So where have I been some may ask. Some may think....getting a nice tan, losing weight, sipping margaritas by the pool.....nope..well the tan part is right. My summer started out nicely with my new pool. But went south quickly. I went from having a pretty new pool to after 4 short weeks having a nightmare.
Well it all started when I saw leaks coming from my jets on the pool corners. I told the PB and he came out after a few days and changed something...what I'm not sure. Then he told me it was fixed and left. After he left my slide never worked the same. The water used to come out at speed 2 but after he left it needed to be on 4. The pump can hardly run the jets and the slide now at 4 which before it did fine on 3. He says I'm imagining things.....ok
So then I'm finding it hard to hold water, putting in about 4 inches a week but the bucket is only losing 1 inch what's up? I'm thinking leak. So then one day I go out and see a monster crack in my deck. The same day I notice the deep end concrete move under my kids feet. Do some inspection and realize there is NO DIRT under the concrete it has washed all away. What the
So it continues...more cracks 2 weeks of calling the pb with him not coming out. He finallly comes out and says he can't find a leak. So he calls a leak detection company...needless to say 275$ of my money later and no liner tear or plumbing leak found except for the fountains on the exterior guts. It seems the fountains on the end are on a low spot and the water just spills out over the top of the fountain and does the coffee pour effect down the concrete and right under to wash out the dirt. Of course when we backfilled the pb told me to use a certain amount of sand (which I shouldn't have listened) and that washes much easier.
Now I am stuck with loads of cracks and fixing everything myself because my PB doesn't seem to want to come out or show up to fix the valve issue. NICE! What a nightmare. Now instead of being relaxed when I go out to use my pool, I feel sick and want to vomit thinking about all the work I have left to do to fix it. Not only that but I can't get my automation system to work right because it was wired wrong and I still have to figure out why I can't get my slide working at a lower speed. While I'm here I thought I'd ask a couple of tech questions.
With this much water loss that I've had is it normal for my salt level to be low because I had to refill so many times? I'm thinking yes but just want to be sure.
Is it normal with a new liner pool to start to develop craters under your liner where the vermiculite has disappeared? In numerous places.
What should I worry about with those craters forming?
To fix the cement issue I am pouring systematic collars under the concrete in many different spots. Does that seem feasible?
All right all sorry for the rant. I do in fact still love my pool just not the headaches the PB gave me with it! Sorry if this post gave you a
