Last year, our pool pro was unable to remove 6 anchors on our deck. Three of them have bolts that are stripped. The other three appear to have been tightened too tightly and they wouldn't budge when the pool pro tried to loosen them with his drill We just left those anchors unattached all winter and a lot of leaves blew under the cover as a result. Is there anything that I can spray on the anchors that are stuck so the pool pro can get them out when he comes to close the pool on Friday? Would it help if I sprayed some WD40 on them or is there another product that would work better? Does anyone have any tips for getting the bolts out that are stripped if they still don't come out after spraying something on them? I assume we need to replace those anchors with new ones if we are able to get them out so I will ask my pool pro to bring some new anchors when he comes.
How to remove stuck loop-loc mesh cover anchors
- Thread starter al27
- Start date
- Jul 21, 2013
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- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Read some of the tips in this thread - Pool cover anchor tubes and Broken Screw Heads in Pool Cover Anchors
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If you can get the anchor to move at all, you can get it out by pouring some water into the threads and slowly working the anchor back and forth until it comes out.
If the bolt is stripped (from them not inserting the bit deeply enough). You can drill them then use an easy out tool.