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Brilliant thanks I have a crack in the bottom of my pool great idea with the foam I will use that then patch the crack from my welding background if we have a crack in steel if you drill a hole at each end of the crack it helps stop the cracking I will do the same with the fibreglass and patch it
NICE! Than, LOL i am going to try this , plus I have some small tears in mine so I will attempt to fix those from both sides of the vinyl while the guts are out.
@@RegsChannel Thanks! I found it interesting that you capped your lines and blew from the farthest jet to the closest. I would think it would be the other way around?
@@Sumbaddy129 for me I just wanted to make darn sure I evacuated all the water out of the lines! The abs pipe in the ground for the returns doesn't always sit flat but again you don't need to get all the water out but you need to get the majority! Good job!
@@mrcleanisin hi there! Provided you can get good adhesion on both sides of the patch it should work. This has been hands down the best stuff I have ever used for patching this type of stuff!
Just wanted to give you a genuine thank you. Saved us $550 that I really wasn’t willing to spend. Just put the lid back on and it’s probably 80% lighter. Keep up the great videos sir, and congrats on so much channel growth since this video!
@@JustinTardiff THANK YOU!!!! that's why I started the channel, it's been awesome to see it grow! You folks keep me motivated to keep putting content like this out there! Thanks for the support!
@@JETSIGNS hey there, yep it's a liner pool. I drop the water about a foot below the skimmer and have never had an issue. Long shot, but are you in Winnipeg?
Very much enjoyed this video. You have some courage to be doing this repair as a DIYer! I have an additional issue with my fiberglass pool steps, which is the front corner, i.e the corner closest to the pool water, has sunken close to 2" over the years. Any thoughts about how to go about raising that corner before I fill in the voids behind the steps with spray foam? (We're due for a new liner, so I'd plan on removing the liner around the steps before I do any major work here.)
@@thelordelric8424 you got this! One you start working hands on it will all make sense! Take your time and be methodical and you will get through it with flying colors!
@@MarcelAspenite hi there! You could use the vinyl "shell" from the old cover and hold it in place with your hurricane straps. Just remember you won't have much of any thermal insulation in the interim. You could also get one of those blue "bubble wrap" style pool blankets that are small enough and that would help you out a bit. Good luck with the repair!
Hello Reg! How are you using Lightspeed internet so far? I am from Winnipeg and I wonder speedtest to Toronto and even some places to California and Ohio, where some gaming servers are being placed. If you are still using Lightspeed internet, can you check the latency to any those places.
@@huuannhutruong2039 hi there! Yes I am still using it and it has been great! When I have a chance I'll run some tests and update you. You can also DM me via Instagram and I can get you some results. Go Blue!
Thanks for the video, Reg. It was really helpful! I have a couple of questions. First, when you used the PEX pipe, how was the foam flow at the tip? Was it similar to what you’d get at the tip of a regular nozzle? Second, I understand that the nozzles need to be replaced after a while. Does the foam harden inside the PEX pipe, and if so, how did you manage that? I have 5-6 concrete sidewalk slabs to work on-should I try to spray under them all at once like you did, or can I take breaks and do them separately? Thanks in advance for your tips!
@@mikhailchernomorchenko3415 hey there! Thanks for the kind words! Glad the video helped! The PEX pipe is a bit larger diameter than the nozzles, flow is OK but it won't spray anywhere the same as the actual nozzle, but if you are using it to fill a tight space so you don't need it to "blast" out. You nailed it, the foam will harden in the PEX, for me it was one and done. I would probably suggest to do like I did, plan out your spray path and try to nail everything in one shot. If you keep the foam flowing it can't set in the nozzle! If your plan is to take breaks just have some spare nozzles handy or cut 2/3 PEX pipes and attach them to the nozzles. If you have that all prepped ahead of time, you should be golden! Good luck with the repair! Keep us posted on how you make out.
Hi Reg, I'm trying to lift them up using 6 bottle jacks ((it turned out to be one solid slab about 25-30 ft long, not 6 separate pieces). However, the soil underneath is so soft that the 2"x4"s keep sinking into the ground and the slab didn't even move. Any suggestions how to go about it? Really appreciate your help
@@145gladiator glad the video helped! Nope have been busy with work but will hope to get to it before I shut the pool down for the season. Thanks for the support!
Hi Reg. Thanks for posting this video. The foam has been drying for a month now. Going to leave it another 2 weeks. Our hot weather will be coming to an end and the rain will I’ll start. Fingers crossed. This is a looooong process!!
Hi there, well I am expecting it to last as long as the skimmer because you are basically chemically welding things back together. I think the biggest challenge would be if it was the ground shifting that caused the skimmer to crack, you may experience a challenge there. Good luck with the repair!
@@mpsmoov128 I believe I used a can of "sika" low expansion foam, and then a can of "great stuff" foam. Reflecting back, as long as it's a closed cell foam, you should be good! I would shy away from stuff that is super expanding personally, but I hope that helps!
ehh not so easy. i took out my foam that was severely waterlogged, let it sit out in sun even for a few weeks, very little change in weight. But heres the worst part, tried to put it back in, WITHOUT ANY ADDED VAPOR BARRIER just to see if I could get it back in one piece knowing I would need a barrier eventually. The cover had shrunk so much that when slipping back in, the zipper ends were like I dont know 3" apart from eachother, I mean not even close there was no chance in the world this foam was going back in and getting closed up, no wiggling banging etc was going to change that, let alone with any added vapor barrier to make it even harder. This video is a scam, as well as the entire industry is a scam for making people buy new covers. You mean to tell me we can send men to the moon maybe even Mars, but we dont have the technology to make a foam that is water resistant - hogwash. They'd rather fill up our landfills than give us a nice clean long-lasting solution. Theres nothing wrong with my hot tub "cover". Then try buying third part foam replacements, almost impossible and too risky to get the sizing right. Scammers the industry is.
@@davedamerjian6035 take the time to read through the comments here before you call my video and process a "scam" I managed to fix my cover using this process and this video has helped countless other folks do the same. I 100 percent get being frustrated with the industry, and even the fact that in your situation you were not successful, but just remember there is an actual human being on the other end of the video that put his own time, effort, and money into a process to try and help other folks out. I'm not selling anything or sponsored by anyone, I'm literally just a dude who is trying to help folks save some money at the end of the day by sharing what worked best for me. If you want to accuse someone of being a scammer start looking at the RU-vidrs who have millions of subscribers, who have multiple sponsorships who are actually "selling" you something, combined with everything else that comes with that kind of notoriety. What I've summarized for folks is that the cover gets waterlogged over years, and for some folks you need heat, dehumidification, desiccant packs, and airflow etc. combined with time to eventually pull the moisture out... It also sounds like your vinyl cover was left out in the sun and probably shrank as it didn't have the cores to hold it's shape anymore, or that it also absorbed moisture and shrank as it dried out. You can see from the video I needed my wife's help to get the cores back into the cover and it was definitely a tight fit but I also left my vinyl cover in my shed while my cores dried out... I'm sorry the repair didn't work out for you, but best of luck with your future projects down the road.
@@Terbug you could go with some marine grade vinyl from the inside and either affix it with contact cement or stitch it in place to give the zippers something to adhere to. I have another video on how to patch the vinyl cover that might help? Good luck with the repair!
@@RegsChannel will this work the same for aboveground pool skimmer? I assume the hose will add more pressure on the crack while the pump is running? And my crack is right around the whole at bottom of skimmer where the hose connects.
@@jennifermiller2665 I assume it's the same material, I would think it would work... You are basically chemically welding the material to the skimmer so it should hold up!
Very helpful. Will this work the same for the aboveground pool? The Crack is at the bottom of the skimmer around the hole where the hose attaches to it.
excellent video we fixed our 10 year old cover it was loaded with water to the point of sagging right at the middle. dried and covered the foams, inserted reverting the way they came out to shape it back to flat we are enjoying it once again.
$12 and your video… l saved my hot tub cover!!!! Thank you!! I had a bit of trouble getting the foam back in the cover. A couple hours in the sun the plastic softened and i was able to put it in and zip the cover!
Great video! Gave me the confidence to tackle mine. Will repaint after that but having a hard time finding suitable paint as I initially thought it’s made of fiberglass, turned out it is thermoplastic after a hot needle test. From the drilling in your video and the ‘curly’ debris that came out, it seems like yours might be plastic too? It didn’t look like drilling through gelcoat on fiberglass. Wonder if you have looked into the kind of paint to use for your next project. I looked into many brands like INSL-X (incl. epoxy paint), but all of them only mention concrete, plaster, gunite and fiberglass, but never plastic. The only other product mentioned it is the Olympic step renew but too bad it’s a challenge to get in Canada. Anyhow, thanks for the video.
@@madsundin hey there! Thanks for the insights! Yeah, I was looking at Olympic as well and agree on the challenge of getting it here. I'm going to keep researching to see what I can come up with. Good luck with the project!
@@johnmonaghan891 I don't specifically, but I believe the burner is held in place by a spring, it should just pop out. If I have some spare time I'll see what I can do!
Actually, it is Dale, Kathleen's husband. I finally finished filling the area under my steps with spray foam. I used 26 cans of spray foam (6 large cans). There is still one area on the side of the steps I need to fill. There is cracked concrete above the void I need to remove. I plan to fill that area with dry concrete. As I watch this again it reminds me of your advice on wearing gloves. After numerous trips to the store for additional cans of spray foam and getting it on my hands I noticed my rubber gloves off to the side. Now I just had a delivery of 6,000 gallons of water to fill my pool. Hopefully the leaks are fixed.
@@seanmckeon731 it's hard to tell without seeing the product. I'm going to go out on a limb and will say you need "actual" MEK. You can always mix up a test batch of what you have and see if it works. Thanks!
@@RegsChannel okay yes thank you I googled it and it said that it will work just fine it's just less toxic I think it said and it says that I'm the can
Hi, very informative video. I am looking for a solution to my pool deck in Texas. How did the repair hold these past 5 years? Is it still good? Any lessons learned?
@@redb2153 hey there! The repair has held up very well. I did a follow up video with lessons learned, switched to polyurethane spray foam and it worked great! Check it out here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-maSqRhkFquw.htmlsi=3y-7A4krIXuCJZHz
@@th0r0shvener52 yeah I think you would be ok to do that remember you need to get the majority of the water out, a little bit left in the pipes provided there is room for expansion should be fine. Be persistent and try to get out as much as you can. What I did one year was took a cap, and drilled and tapped a compressor fitting and blew it out that way. That is what I would probably suggest!
I can't thank you enough for this video. For many weeks now I have been trying to find a leak in my pool. It only leaked after someone used the steps. I finally narrowed it down to the steps. They flexed whenever anyone used them. I will be out this weekend drilling holes and shooting in spray foam. I am sure it will save me thousands of dollars. I also have a long crack (one meter) on the top step. I think I will drill holes along the crack to relive the pressure from the foam pushing up so it doesn't deform the step.
@@kathleenheckman8397 you are most welcome! I hope the video helps! The process was very straightforward. If it makes you feel better I too was getting water loss from a combination of the stairs and skimmer (I've done a video on that as well) personally I didn't notice any deflection in my top step but it wouldn't hurt to drill some relief holes depending on the type of foam you use. Good luck with the repair and keep us posted on your progress!
You could but you need to have it be able to flow uphill to address the settled void. Also if you need to access plumbing in the future you ideally don't want it encased in concrete. Hope that helps!
Yep! I figured this was a much better option, and so far the stairs are rock solid, couldn't be happier! Researching solutions currently to make the steps look visually appealing for the fall. Stay tuned!
My top pool step is cracked and has some pretty big gashes in it. We already filled in with sand underneath and it has held for a long time but the top step needs to be sealed and painted. I could try using the foam for the top step to reinforce it and seal it. What do you think of that idea
Hi there. It took a few weeks to dry the cores out, I did it inside my house. Anything that promotes evaporation is your friend in this situation. Airflow, heat, a dehumidifier or dessicant packs will all help with the process. Remember it takes the cover weeks to months to accumulate that moisture so it takes time to pull it out!
I am interested in how you are going to treat the patch on the top step. I have an issue like this on the second step in my pool. It is patched right now but it is unslightly.
Hi Linda! Thanks for the comment. Option one would be to tape off the area, sand the area down, and re gel coat it with a white tint to match. This is time consuming and needs so e artistic flair to make it look good. My plan on the other hand is to find a white epoxy coating with some grip or traction in it and literally just paint it on. Keep us posted on the repair, thanks for sharing!
