New Build in West Houston Area - PB
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What are you using to suck the yuck out? That is a big hose! Well done with the floc. It really seemed to settle quite a bit of the stuff!
Kim
Kim
Pentair 16" and 32" heads on a 2" line.
I'm fairly pleased with the results thus far. I can kind of see lane lines in the shallow end. I'm going to shock, floc and vacuum to waste one more time and then start balancing the water and filtering in CYA so I can start running chlorine 24/7 without it all burning off.
One shot of the local Home Depot getting stocked up for the rebuild...
I'm fairly pleased with the results thus far. I can kind of see lane lines in the shallow end. I'm going to shock, floc and vacuum to waste one more time and then start balancing the water and filtering in CYA so I can start running chlorine 24/7 without it all burning off.
One shot of the local Home Depot getting stocked up for the rebuild...
MUCH progress with the clearing. I think you are on the right track with your plans! GOOD JOB!
they might need a police guard for that drywall boards!
Kim
they might need a police guard for that drywall boards!Kim
Did final vac to waste. Charged up Quad DE's and fired up pumps.
Still some filtered vacuum work to do and maybe some underwater pressure washing, but the pool is starting to look good again.
Still some filtered vacuum work to do and maybe some underwater pressure washing, but the pool is starting to look good again.
2nd floc vac post Harvey - YouTube
The 2nd floc vacuum was the first of the 5 vacuum to wastes where we could actually see what we were vacuuming up. It was pretty satisfying...
The 2nd floc vacuum was the first of the 5 vacuum to wastes where we could actually see what we were vacuuming up. It was pretty satisfying...
Wow. It looks really good. My heart still hurts for y'all and everyone else that flooded.
This thread is now officially noteworthy for another reason - your epic post-hurricane turnaround. Bravo! Thanks for the video! Kudos for getting the waste flow visible from where you were. I'm impressed at the suction and the pressure on that waste water ejection. It lets you move the head as fast as you can without causing waves that move the debris on the floor, very nice indeed. Lastly, thank you for finalizing my next pool's shape - long rectangle for long laps/swim lanes and to take advantage of that commercial vac head! That floc, in your case at least, settled really nicely! Did you follow instructions exactly or do things differently to achieve those great results? Use recommended dosage for your gallons? Your family has turned your setback into a great asset that will help countless others for years, thank you!
Yeah - floc called for 8 oz per 10,000 gal, but twice that if you couldn't see the drain. I certainly couldn't see the drain before both floc treatments, so we did 128oz per floc
The results are drastic, in a great way, thanks for the info on how you did it.
Are you still thinking you need something more than the soft bristle brushing for the finish or is it looking a lot better than you feared?
Are you still thinking you need something more than the soft bristle brushing for the finish or is it looking a lot better than you feared?
I was going to try underwater pressure washing to loosen the rest of the mud. I'll have my wife follow me with the vacuum. We shall see if it works.
Very neat idea! As long as it is warranty and finish friendly, I'm super curious how it works! Less valuable to me if it jeopardised either of those, but could still be perfect for you.
If you have any questions about it, please ask. We can invite whoever is most likely to have answers into the thread, if they're not here already.
If you have any questions about it, please ask. We can invite whoever is most likely to have answers into the thread, if they're not here already.
I talked to plaster company and it sounds like flood effectively shot plaster warranty in the face. Basically in the event of a warranty call, they can point back at flood and as a violation of their water chemistry / quality clause. That being said - the acid wash guys from that company went full tilt on the pressure washers when they did their wash before fill... so the finish can certainly handle it. The water will likely slow down substantially having to travel through water from the sprayer tip to the wall - so I'm not too concerned in that respect. I hope it does the job though - agitating the remaining dirt off of the plaster...
How much dirt is left? It looked a lot better and I imagine even looks better today. I would do it with a low flow tip first as I know my pressure washer high flow tip can cut a hole in my driveway. Do you have updated pics?
Here's a few recent pictures. Looks like a few patches of floc left. I'm going to vacuum them to filter really quick and backwash the filter
Awesome progress! I love how the shadow on the shark and the turtles still look great to me every time I see them! Great calls!
Hopefully the warranty never is needed anyway. If it turns out to be needed and they give you any flack, there's always arbitration, and who knows, maybe TFP can connect you with experts that could provide expert opinion that the failure wasn't caused by flooding - especially since your remediation was very quick and have photos to prove it, showing unharmed plaster. Anywho, I bet you never need it anyway.
Hopefully the warranty never is needed anyway. If it turns out to be needed and they give you any flack, there's always arbitration, and who knows, maybe TFP can connect you with experts that could provide expert opinion that the failure wasn't caused by flooding - especially since your remediation was very quick and have photos to prove it, showing unharmed plaster. Anywho, I bet you never need it anyway.