Recent content by letterk

Background: Plaster (PebbleFina) was installed when it was 112F outside and not filled with water fast enough. Day one it looked terrible. I immediately contacted the contractor who said it's normal and will even out. This never happened. Spa developed cracks. Again was told this was normal...

Thanks for all the comments. I have a dedicated vacuum line, but stopped using it when I purchased the robot. First couple months, I was amazed at how clean the pool was. I ran it right after the last vacuum cycle and it certainly picked up more dirt than my old one ever did. My concern is that...

Based on the many glowing reviews here and other websites about the robotic cleaners, I purchased a Maytronics Dolphin Explorer e30 about 6 months ago. It only goes in the pool when I'm using it, and I clean it every time it's used. It's been working great until the recent Santa Ana winds. For...

Clogged impeller! I had figured it was most likely a pump issues, but I didn't think of something so simple as a clog. Didn't think anything would last very long on something spinning that fast. I was wrong. Reached in there and pulled out a chunk of debris. Water moving swiftly again. Pump...

For those of you that have lived in Southern California know, we get yearly high winds around this time of the year. Usually, it means some leaves in the pool and a lot of dirt at the bottom of the pool. Usually, I let the pool cleaner do its work and then I clean the filters. I can always tell...

This morning found two or three small blobs of the black algae. Brushed again. Overnight test showed a FC drop of about 2, so I'll keep FC high today. The dog didn't die for lack of swimming yesterday, so I think she can make it another day. FC dropped 8 during the day yesterday. I noticed the...

I can change it there temporarily, but it doesn't save. I know what the target is, it's just a minor annoyance I can't change it permanently. True words. It's definitely her pool!

Thanks for the response! Hmm...I was going off the Pool Math target of 3. I am now learning there is more to it than that. For 2 years 3 worked great. No algae. It wasn't until they did the acid wash that algae started showing up. And this included a full drain and refill twice within 4 months...

I have the start of black algae in my SWG pool. Noticed on the Baja step under about 18" of water. A little bit on the first step down, but don't think I have any on the walls or bottom of the pool. I've read through a number of threads here and think I have a plan. I will admit I went to the...

It's a poured in place concrete border. It wasn't exactly what we wanted, meaning the profile isn't what we would have picked. But they didn't ask and we forgot to tell them. Oops. But I think it still looks nice. I'm so close to having the bench done. Hopefully tomorrow if everything goes as...

The pool didn't have any cracks, but I assume the poor aesthetics are due to the heat and lack of water. I'm going to have a Pebble Tec rep come out and look at it. We have two labradoodles. One hates the water, the other lives in it. She swims a good 2-3 hours every day. Even when the water is...

I never saw it dry out completely, but yes, there is a warranty as you said.

Oh no! The spa has cracks. We think it's because they applied the Pebble when it was very hot and the spa went a couple days before it had water. This was fun to deal with. The plaster company wanted to patch. Long story short, we fought them for a while and they finally caved. Had to tear out...

Time for another time warp. After the Pebble, water time! - - - Updated - - - Of course the mandatory brushing while we wait. - - - Updated - - - Testing the burner for the fire pit, add glass, and voila! Fire pit. - - - Updated - - - Let's do some landscaping. - - -...

They removed the Pebble completely from the spa and reapplied it. The surface looks great now. No cracks and no discoloration. Will it stay that way? I hope so.