By Owner in Phoenix: started up!!

[thewolf56]

Pebble scheduled for Thursday. Rock goes in tomorrow and my electrician better Dang well pull the lights tomorrow. Also final gas inspection tomorrow.

Those planters look really nice.

 

[darkrider]

FWIW, my builder said they put in blanks for the pool lights when they do plaster, and only pull the actual lights just before they fill, since they've had too many instances of the lenses getting scratched up. You may want to confirm that they actually intend to pull beforehand.

 

[ddoggphx]

FWIW, my builder said they put in blanks for the pool lights when they do plaster, and only pull the actual lights just before they fill, since they've had too many instances of the lenses getting scratched up. You may want to confirm that they actually intend to pull beforehand.

Mine said they take them out and put on the coping, then return them and ensure a good seal around. Because they own the pebble warranty I think they want to be the ones who set all the interior items.

Honestly, I don't care as long as our Momday startup is unimpeded...

 

[ddoggphx]

Those planters look really nice.

Thanks! We decided to do them like that after the dam wall was built.

 

[ddoggphx]

So pebble was done today super fast, worked 5 am to 9:30 am. The electrician showed up and pulled two lights, but the pebble guys got stuff in the spa light area deep in, so they need to come back tomorrow with a tool so they can pull the spa light.

Tomorrow they will be doing an acid wash.

Now, our startup is Monday and I am trying to understand how quickly until we can actually swim. I don't want a "hot start" but I don't know what that really means. What chemicals they could add would cause that?

From the startup company options:

Chlorine Tablets | $4.88 Per Tablet
● Muriatic Acid | $6.99 Per Quart
● Liquid Chlorine | $11.99 Per Gallon
● Cyanuric Acid | $88.00 Per 6 lbs. Note: 6 lbs will be implemented in every pool unless noted otherwise by the builder.

How can I ensure they don't do a hot start, which would take longer to be swim ready? Since we are doing an acid wash we shouldn't need that, right?

 

[Nikilyn]

So exciting!
I don’t know what a hot start is but that’s pricey for CYA. A 4lb bag at Lowe’s is $28. They are most likely going to try to just dump it in the skimmer, our guy did. Try to get them to let you put it in a sock, or rather 2 socks, and put them in the skimmer. It’s a better way to do it. And you don’t want the tabs. They will add more CYA. If they toss it in the pool, take it out after they leave and save them for just in case.

 

[kimkats]

Here is our link to start up:

Start-up New Plaster

The first few months are the most criticle for a newly plastered pool. We're here to share best practices to ensure the plaster will last for many years.

www.troublefreepool.com

What you are wanting is the "Traditional Start up". The acid start up if a good one but it does keep you out of the pool longer.

There is also start ups put out by each manufactures of plaster. You can do a search to find them if you want.

 

[ddoggphx]

Today is acid wash day and we will start filling tonight!

 

[ddoggphx]

So exciting!
I don’t know what a hot start is but that’s pricey for CYA. A 4lb bag at Lowe’s is $28. They are most likely going to try to just dump it in the skimmer, our guy did. Try to get them to let you put it in a sock, or rather 2 socks, and put them in the skimmer. It’s a better way to do it. And you don’t want the tabs. They will add more CYA. If they toss it in the pool, take it out after they leave and save them for just in case.

Awesome info, as always. We can provide our own chemicals, that's if we go through them. So I will hit up Lowes for sure.

Not sure how much liquid chlorine I should get though, because I'm sure I can find that cheaper too.

 

[ddoggphx]

Here is our link to start up:

Start-up New Plaster

The first few months are the most criticle for a newly plastered pool. We're here to share best practices to ensure the plaster will last for many years.

www.troublefreepool.com

What you are wanting is the "Traditional Start up". The acid start up if a good one but it does keep you out of the pool longer.

There is also start ups put out by each manufactures of plaster. You can do a search to find them if you want.

So from what I'm reading the Muriatic Acid dump into water is a hot start. But since we are doing an acid wash first then we shouldn't do a hot start. Both are the same thing, peeling back the layers on top, exposing aggregate. So we will make sure our startup team does not do that since we acid washed.

There is so much to learn at every step!

 

[ddoggphx]

So exciting!
I don’t know what a hot start is but that’s pricey for CYA. A 4lb bag at Lowe’s is $28. They are most likely going to try to just dump it in the skimmer, our guy did. Try to get them to let you put it in a sock, or rather 2 socks, and put them in the skimmer. It’s a better way to do it. And you don’t want the tabs. They will add more CYA. If they toss it in the pool, take it out after they leave and save them for just in case.

Why in socks?

 

[mknauss]

Why in socks?

CYA - Further Reading

www.troublefreepool.com

 

[ddoggphx]

Filling with water. The color is going to be perfect. Can't wait.

Unfortunately our spa light is stuck and we need to have the electrician come in a couple of hours to saw out something that got stuck inside the pipe so he can finish the pull and then we can fill the spa. We are keeping the walls damp for now.

 

[ddoggphx]

View from the ring.

 

[Nikilyn]

Looks awesome and just in time for summer .

 

[ddoggphx]

This is filling FAST!

 

[ddoggphx]

We finished the fill last night. Electrician back today to get the spa light finished so we can fill that quickly.

Took about 12 hours to fill up. Wild.

 

[ddoggphx]

Full pool daytime pic

 

[thewolf56]

Full pool daytime pic

That water already looks beautiful!

 

[ddoggphx]

That water already looks beautiful!

We went with a Cancun theme. Sandy Beach (travertine) to small water over sand (reef step) to the ocean water (pool proper). Add in the blues with a flair of some downtown areas, and the green of the roads to chichen itza, we kind of replicate our 5th anniversary vacation every day now.