Our PB just dropped off the bags of interior along with the bags of abalone. I was shocked to see it was only 5lb bags of abalone, seems so little for what we paid for ($125 per bag). Anyone else have the same or different experience with the abalone?
Abalone bag size question
- Thread starter sunngurrl
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- May 23, 2015
- 24,622
- Pool Size
- 16000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
I’m curious, any chance you can snap a picture of the front and back of the bag and upload it...
As with almost all “pool” products, mark up is outrageous...
As with almost all “pool” products, mark up is outrageous...
- May 23, 2015
- 24,622
- Pool Size
- 16000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Thanks. Looks like that abalone comes from CLI (Colored Aggregate Systems appears to be a subsidiary). Is CLI the plaster manufacturer you are using?
It doesn't take much. They sprinkle it onto the semi-finished plaster by hand and trowel it into the surface.
Bob
Bob
- May 23, 2015
- 24,622
- Pool Size
- 16000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
I was going to mention this simply as a warning - abalone shells have, in the past, caused problems with plaster discoloration, specifically brown rings forming around the shell chips. The culprit seems to be non-pool grade shells being used that were not properly processed to remove all of the organics in them. These organics then slowly leach out into the plaster, react with chlorine in the pool water and form a brown ring. Nothing can remove the stain and the fix is often to simply chip-out and redo the plaster. I feel better knowing that this product appears to come from CL Industries so I am hopeful that they have good quality control procedures in place. I believe in all the cases where brown mottling occurred, the abalone shell came from an unspecified source.
I'm mentioning this only as a warning and something to keep an eye on. You might even discuss it with your PB (hopefully "on the record" so you have a paper trail). That way, no one can say this is your fault. If you look up "abalone" and "brown stains" on this forum, you'll find several posts about it. I think there were also articles written in the usual pool trade magazines about it as well, so it's not like it's an unknown problem.
I'm mentioning this only as a warning and something to keep an eye on. You might even discuss it with your PB (hopefully "on the record" so you have a paper trail). That way, no one can say this is your fault. If you look up "abalone" and "brown stains" on this forum, you'll find several posts about it. I think there were also articles written in the usual pool trade magazines about it as well, so it's not like it's an unknown problem.
Just have to say...5lb bags goes a long way. I was very surprised. We actually had 1/2 bag left.