We had our pool resurfaced the end of July, with midnight blue diamond brite. It has been steadily getting more and more mottled to the point where it looks like a satellite image of the planet earth. I have a pool service that comes out weekly and balances the chemicals, as well as vacuuming and sweeping. She has documentation of all her readings. Contractor is telling me this blotching is scale. He said this Is due to a chemical imbalance and that pool needs to run 12 hours a day, Is this normal and what can be done to correct it. There are footprints in the plaster as well, they were not visible in the beginning due to a constant powdery drop on the bottom of the pool. It has taken almost 2 months to get all the powder out, vacuuming to waste weekly.
Diamond Brite discoloring
- Thread starter Monica and Tony
- Start date
- Jul 21, 2013
- 53,111
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Welcome to TFP.
What startup guide was used for the first 28 days and who managed the water chemistry?
Do you have all the pool gals documentation of test results?
It is very unusual for scale to happen so quickly. It takes many months.
Do you have your own Pool Test Kits - Further Reading
What startup guide was used for the first 28 days and who managed the water chemistry?
Do you have all the pool gals documentation of test results?
It is very unusual for scale to happen so quickly. It takes many months.
Do you have your own Pool Test Kits - Further Reading
- Jul 21, 2013
- 53,111
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Mostly it is smooth, a couple of rough areas, mainly where the grout from the tile dripped down into the newly plastered surface.
- Jul 21, 2013
- 53,111
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
If it is smooth it is not scale.
You should have been brushing a few times daily and filtered the plaster dust out of the pool in a few days. Vacuuming to waste weekly was not the way to do it.
It does not sound like your first 28 days followed any of the Plaster Start-Up Guides
You should have been brushing a few times daily and filtered the plaster dust out of the pool in a few days. Vacuuming to waste weekly was not the way to do it.
It does not sound like your first 28 days followed any of the Plaster Start-Up Guides