Pasadena Pool Build by Owner (from concept to cracks to water)
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Sunbaby
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- Feb 27, 2015
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- Salt Water Generator
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- Jandy Truclear / Ei
Looks fantastic!
Have you read this, ABC's of Pool Water Chemistry and this, Recommended Levels
How are you planning to chlorinate your pool?
Have you read this, ABC's of Pool Water Chemistry and this, Recommended Levels
How are you planning to chlorinate your pool?
- Jun 24, 2014
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- Pool Size
- 13000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Re: Pasadena Pool Build by Owner (update: we have cracks :-(
Everything you have chosen is coming together very nicely.
Everything you have chosen is coming together very nicely.
It's full! Last night around 8pm (28 hours of filling... that's gonna hurt) it reached waterline. Which for us is about a half inch below the finished spa.
There is a lot of floating debris. I was netting some this am. Never noticed how much our neighbors oak tree dropped junk into our yard until today. Start-up guy will be here in a few hours and I'm hoping the skimmer will eliminate a lot of the floaters. And once we get the cover next week that should help a lot, too.
But here she is in the early morning light.
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There is a lot of floating debris. I was netting some this am. Never noticed how much our neighbors oak tree dropped junk into our yard until today. Start-up guy will be here in a few hours and I'm hoping the skimmer will eliminate a lot of the floaters. And once we get the cover next week that should help a lot, too.
But here she is in the early morning light.
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Well today was a day. Start-up guy came and couldn't get filters on. Turned out to be an electrical problem. Something about not enough power going to the sub-panel in the garage that powers the pool panel. Luckily I have the cell number of our electrician. A few texts and calls later we had diagnosed the problem and had an electrician on the way. It was a stressful few hours as he worked (made a little less stressful by the knowledge that even without the electrical snafu we wouldn't be swimming this weekend as things have to be balanced). After he finished he helped us turn everything on. We followed the start-up guys instructions on getting the pumps going and adding DE.
The water features were a little trickier to get started. Easier once we realized we had to open the valves in the back. Doh. But then the real sad surprise: one of the spouts was installed sideways. [emoji46]. With the opening on the right instead of the bottom.
I am hugely bummed about this and e-mailed the pic to the peeps who installed the water feature (the same peeps that did tile and slate). It seems like it will be a massive amount of work to fix. But we spent a lot of money on these and they just don't look ok... We did figure out that if we lower the flow it's less noticeable. But it's still not great. What do you guys think? How is this second pic? Should we press for a fix or just a discount?
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The water features were a little trickier to get started. Easier once we realized we had to open the valves in the back. Doh. But then the real sad surprise: one of the spouts was installed sideways. [emoji46]. With the opening on the right instead of the bottom.
I am hugely bummed about this and e-mailed the pic to the peeps who installed the water feature (the same peeps that did tile and slate). It seems like it will be a massive amount of work to fix. But we spent a lot of money on these and they just don't look ok... We did figure out that if we lower the flow it's less noticeable. But it's still not great. What do you guys think? How is this second pic? Should we press for a fix or just a discount?
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Sunbaby
LifeTime Supporter
- Feb 27, 2015
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- Pool Size
- 15000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Jandy Truclear / Ei
I think it's beautiful and I would have never noticed. BUT. I'd want a discount because it wasn't done correctly.
At least get them out there to look at fixing it. Sometimes things aren't as difficult as they seem and they might be happy to fix it. Pool looks great!
I would have them out to look at it and go from there. Definitely, there should be either a fix or some reasonable $ attached to it.
And by the way, who says it has to be balanced or anything else before you can swim in it? Its water. Cleaner than any lake that Ive ever been in. Go ahead and jump in!!
And by the way, who says it has to be balanced or anything else before you can swim in it? Its water. Cleaner than any lake that Ive ever been in. Go ahead and jump in!!
Part of our stone waterfall was wonky, they came out and smashed the heck out of stuff for 5 minutes, mixed some mortar, reset the stones and left. Been great for years.
Your pool looks wonderful. +1 on getting in!
I would think fixing the spout on is not as complicated as first thought, give them a chance to think about it. Is the issue that the supply is incorrect or is the whole stainless tube is turned one 1/4 rotation too far in the set up?
I would think fixing the spout on is not as complicated as first thought, give them a chance to think about it. Is the issue that the supply is incorrect or is the whole stainless tube is turned one 1/4 rotation too far in the set up?
The later. The channel spout has a water flow panel inside that is welded shut on 3/4 of the spout and then only open on the bottom. It controls the flow of water so it flows smoothly. To truly fix the spout would have to be rotated.
Hopefully it is an easier fix then I'm imagining... But I don't know. I'll keep you updated.
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Let them look at it. Can you see inside the tubes clearly? I wonder if they could knock out part of the weld and put in something to redirect the water? Think outside the box. I would have them fix it if at all possible without breaking or messing with the stones. That is just me.
Kim
Kim