Pool Repair At Last

After a 12 k ride then a quick spray of the front lawn for lawn grub I got down to bottling a brew. Then at about 10 am Dayle from Leisure Pools arrived to repair the chip.

First job was to pump the water from the pool down to where the chip was. It was a little sad to see about 10,000 litres going down the drain when so many areas of Australia need rain very badly.


It took about 45 minutes to pump the water out and get the chip above water so it could be filled.

Dayle mixed a concoction which was then worked right into the chip to make sure it was fully filled in. Then he left for about three hours to allow the filling to dry and set.

Later this afternoon he will return and sand the filling till it is smooth with the rest of the pool and then it will be polished.
Then the garden hose will go into the pool to top it up again. A couple of bags of salt will go in too and I will need to run the filter for some of the night to ensure the salt dissolves properly. Tomorrow it will be a 'water check' at the Pool Shop and any outstanding chemical requirements will be added to the pool.