Hello all,
I have been reading all of the great info and following some of the builds & refurbs completed and in process. I was truly inspired to strongly consider the O/B Bicarbonate Startup (see JamieP/Brian bdavis466 thread - Getting ready for O/B Bicarbonate Startup). JamieP's pool just happens to have the same finish minus color delta that we are going to. The greatness for me is it immediately has you adjusting the water as it is filling (not after). In addition, it monitors and balances twice daily for ~2wks. This just makes great sense to me. It appears to be more work than the others but should provide the absolute best results IMHO. Dumping gallons of MA all at once and brushing like a madman for me seems dangerous......
I have taken info from that thread and created a timeline as I have a vacation scheduled and wanted to see how it would align with current refurb schedule. Would love your review, questions, feedback, and critique of what I have below.
Pictures to come......
I have been reading all of the great info and following some of the builds & refurbs completed and in process. I was truly inspired to strongly consider the O/B Bicarbonate Startup (see JamieP/Brian bdavis466 thread - Getting ready for O/B Bicarbonate Startup). JamieP's pool just happens to have the same finish minus color delta that we are going to. The greatness for me is it immediately has you adjusting the water as it is filling (not after). In addition, it monitors and balances twice daily for ~2wks. This just makes great sense to me. It appears to be more work than the others but should provide the absolute best results IMHO. Dumping gallons of MA all at once and brushing like a madman for me seems dangerous......
I have taken info from that thread and created a timeline as I have a vacation scheduled and wanted to see how it would align with current refurb schedule. Would love your review, questions, feedback, and critique of what I have below.
Task Name | Duration | Start | Finish |
Pool Renovation | 105 days | Tue 6/27/17 | Fri 10/6/17 |
Pool drained | 0 days | Tue 6/27/17 | Tue 6/27/17 |
Stone on wall prepped | 2 days | Tue 6/27/17 | Wed 6/28/17 |
Plaster Prepped | 3 days | Thu 6/29/17 | Sat 7/1/17 |
Tile Installed | 1 day | Sat 7/1/17 | Sun 7/2/17 |
Tile Grouted | 1 day | Sun 7/2/17 | Mon 7/3/17 |
Prep for Fill | 5 days | Mon 7/3/17 | Sat 7/8/17 |
Filter elements cleaned and leak repaired | 5 days | Mon 7/3/17 | Sat 7/8/17 |
Measure fill water | 0 days | Mon 7/3/17 | Mon 7/3/17 |
Purchase water thermometer | 0 days | Mon 7/3/17 | Mon 7/3/17 |
Purchase Tri-Clor Tabs (if needed) | 0 days | Mon 7/3/17 | Mon 7/3/17 |
Purchase 5 gallons MA | 0 days | Mon 7/3/17 | Mon 7/3/17 |
Purchase XX amount of baking soda | 0 days | Mon 7/3/17 | Mon 7/3/17 |
Purchase XX amount of Liquid Chlorine | 0 days | Mon 7/3/17 | Mon 7/3/17 |
Purchase additional TA reagents (R-0009) | 0 days | Mon 7/3/17 | Mon 7/3/17 |
Plaster Applied | 0 days | Fri 7/21/17 | Fri 7/21/17 |
Acid Wash | 1 day | Fri 7/21/17 | Sat 7/22/17 |
Fill start | 0 days | Sat 7/22/17 | Sat 7/22/17 |
Start with hoses (2) and add irrigation system fill at ? Point | 0 days | Sat 7/22/17 | Sat 7/22/17 |
Measure pH & TA every 2500 gallons (time TBD) | 1 day | Sat 7/22/17 | Sun 7/23/17 |
Add MA to keep pH ~7.8 | 1 day | Sat 7/22/17 | Sun 7/23/17 |
Add diluted baking soda in 5G bucket target TA 275 | 1 day | Sat 7/22/17 | Sun 7/23/17 |
Fill complete | 0 days | Sun 7/23/17 | Sun 7/23/17 |
Add startup dose of sequestrant | 0 days | Sun 7/23/17 | Sun 7/23/17 |
Turn on pump 24x7 | 0 days | Sun 7/23/17 | Sun 7/23/17 |
Turn on chloronator (with tri-clor tabs) - low | 0 days | Sun 7/23/17 | Sun 7/23/17 |
Twice daily water testing & brushing (AM/PM) - 2 weeks | 14 days | Sun 7/23/17 | Sat 8/5/17 |
Add MA to keep pH 7.8 | 14 days | Sun 7/23/17 | Sat 8/5/17 |
Add diluted backing soda in 5G bucket target TA 250 (or more importantly a CSI of +0.3- +0.5) | 14 days | Sun 7/23/17 | Sat 8/5/17 |
Brush pool twice daily | 14 days | Sun 7/23/17 | Sat 8/5/17 |
Adjust FC to keep @ correct level determined by CYA level | 4 days | Sat 7/29/17 | Tue 8/1/17 |
Once daily water testing (AM) - 3 weeks & brushing - 2 weeks | 20 days | Sat 8/5/17 | Thu 8/24/17 |
Run pump 8 hours daily (6AM-2PM) | 20 days | Sat 8/5/17 | Thu 8/24/17 |
Target pH of 7.5-7.6 & TA of 120 | 20 days | Sat 8/5/17 | Thu 8/24/17 |
Adjust FC to keep @ correct level determined by CYA level | 20 days | Sat 8/5/17 | Thu 8/24/17 |
Start running Polaris | 0 days | Sun 8/20/17 | Sun 8/20/17 |
Vacation | 16 days | Fri 8/25/17 | Sat 9/9/17 |
Prep for Salt Start | 25 days | Tue 9/12/17 | Fri 10/6/17 |
Purchase & Install SWG | 10 days | Tue 9/12/17 | Thu 9/21/17 |
Measure salt level | 0 days | Tue 9/12/17 | Tue 9/12/17 |
Purchase TBD Solar Salt | 0 days | Tue 9/12/17 | Tue 9/12/17 |
Add salt over 2 days & stir with brush | 2 days | Fri 9/22/17 | Sat 9/23/17 |
Measure CYA | 0 days | Sat 9/16/17 | Sat 9/16/17 |
Purchase CYA | 0 days | Sat 9/16/17 | Sat 9/16/17 |
Add CYA to get to 80ppm | 5 days | Sat 9/16/17 | Wed 9/20/17 |
Time for salt & CYA to stabalize | 3 days | Sat 9/23/17 | Tue 9/26/17 |
Turn on SWG & Turn off chlorinator | 0 days | Tue 9/26/17 | Tue 9/26/17 |
Adjust FC to 5 (never below 3) | 10 days | Tue 9/26/17 | Fri 10/6/17 |
Pictures to come......
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