Hi all,
I have a Saltwater LX 8000 AGP pool from The Pool Factory, seems to get good reviews even on these site forums. It's a nice pool, get lots of compliments from installers and pool people that come by. It's painted/coated steel wall/beams with stainless wall at skimmer and all resin rails along top, has a 60 year warranty, first 3 years bumper to bumper.
So, my first season with it this year, has been up for six months now. We have about 6" of sloped topsoil built up around it to slope the water down. Peeling back the soil we notice the paint bubbling/blistering behind the soil on the wall and beams creating an environment for rust. This soil of course stays fairly moist from water splashing outside the pool, rain, and weekly rinsing. I don't notice this anywhere else on the wall except behind the soil.
Pics are attached. I called TPF, they have always been great and helpful, they said they can warranty the wall but that would mean rebuilding the pool. Not fun. They said it's way to soon to see this and only after many years, like 10-20, would this type of paint degradation occur. They recommend to scrape, sand, and repaint it with epoxy to slow it down and that some customers even use tar.
Feel like I'm in a pool pickle. Have you ever seen this, what path do you recommend?
I have a Saltwater LX 8000 AGP pool from The Pool Factory, seems to get good reviews even on these site forums. It's a nice pool, get lots of compliments from installers and pool people that come by. It's painted/coated steel wall/beams with stainless wall at skimmer and all resin rails along top, has a 60 year warranty, first 3 years bumper to bumper.
So, my first season with it this year, has been up for six months now. We have about 6" of sloped topsoil built up around it to slope the water down. Peeling back the soil we notice the paint bubbling/blistering behind the soil on the wall and beams creating an environment for rust. This soil of course stays fairly moist from water splashing outside the pool, rain, and weekly rinsing. I don't notice this anywhere else on the wall except behind the soil.
Pics are attached. I called TPF, they have always been great and helpful, they said they can warranty the wall but that would mean rebuilding the pool. Not fun. They said it's way to soon to see this and only after many years, like 10-20, would this type of paint degradation occur. They recommend to scrape, sand, and repaint it with epoxy to slow it down and that some customers even use tar.
Feel like I'm in a pool pickle. Have you ever seen this, what path do you recommend?
