Pool Safety Cover Anchor Replacement | Brass Anchor Repair | DIY Pool Maintenance
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- This video shows how I replaced my seized brass pool safety cover anchors. The process to replace them is relatively straightforward and makes use of common parts from a hardware store.
Staring at these for 3 yrs waiting on pool company to fix. Saw your video and did 4 of them in 15 minutes! Thanks much
Awesome method…pulled 6 anchors in less than 10 minutes!! Thank you!!
Thanks for this. Worked perfectly. I used a 5/16 carriage bolt as that’s what I had on hand. Used a 1/4 drill bit instead of recommended 17/64 for the tap. No problem tapping the soft brass. Keeping the ‘puller’ along with remainder of the new anchors as I’m sure I need them in a year or two!
Glad it worked for you! thanks for sharing that a 1/4" bit worked, that may help others in their efforts too. All the best!
Just successfully removed a stripped anchor using this exact method. Excellent video.
A friend of mine owns a pool company, his method is just keep drilling larger holes until you remove the entire anchor. I sent him your video and he was impressed! Said your method is way better.
Thanks for making such a great and simple to follow video! Cheers from 🇨🇦
thanks! not my own method, but I tried to show it as clearly as possible.
Nicely done, the process straight forward. First one of 3 came right out. The other two wont budge. I'm guessing Im going to have to use bigger bolts or drill the anchors out completely.
oof.. that's a bummer. Do you mean that the bolts you threaded in are nice and tight but when you try turning the bolt with your wrench you can't make it turn? maybe use a larger/longer C-Wrench or ratchet? get more torque?
@@bobbyk1161 Yes, tried a longer bar for more torque. The tapped threads are nice and tight, the bolts stay in, the nut does stop turning. The anchors must be close to 20 years old.
Just to be clear, everything about these instructions worked like a charm. The problem in my case was the anchor was installed incorrectly with way too much adhesive. I had to chip away the concrete all the way around the anchor AND in the bottom of the hole.
Sorry to hear that, I've not seen these used with adhesive before, I imagine a little silicone could be used if the anchor was spinning in the hold, but it sounds like the original installer used epoxy or something much stronger. Best of luck on any other anchors you need to replace.
Thank you so much for this easy to follow video!
You are very welcome!
Great video. Perfect step by step process. Thank you for sharing it!
Great explanation. For me it was “Why didn’t I think of that?”. Very easy and inexpensive fix. Thank you for posting
Thanks so much for commenting. Glad you tried it out. Best of luck!
Thanks for this video! One anchor broke today as they were opening my pool, and we thought the only option was to drill another hole . Glad you're saving the look of my concrete!
Glad you found this useful! thanks for commenting.
Thanks for this video. I had 5 to replace and pool guy quoted me $50 each. I was able to get everything using your method for about $50 so you saved me $200.
Great to hear! thanks for the feedback.
Great video. Appreciate the detail; worked just as demonstrated.
Worked like a charm for me. Thanks a million!
I second Chad's comments! -- Bobby, you are a very gifted demonstrator, and you make it look easy.
Also, in all my years, I never heard the word "purchase" used in the meaning you used in the video. Excellent! I really love learning new stuff, while disguised as a senior citizen. I'm part of a community center (nearing 50 years old) that has a junior olympic size pool with dozens of these anchors and many need to come up.
I'm going to place a felt washer to cushion the socket and hopefully keep stress on the concrete to a minimum. Thank you!
Thank you! great idea to use the felt washer. Glad you mentioned that.
Thank you. Had three different pool companies that couldn’t remove them. Simple fix with a quick run to Lowe’s!
Such an excellent video! Thank you for detailing the entire process so thoroughly and it’s very easy to understand!
thanks for the comment!
Great video! By the way, Amazon doesn't seem to offer loop lock brass anchor removal kits so your video with the exact hardware necessary for the job was great. You can find a kit on-line (non-Amazon retailers) but I found prices are around $150! The hardware list you recommend I'm guessing is less than $30.00. Thanks again for this helpful video!
Well, thanks very much for the kind words. I've been surprised at how many people liked the video, I'll be sure to make more when pool season opens again!
Wow, such a useful and well-made video! It worked exactly as you described and demonstrated. The only problem I had was that the cement cracked a few times, close to the surface, as the anchor was extracted.
Amazing video, just what I was looking for. Thank you!
Worked for me! I followed this to remove a an anchor that I tamped too aggressively and got distorted such that the insert did not screw in fully. I actually used a PVC pipe cap which is something I had on hand. I used the drill and tap. Then the bolt with the pvc cap drilled for the bolt.
If you can get anything under the anchor if it's up you can pry it out easily and faster.My concrete is 18 years old and one chipped a little and the other 2 slide right our by just lifting equally on the inside piece of the anchor.No drilling, tapping or anything else need.Just a good solid vertical pull, mechanically assisted.
Great explanation of it all! Thanks
Amazed how easily one came out. Second one I can't remove. I broke the bolt and tried again. Stripped the nut and now I am stuck. Any suggestions?
Oof.. that's a pain. A couple of folks here noted that their anchors were put in with epoxy (which is not needed as the force on the anchor is lateral, and there's no need to have them secured to that degree in their hole). If you've stripped the anchor then I think the only solution might be to A. use a larger tap to put new threads in the soft brass of the anchor, and you'll need a larger bolt to go with it. or B. drill out the anchor and it's housing.. which is messy and would take a while..
Other comments noted that some anchors may be held in with an epoxy adhesive, yours may be too. Is it possible to attach a pair of vice-grips to the bolt and un-screw it from the anchor? If the carriage bolt broke you could consider switching to a higher rated bolt. Most carriage bolts would probably be Grade 2, so you could consider using a Grade 5, 6, 7, 8 bolt (though probably wouldn't be a carriage bolt, a higher grade bolt would operate in the same manner). Or, you could use a larger diameter bolt (but you'd also need a larger diameter tap and drill bit of course).
@@bobbyk1161 Went with larger bolt and tap, (5/16), after some time working at it, anchor came out. I appreciate your video and advice. Thanks.
@@edwardkonowicz2135 Success!!!
Great video! I purchased it all for $15 I think… since I had the tools but just needed other supplies. All was going well until the carriage bolt kept snapping… I never got a single one out. Any recommendations for a stronger bolt? It appears these are glued in. Is it a lost cause when they are glued in? Thanks again for all the info!
Thanks!.. but ouch, feel bad you didn't get one out. Must be that whoever installed them used Epoxy or a similar agent to glue them in there. Yes, absolutely you can get a higher grade bolt, you may have to go to a fastener supplier instead of Lowes/Home Depot. A standard 1/4" carriage bolt from Home Depot is Grade 2, with a tensile strength of 74K PSI. BUT you should be able to also buy a grade 8 bolt there with a tensile strength of 150K PSI. At a specialty fastener store you get higher grades, but I doubt you would need one because f it won't come out with a grade 8 bolt, the the epoxy bond is likely stronger than the concrete surrounding it. Please consider wearing safety glasses and gloves if you choose to move up from grade 2 bolts. Best of luck.
@@bobbyk1161 Ah wow.. thanks for all the advice!! Yes I did get these from Lowe’s 😊 and I didn’t see a grade on them so clearly I got a low grade. I’ll try to find tougher ones… thank you!
Here are the replacement anchors I purchased: www.amazon.com/Pool-Cover-Anchor-Tamping-Anchor/dp/B073V8Z8FH/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=pool%2Bcover%2Banchors%2Bwith%2Btamping%2Btool&qid=1629663391&sr=8-3&th=1
I did buy a kit, and finally took the chance to use it. I had to remove 3 anchors for a customer, and my bolt snapped on the last anchor. lol. Perhaps a harder carriage bolt would be best. I was shocked how the thing fought the entire way out. I ended up using a cutting wheel to remove it, and drilled a new anchor next to it
yeah, I think you make a good point here. A higher grade bolt would be prudent. Thanks for the comment.
Is there a way of adding extender pipes to anchors without having to purchase long anchors?
hmm.. not that I know of. if the anchor isn't deep enough you could buy longer anchors and just thread them in when needed over the winter. You could put the shorter stock anchors back in for summer use (to keep dirt out).
I haven't figured out a way to do that. Best of luck though.
Bro 👏 thanks
I periodically remove mine and run them through with a 9/16 coarse tap/die. This keeps them freed up. I suppose you could drill out the guts and run that tap down so you don't have to pull the shell out.
I drilled out the inside screw. Tne new screw in the old achor will only go down about half way. I would like to remove the old anchor now, any suggestions, perhaps just do the same as video although it is new screw.
if the new screw threads down into the old anchor it should be strong enough for you to pull the old anchor out. Good Luck!
Instead of an Allen wrench, we use a portable drill with a screwdriver bit in backwards. Much quicker than Allen wrench!
Great idea, glad this method worked for you.
Lol they have actual 1/4" hex bits. Put the bit in backwards 😂
Can you list in print the sizes and parts you need? List size of screw, washer etc. Thank you.
Sure!
Tamping Tool (buy on Amazon or you can use any small short pipe or piece of steel or aluminum rod)
7/32" Steel Drill Bit
1/4-20 Tapping Bit
1/4-20 carriage bolt, 3" length, GRADE 5 or above
2x 1/4-20 Nuts
Fender washer
2x washers for the 1/4-20 bolt (just pick these in the parts aisle based on the bold in your hand)
7/16" wrench (C-wrench, fixed wrench or other)
7/8" socket.. this could also be s short piece of steel pipe or similar.
Hope this helps!
Thank you
Could u just use the tap with a socket (no bolt). and once the tap grabs enough of the anchor, pull it out?
Certainly the tap would find purchase in the anchor. If you had a way of attaching that tap to a system that would pull the anchor out without damaging the concrete around it, I'd be interested in including it here. The benefit of the system as described in the video is that it uses the tapped threads to allow a bolt to leverage the anchor out of the concrete while at the same time pushing against the concrete to keep it from fracturing around the perimeter of the anchor.
Nice thank u
Can you tell me the bit for that anchor ?
The bit needed to drill a hole for the anchor?
@@bobbyk1161 The bit to drill a new hole
@@MA-vr7ht Hi, I do not know the bit size required to drill a new hole for the anchor.
Didn't work for me unfortunately because the anchor was too solidly hardened into the concrete. Everything worked until I got the carriage bolt in per the instructions and could not get it to twist. I ended up hammering masonry nails along the sides until I was finally able to loosen it. Took better part of two hours.
Wow..! sorry to hear that. I wonder if the installer used some sort of bonding agent, like a epoxy when installing those anchors, or maybe you have a really built pool deck.
Can not hear. Sound too low.
gosh, sorry about that
not a problem for the others who watched.. let me know if I can help