Had my pool plastered with diamondbrite a week ago and depended on Leslie's Pool supplies on helping with start up (big mistake). While their recommendation's were correct about alkalinity and ph, the additive for increasing hardness was completely off. I guess my water was already hard enough and they may not even checked it. I added exactly what they told me about three days ago (have it in writing) and my hardness is now 625ppm. (small 13,000g pool). I already developed blotches and color is uneven.
At this point, I no longer care about the looks but just to preserve the integrity of the plaster and let it cure properly. Will this high hardness (625ppm) interfere with the curing process and shall I empty half pool and refill it? or should I leave it as is since everything else seems fine and just live with a pool that looks like a zebra now? Is there any way to reverse the physical damage?
I plan on emptying half of the pool tonight unless the community here advises otherwise.
thanks.
At this point, I no longer care about the looks but just to preserve the integrity of the plaster and let it cure properly. Will this high hardness (625ppm) interfere with the curing process and shall I empty half pool and refill it? or should I leave it as is since everything else seems fine and just live with a pool that looks like a zebra now? Is there any way to reverse the physical damage?
I plan on emptying half of the pool tonight unless the community here advises otherwise.
thanks.