Once the concrete was removed it was time to dig down behind the pool. On the bright side, you know exactly how far down you have to dig and any water there was draining out through the leak that had allowed it all to get in making the ground quite dry.

I hadn’t thought to much about it until I started digging and it was the easiest dirt that I had ever dug through. After they dig out the pool are to install it, they back fill with this sand/gravel/dirt mixture that doesn’t stick together like clay. That made it incredibly easy to dig out and reach the enclosure.

The amount of dirt removed was pretty significant. In addition to the wheel barrow, the big blue tote is full and the small blue recycle bin is partially full.

The task of fixing the enclosure was harder then I expected. I had to have Melissa help hold the ring in place while I half swam, half stood in the pool water trying to get the screws to set.

The ring was also broke at the bottom. Since it was between two screws, we moved that section to the top and eventually all the screws were set back into place and the enclosure was again set onto the wall.

The best was I could figure to test out the seal was to back fill into the hole and then flush with water. I had to tighten a few of the screws more but eventually everything sealed and the leaking stopped.