Pool guy told me this is how it's done. I disagree

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You can vacuum but using a brush head that does not have wheels. It is the wheels/rollers that could cause the problems.

You can get a robot vacuum that does not use the pump and frees up you skimmer to do it's job.
 
Unfortunately the skimmer is too low now that they raised the coping to match the future deck. This is the water level on the tiles and the skimmer. Not a big deal I suppose we can just clean the surface with a net. I guess this is the end haha. Thanks again and again to you Kimkats and everyone else who chimed in. We will be waiting until there's no more dust and then we'll be 👍

Edit: the guy maintaining the pool told us no chlorine for a month except for adding chlorine tablets to the skimmer. Is this true? I read on another site to only wait 72 hours after the plaster. Compared to all you guys here on the forum, I trust your advice over anything he says.


Thanks.
 

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Back for an update. Unfortunately some greenish algae-looking stains seem to have appeared which don't come off from brushing. I fear it may be there because my dad hasn't been brushing it as often as he should be. So I'm wondering is there a way to remove this, perhaps by shocking the pool? Or will we have to use a pumice stone or are we just stuck with it? Will another jug of chlorine help? Thanks.

Edit: I should add that I've been using a test kit to maintain the pH as well as acid demand and chlorine. pH is around 7.2-7.4. We waited a few days because the pool guy turned out to be a joke and the pool was beginning to get green. Once I added the chlorine, it began turning blue almost immediately. We didn't add any sequestering agent and I feel like that was a mistake. The stains aren't the worst but they're there for sure.
 

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KCNM said:
Just want to say that I admire you taking things into your own hands with grinding the plaster! Shame you had to, of course, but still admirable.
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Thanks, I appreciate the kind words. It was a rewarding feeling to see the original plaster underneath that awful epoxy. We didn't know any better in 2013 when we applied it because it seemed like a good idea but never again! Everyone should steer clear of that garbage. We should've just acid washed it and left it alone until the time came to re-plaster.
 
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Also I just want to add some insight on our new skimmer problem. I ordered one of these today. It's basically a floating skimmer that attaches to the vacuum and moves around the pool. It's from a website called "skim-a-round." It will be here probably by the end of the week and I'll let you all know how it works. I just feel bad for the bugs that might get trapped in here. I'm a bit of a nature lover, so I try to get them out with the net before they drown. Down here in South FL we get lots of beetles and especially gnats after it rains.
 

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Have you seen the frog log? It might help the insects get out as well as any frogs that find their way in in the pool. Amazon.com: QRose Animal Saving Escape Ramp for Pool, Save Critters in Swimming Pool Device Handy, Floating Ramp Rescues Saving Frogs, Toads Animal Mice, Birds (Style-01Elephant): Toys & Games
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Haha that's a pretty cool idea, I may check it out. They also tend to use the vacuum hose as a life preserver too. Funny there's like-minded people out there. My dad has a 4 year old (yes quite the age gap) so they have the pool fence. Frogs were only an issue for us years ago when the pool would get green and they'd lay eggs.

I'm looking forward to the product arriving. I'm just surprised there's not a huge market. I guess because everyone's skimmer works fine haha.
 
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Back for an update. The floating skimmer isn't that great and I'm going to be sending it back. It robs the vacuum line of too much suction and the vacuum kinda just floats around.

I have a new question. The pool guy was a joke and my dad got him to agree to break the contract. I just think he doesn't have the funds to buy the lamp, leaving us to do yet another job so whatever.

The light he was going to install on his contract says "IntelliBrite 5G LED Color 12V Pool light" and they range from $650-$800 on different sites. First thing is I'd like to hear you guys' opinion on it. And secondly, is it possible to fish the new cable through the niche conduit with the pool full of water? Couldn't you theoretically cut the old cable off the old fixture, swim down with some good duct tape and wrap the tip of the new cable to the tip of the old one and pull it through to the wiring box by the pump? Or are we doomed and have to drain the pool to that level?

Edit: the only part I'd have to swim down for is to unscrew the lamp. There's enough slack in the cable to bring it onto the pool deck and tape it there
 
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