- Oct 18, 2009
- 3,637
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Mesa Arizona pool build (documenting our progress)
- Thread starter gfxguru
- Start date
Looking good man! Can't wait to see the full pics. You might ask, some plaster they say needs 30 days to cure before entering. That would just kill me, but if you have to..... :grrrr:
But then pretty soon........
But then pretty soon........
carlscan26 said:
They put it on the same day they came out to start up the system. In our case, it was the day after the plaster was put in and the water filled the pool. All I can say is that umbrella is AWESOME! Will post some daylight pics soon.
Thank you to everyone for the compliments! It has been what feels like a long time waiting but only 5 weeks since we received our permit from the city, so things have moved along very efficiently.
Took our 2nd water sample in today (first from the pool) to get all out start up chemicals. Ouch! After we get everything in line, I can't wait to try the BBB method and save some $$$! Added the chlorine tabs and some start up chemicals to start getting all the levels proper. We also need to brush the pool at least 4 times a day for 4 days, then at least 3 times for another 10 days to help with cleaning and shooting out the plaster finish. (2 days down!)
Asked how long before we could get in, was told to wait about 4 days once pool was filled. Today makes day and a half, so it looks like Wednesday is the long awaited date! We have cheated a bit though and hung our legs over the sides a couple times! Feels AMAZING!
The day we filled our pool, the temp was already 91 degrees! Was 84 this morning after a fairly heavy rain and strong winds came through last night from a Monsoon storm. Warmed back up to about 89 today.
Forgot to get some nice daytime shots of the pool with the cool umbrella but here are a few cool night shots of the LED light. No clue how to operate it yet other than on/off, it's set to just cycle through each color (white/green/aqua blue/deep blue/purple/pink).
Tuesday or Wednesday should bring us our orientation day on how to operate everything and help with any remaining questions.
The only thing that we have a problem with is the lines for the deck jets were improperly hooked up (do not work) and so the plumbers need to come out and fix that. To this point, that has been the only blunder. Aerator works nicely and the floor cleaners are very strong compared to some other floor pool cleaners I have experienced.
Without further ado, a few pics of some colored water!
Took our 2nd water sample in today (first from the pool) to get all out start up chemicals. Ouch! After we get everything in line, I can't wait to try the BBB method and save some $$$! Added the chlorine tabs and some start up chemicals to start getting all the levels proper. We also need to brush the pool at least 4 times a day for 4 days, then at least 3 times for another 10 days to help with cleaning and shooting out the plaster finish. (2 days down!)
Asked how long before we could get in, was told to wait about 4 days once pool was filled. Today makes day and a half, so it looks like Wednesday is the long awaited date! We have cheated a bit though and hung our legs over the sides a couple times! Feels AMAZING!
The day we filled our pool, the temp was already 91 degrees! Was 84 this morning after a fairly heavy rain and strong winds came through last night from a Monsoon storm. Warmed back up to about 89 today.
Forgot to get some nice daytime shots of the pool with the cool umbrella but here are a few cool night shots of the LED light. No clue how to operate it yet other than on/off, it's set to just cycle through each color (white/green/aqua blue/deep blue/purple/pink).
Tuesday or Wednesday should bring us our orientation day on how to operate everything and help with any remaining questions.
The only thing that we have a problem with is the lines for the deck jets were improperly hooked up (do not work) and so the plumbers need to come out and fix that. To this point, that has been the only blunder. Aerator works nicely and the floor cleaners are very strong compared to some other floor pool cleaners I have experienced.
Without further ado, a few pics of some colored water!
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So all my levels are almost in line, just have a high pH. Added some muratic acid this morning to get it down. Was between 7.8-8.2
Just wanted to post a few pics of the umbrella.
Umbrella in closed position (even withstood our nice Monsoon storm two nights ago, so I don't fear it blowing away or getting ripped out in this position)
Umbrella open over deck
Umbrella open over deck with hanging drink holder insert
Umbrella swiveled over pool baja shelf area and lowered the drink holder down
Just wanted to post a few pics of the umbrella.
Umbrella in closed position (even withstood our nice Monsoon storm two nights ago, so I don't fear it blowing away or getting ripped out in this position)
Umbrella open over deck
Umbrella open over deck with hanging drink holder insert
Umbrella swiveled over pool baja shelf area and lowered the drink holder down
That's cool! Especially the drink holder. Gives you kind of a floating table at the step is addition to the permanent table. 
You are going to be fighting rising pH while the plaster cures - could be for months from some of the other build threads I've read. The rate of rise should slow down though as the plaster cures.
VERY NICE pool.. Congrats on the completion of your project. Loved the umbrella... Can you tell me what brand or model that is? 
Would love to look at something like that for my pool.
Can you tell me what brand or model that is? Would love to look at something like that for my pool.
shcuck said:VERY NICE pool.. Congrats on the completion of your project. Loved the umbrella...
This is the only marking I found on it. Did not see any product numbers other than the patent number.
Here is the site I came up with for it though http://aceevert.com/u_offset.html
Finally was able to get in for the very first time this morning. It felt FAN-TAS-TIC! Water temp was 85, air temp around 90 with a slight breeze. Thought it might be a little bit cool for me (I am most comfortable between 86-90) but once I got brave enough to jump in all the way, it was great! Looking forward to spending all day in it on Saturday and breaking out the floats!