What adhesive would I use to re glue ceramic tiles below the water line of my swimming pool?

I also need to re grout with what ?What adhesive would I use to re glue ceramic tiles below the water line of my swimming pool?
You need to use epoxy based mastic and grout. Make sure you have thinner on hand to clean up. It is best to drop the water level below the repair and to where you are comfortable to work on it.What adhesive would I use to re glue ceramic tiles below the water line of my swimming pool?
Well... first things first... How many tiles are we talking about? One or 2 tiles, or just a few random ones here and there, or are you talking about 1 foot to 2 feet worth of tiles that need to be replaced?





It makes a difference really.





First... if you are just talking about a single tile or 2 here and there, then use what we use in the pool industry.. Its an Epoxy called Pool Putty, made specifically for use with swimming pools.





You can see a picture of it here, and actually buy it here if you can not find it at your local pool store.


http://www.wagglepop.com/stores/Discount鈥?/a>





All you do is with a knife or other sharp instrument cut equal parts of the white and blue tube and knead it together in your hands for a few minutes to mix the Resin and Epoxy. The Resin is White, and the Epoxy is a Tan color, but when this stuff dries, it dries white. Now if you have a BLACK plaster pool, i do know at one time they did have a Pool Putty for Black pools. So this can also be used if you have a black finish plaster pool.


So then all you do is take some of the mixed epoxy, put it on the back of the tile %26lt;make sure you put enough of it there%26gt; press it into place, and using some of the extra that you have left fill it in with your fingers around the side of the tile to fill in where the grout would normally be. When the stuff dries, you really cant tell that much of a difference between grout and the epoxy.





That would be if you only have a few tiles here and there.





IF you have a large section of tiles, and its underwater, then my suggestion would be for you to lower your water below the tile line. Yes i know its not what you want to hear, however, this is probably the easiest way, and aesthetically proper way to do this job to make it look good when finished. If you have a bottom main drain line, you can still run your pool off that line, and keep your pool filtered.





Just keep in mind that the loss of tiles can be other problems too, while only 1 or 2 of them might pop off, and it could be a combination of other problems that you can not potentially see.


You should tap with a screwdriver %26lt;the plastic handle side, not the metal tip%26gt; on the surrounding tiles, if they sound hollow, then they are loose as well, and should be removed from the wall, and reattached. IF you end up having a large section of loose tiles after examining them, then you probably have a problem underneath the tile such as a settling crack or something else in your gunite finish under the plaster which has caused the tiles to pop. This needs to be addressed, and the crack needs to be dug out and then just use white concrete to fill in the crack and reattach the tiles and then regrout them.
If its a few tiles,drain water below tiles and allow a day or two t dry...clean with 90% alcohol and use silicone to set tiles....after they have set,use silicone to fill grout lines and clean off excess with liquid dish soap and scouring pad..the silicone allows movement
You do not need to drop the waterline at all, use:


http://www.watermaid-europe.com/PratleyP鈥?/a>





This is a 2 party epoxy especially for replacing pool tiles





Regards, Dave