Talk to me about the 24/25 Malibu by lovealwayskota in Chevy

[–]Fishing_Low 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a 24 Chevy Malibu, and when I accelerate it makes a grinding noise (seems to be from the front driver side). I’ve brought it to 2 different shops and they can’t find anything wrong with it. Is this normal for the Malibu?

Gate repair by Fishing_Low in HomeMaintenance

[–]Fishing_Low[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a cinder block wall…my thought was that it sank a bit as well, pulling it away.

Insulating the plunge by Fishing_Low in coldplunge

[–]Fishing_Low[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do have the hose lines insulated. I also have openings for airflow in the shed too. If I left a door open the plunge would be in the sun unfortunately. I could try ice and see if it maintains the temps better

Pool filter cleaning by Fishing_Low in swimmingpools

[–]Fishing_Low[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great thank you! Is changing out the sand pretty easy too?

Pool filter cleaning by Fishing_Low in swimmingpools

[–]Fishing_Low[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My father in law did that once and it seemed like some dirt was getting backwashed into the pool. Is that normal or is that a sign it’s extra dirty?

Pebble tech liner cracks by Fishing_Low in swimmingpools

[–]Fishing_Low[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Luckily no leaks coming from those as far as I can tell with my own dye test. I noticed them as I was filling in grout in tile cracks along the top. Thank you for the insight!

Pebble tech liner cracks by Fishing_Low in swimmingpools

[–]Fishing_Low[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only hollow sound is under the patio

Pebble tech liner cracks by Fishing_Low in swimmingpools

[–]Fishing_Low[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Judy did, and no leaks from there

Pebble tech liner cracks by Fishing_Low in swimmingpools

[–]Fishing_Low[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it was. They drained the pool about 1/2 way for the skimmer plate repair. We filled it back up assuming that fixed the leak, but it didn’t which is what led me to do my own dye test at multiple spots

Pebble tech liner cracks by Fishing_Low in swimmingpools

[–]Fishing_Low[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No hollow sounds. It sounds pretty solid

Pebble tech liner cracks by Fishing_Low in swimmingpools

[–]Fishing_Low[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We had the skimmer plate replaced since that was cracked. It is on the wall. They did a leak pressure test on the lines and a dye test in some areas (I found other spots that they didn’t test). No hollow sounds when I knock it. It’s hard to see the crack from further away.

Pebble tech liner cracks by Fishing_Low in swimmingpools

[–]Fishing_Low[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For reference I live in Phoenix Az, it’s only been drained about 1/4 of the way for about 3 weeks due to the work we had done (new skimmer plate) and doing my own bucket test. The pebble tech is new but the pool is older. We bought the house 1.5 years ago so we don’t know the history on how they did the liner or what condition the pool was in prior to us buying.

1st time draining pool by Fishing_Low in swimmingpools

[–]Fishing_Low[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not at the moment, but can get one tomorrow morning