4 Cheap Repairs For Pools (That Actually Work)
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As you will learn in this video not all swimming pool repairs have to be expensive - some can cost as little as one cent as evidenced by the first example in this video. Using a penny to help hold the liner from slipping out of the coping track is definitely an "old hat" trick which has been around for quite some time. Less commonly but also older for those who are in the know, is using vitamin C (ascorbic acid) to lift, remove or otherwise lighten stains from metals in your swimming pool.
While there are repairs which are easy on the pocket book and relative quick and easy, like adding an external valve to the backwash line of your swimming pool when you have water leaking out of the backwash port. It solves the problem, at least for now, but also means you are operating pool equipment which is currently malfunctioning. There is a known problem with it, and in this case we are talking about an actual pressure vessel. So there is risk in modifying pool equipment with a repair as this, but as a temporary measure this is a fairly common cheap repair you will see in the field. The final cheap repair is actually more expensive, using urethane instead of silicone for concrete related repairs, but they are pretty close in price and the urethane actually works where silicone tends to be light duty for swimming pool related repairs, especially anything to do with the pool deck or concrete.
Take a look at this list of pool equipment that you probably should not try to fix or repair yourself: parts of your pool you should not fix yourself.
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