How to Repair-Fix a Leak in the Skimmer Throat

[@brucewiggins2208]

Thanks for the detailed info.

[@michaelmckelvey36]

Very helpful

[@leephilmon6337]

Could you have used blue tape on the tile to make a clean straight line with the caulk?

[@Niaaal]

Yes

[@AidanSkoyles]

of course. this is pretty shoddy work. takes two seconds to put some tape around that opening to make it look nice.

[@israelflores4331]

Good video Tk

[@larryhale7618]

You described my problem. I decided to butter coat the area during winter hoping to penetrate the cracks and stop leakage now. Outside temp is 50f.

[@nationalparktravelguides]

How long will this last? Do you need to reapply periodically, and if so, how often? Or is this a "permanent" fix?

[@maurogarza8919]

Throat skimmer is that the same placement of the neck just wondering. I paid for Ieak detection and found out it was leaking from both skimmers of the pool on the neck of the skimmers?

[@markbravo3426]

Does this work on small cracks around returns & steps ?

[@craigwooster6646]

not likely because if it is a gunite pool, more than likely the plaster is cracked

[@teresasipple2163]

It says on 3m site that it is not recommended for pools … ??

[@elian222]

What an unbelievably bad looking hack job... If you'd of at least taken two minutes to of run a few pieces of painter's tape along the tile line it wouldn't look like a five year old or a drunken sailor smeared the sealant all over the place. The optics of the finished job looks at best like a horrible homeowner DIY repair attempt gone bad.