New Plaster Start Up Dilema
Good Afternoon,
I posted this in my build thread over in the under construction forum but haven't gotten any bites yet so figured it might be more appropriate here. Long story short, I GCed my pool and plaster was completed this past Wednesday afternoon with acid wash Thursday morning, followed by about 40 hours of filling. Once the pool was full Saturday morning around 1AM I tried to get the circulation pump to fire up but with no luck. We can't figure out how to get it to work so I'm stuck until Wednesday when the plumbers are coming back.
The finish is an exposed micro pebble and the company that did the work recommended the NPC 28 day start up, which is pretty close to what you'd consider the traditional method on here, which is to balance the PH around 7.2-7.8 and keep the TA around 80 while running the filter for 24 hours a day. I've been doing that but obviously without the filter, so I'm considering calling an audible and going with the acid start up method. There hasn't been much plaster dust at all but I've been brushing twice daily. Do you think it's worth it or should I just continue to keep the PH and TA parameters while brushing until Wednesday? I don't want to be too harsh on the plaster since it has already been acid washed, but the lack of circulation makes me nervous. There are a few areas that are lighter than others on the plaster.
Thanks in advance.