Queasy About Startup - Resurfaced Today

melodyanne · Aug 10, 2022

Hello. I had a pebble surface installed yesterday, and today they acid washed. The pool is filling with water and will be likely be complete around midnight.

I also upgraded all the equipment, based on the excellent advice from this forum: new cartridge filter, new variable speed pump, plus an IC40 SWCG.

The equipment was installed today, but I don’t know if it’s finished. Came home from work and crew was gone. So I won’t try anything with the equipment until I see them tomorrow. Is it okay to leave the pool sitting overnight without running the filter immediately?

Also, of all days for central Texas to get rain - today was the day, and it was a heavy rain. When I left around lunchtime, the pool finish was perfect and beautiful (first photo). Now there is staining on the end that sits under an oak tree (second photo). Is this staining something you think will go away?

Also, I understand no running the Polaris for the first month. And no salt either for 30 days - manual liquid chlorine? (Along with other testing and chems as recommended in the NPC Startup Guidelines). And I start testing, balancing, and brushing as soon as the filter is running? I am reading guidelines, just looking for some reassurance.

ajw22 · Aug 10, 2022

melodyanne said:
Is it okay to leave the pool sitting overnight without running the filter immediately?

Yes, I would just brush the pool occasionally even without the pump running.

melodyanne said:
Also, of all days for central Texas to get rain - today was the day, and it was a heavy rain. When I left around lunchtime, the pool finish was perfect and beautiful (first photo). Now there is staining on the end that sits under an oak tree (second photo). Is this staining something you think will go away?

It should.

melodyanne said:
Also, I understand no running the Polaris for the first month. And no salt either for 30 days - manual liquid chlorine?

Yes.

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When Should Salt be Added? In our industry, there seems to be some consensus to wait 30 days before adding salt to new plaster pools, yet some say it is okay to add salt within a couple of days of filling the pool. Who is right? This thread describes why it appears that the recommendation to wait 30 days before adding any salt is appropriate for most plaster pools, including quartz and pebble pools.

Why no heater use for first 30 days? With new plaster there is a lot of plaster dust in the water and the pH is usually very high. When you heat water the potential for scale formation in the heater increases significantly. The actual timeframe for waiting to use the heater has no real merit. As long as the plaster dust is under control and the pH is in range there is no reason not to use it. Your risk of rushing to use the heater is scale clogging up the heater coil.

Why no wheeled cleaner for first 30 days? Plaster is sufficiently hard once the pool is full of water. Pool cleaners can be installed and utilized after about two days if there is no plaster dust forming. The reason that tracks develop is usually from plaster dust being "packed down" by the pool cleaner wheels and then not removed by brushing. So it can look like an "indention" (and discolored) but it is not an indention. Brushing afterwards can help prevent the plaster dust from sticking on the plaster.

melodyanne said:
(Along with other testing and chems as recommended in the NPC Startup Guidelines). And I start testing, balancing, and brushing as soon as the filter is running? I am reading guidelines, just looking for some reassurance.

Follow the startup guide for the first 28 days then transition to TFP recommended levels.

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