another one of my big sighs), we played in the pool today. It was a cooler, overcast day... therefore, the water was pretty cold. The boys paid that no attention and frolicked for a lot longer than I expected. Then I thought to drain it to do the repairs over and in a more careful fashion... but even that had a hitch. The hose did not seem to really drain it much... or, at least, very quickly.
My husband and I decided, then, to let the thing sit until tomorrow. If there was still water in there and the weather called for some needed refreshment by swimming, we might just still hop in there and enjoy it! (Cooler temps and less humidity called for for the weekend.)
Oh... and this does not even cover the fact that I wasted $20 buying the wrong kind of chlorine tablets. Perhaps I will be ending up taking my cousin's advice (from her comment in the previous post) and just take the thing down and head for the public pool. (But I would really much rather head for the Keys!!! Okay... that REALLY is not in our budget... especially after this fiasco!)
Friday, June 26, 2009
What we did...
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Hey Heidi! Sorry to hear about the problems with your pool. This is our 3rd pool of this kind and have never had such a problem-just when they get used and worn. I hope you get the problems fixed and are able to enjoy cuz I know the boys would have lots of fun. Were you able to take the chlorine tablets back and get the right ones? They really aren't much maintenance once you know what you are doing? Do you want me to take a road trip and lead you in the right direction?! :-)
No problem... it was suggested to me by another friend that there are patch kits out there to fix the problem even without draining all the water... and so far it seems to be doing the trick. As far as the chlorine tablets go, I am just using them with a floater thingy I bought to use them. Everything on the test strip seems to indicate that that is okay! Maybe we just got a crappy crand of pool compared to what WalMart sells... oh well... we are making due! Of course, though, I would welcome you on a road trip to visit! ;-)
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