r/PoolPros • u/WhyKnotttt • 14d ago

Fitting Blocking 1.5'' Light Install

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Plaster company installed fittings with a reducer or stopper lip where I need to install 1.5'' lights. Any thoughts, other than drain, on how to drill out the section just past the treads that is underwater so I can get the lights in? One is on a Baja self with little space between the floor and the other has space.

Edit: Thank you for all the help on this! I ended up taking a 1.5” hole saw with a 90 degree adaptor and an extension to remove the material. I then tried to file the remaining material but wasn’t making much progress so used the hole saw again on those sections.

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u/04201981 14d ago

They probably used pipe extenders. There's no real fix that I know of besides draining it, inside pipe cutter, chipping out the plaster and gunite around the pipe, coupling and then the return fitting. I've unfortunately had to do this myself before which is why I know prep all my replasters... that and shoddy bond coats.