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    Cracks in newly poured plaster- gunnite pool

    I'd be willing to bet those cracks go away once the pool is full of water this happens on most plaster jobs it's just shrinkage cracks once the plaster is hydrated they will close up and go away.
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    Would this be acceptable, quality plastering workmanship?

    There estimate literally states. that they didn't chip the plaster out they just pressure washed it to "rough" it up and went over the old surface. i have countless videos of jobs we have re-done because they have hollow spots everywhere 3-6 months down the road over this.
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    A year post re-plaster and the pool isn't looking great - what recourse do I have? Quartscapes Tahoe Blue

    I specialize in the Quartz Product. We do about 10 installs a week of this product, it does not look like the proper steps were taken once it was installed. First off night photos are where you are going to see many imperfections in any finish that is normal no surface is going to be completely...
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    Paramount pop up pressure

    The gear box i have a few here at my shop let me open one up and try too send you a video
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    Paramount pop up pressure

    Those mixing valves are fun to work with. I'd open it up and check if any debris is trapped in it. I've had the smallest debris get trapped inside and make it so that it won't cycle properly.
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    IAquaLink B00088 Password Issue

    IQ20a doesn't work on mesh networks. you'll need to upgrade to the new IQ30a which can talk to mesh networks.
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    Separate pump, suctions and returns for heat pump?

    The heat pump should be plumbed off your filter pump so it should always have filtered water no need to have a separate suction and return for it.
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    Aqualilink won't come back on after turning power off

    Do you have an IQ30a or IQ20a? that would be the antenna.
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    Concrete decking & Stonescapes work

    As a builder, this is pretty normal the deck looks like it's having efflorescence issues which is normal and not a structural issue or warranty issue. Probably poured when it was pretty wet out and lots of moisture in the ground, I'd give it time to dry out and then look at it. As for the...
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    Streak in new Quartz Plaster

    You can see all the dust build up nothing has even been brushed yet. brush pool you'll be fine
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    Blotchy New Pool Plaster

    If the pool was just filled and the start-up hasn't even been done yet I wouldn't worry about it yet. looks like a quartz finish do a hot acid start up and it will be fine i do this same application 300x a year without issues it always starts like this.
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    Spa spillover landing on coping

    Typically you can only push so much water out of the jets because of the orifice size, that's why when you have a spa it would be advised to have a "hot water return" so that you can move more volume of water to go over the spillway and also not have to have the jets on, if that's not what you...
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    Spa spillover landing on coping

    Depends how it was plumbed, if they didn't use any 2" hot water return lines it may be hard to push that volume of water over that spillway. If they did plumb the piping size correctly you can force more water to the spa and turn the speed of the pump up so that it can make it over that ledge
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    Help: What does a proper pool excavation supposed to look like?

    In all honesty dig doesn't really matter owning a pool construction and gunite company we try to have our digs as clean as possible and leave as much dirt for benches. cabo shelfs, ect because we will save money and be more profitable on our gunite side which is a HUGE expense so any builder who...
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    Jandy actuator valve problem

    I'd just replace it.
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    *Updated - Gunite before rebar/parts delay

    I own a Gunite company flashing is completely normal if you're worried about weather builder is just doing you a favor cost us more money to flash a pool then show up a 2nd time to actually shoot it be thankful they are offering to do so most builders would just let it cave in then change order...
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    IAqualink 2.0 acting up

    I do Jandy warranty and i had this issue on a few boards a couple weeks back, after trouble shooting and going back through everything i noticed some of the communication wires on the red 4 pin that the builder installed where loose or stripped back to far that one was touching another or on one...
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    Pentair Intellibrite lights won't change color when cycling

    Are they both doing the same thing ? have you tried the re sync function on the control panel ?
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    Is my Skimmer incased in concrete?

    In northern california all of our skimmers are incased in gunite and rebar.....
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    New pump size

    what pump is it ?
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    New Pool Build in Northern California * Completed *

    does your builder happen to be robert hill ? Mod note: please do not answer this on the main board. Thank you!
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    How much muriatic acid can be added at one time?

    Muriatic acid can lower your pH really quick in big doses for a 5100 gallon pool id recommend adding around have a cup and letting it circulate for about 30 minutes or so and then re check your chemicals levels
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    replace single speed Jandy pump - need help / recommendations

    Have you considered just switching to a variable speed pump much more efficient and a lot quieter then the single speed
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    Jandy Pro XI heater. Does anyone have the versaflo bypass?

    I install them on all of my new builds we did about 60 of them this year here locally in Sacramento, CA we love them better water efficiency and if you get the one with the built in bypass you also get a longer life out of the heater since when its not in use you are not doing needless wear and...
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    Pump .. filter help

    What type of pump is it? is it a variable speed or a single speed pump do you have any pictures so i can give you a better answer ?
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    new plaster streaked - is this how it is with plaster

    This is completely normal when first filled its call modeling as long as your start up company does a proper job balancing your chems i'd recommend doing a "Hot start up" it will come out fine
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    Shotcrete day - another quasi panic

    Shotcrete is different then Gunite here is a pic of a gunite job we just did to give you a idea of the finish quality difference that finish looked quite messy
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    Shotcrete day - another quasi panic

    As a owner of a gunite company we use the same stuff to set pup i buy peg board by the pallet the thing to look for is do the strip it when they are done and take the forms away that's what we do sometimes i even use sheetrock just depends on what's cheaper material at the time its just used as...
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    IntelliFlow Pump Won’t Turn Off On Schedule

    Make sure you check that there aren't multiple schedules i have had that happen with a lot of customers
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    2nd attempt at planning for a pool

    As a local builder in northern california i would highly recommend getting your financing lined up first then getting on someones schedule or a contract asap if you want to build in march most builders like us are already booking out past march as of right now.