I know that we aren't supposed to use our robotic vacuum or any vacuum with wheels for the first 4 weeks our pool is open. However, even after brushing twice a day for a week, there's still a decent amount of sediment at the bottom. Is it possible to use one of those cheaper style vacuum heads with just brushes instead of the normal wheeled nozzle you have on an in-ground pool vac head? To me, the brushes seem no different than those on our pool brush. I don't want to ruin our plaster but I'm also pretty picky about dirt in the pool. Thanks in advance pool pros!
New Plaster & Vacuuming
- Thread starter Scott3085
- Start date
- Jun 24, 2021
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- Pool Size
- 29000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-60 Plus
Yes. Watch your filter pressure, you may be cleaning a lot. Or vac to waste.
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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.
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- Jul 21, 2013
- 66,007
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
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Why no wheeled cleaner for first 30 days? Plaster is sufficiently hard once the pool is full of water. Pool cleaners can be installed and utilized after about two days if there is no plaster dust forming. The reason that tracks develop is usually from plaster dust being "packed down" by the pool cleaner wheels and then not removed by brushing. So it can look like an "indention" (and discolored) but it is not an indention. Brushing afterwards can help prevent the plaster dust from sticking on the plaster.
Plaster Installation and Maintenance - Further Reading
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Why no wheeled cleaner for first 30 days? Plaster is sufficiently hard once the pool is full of water. Pool cleaners can be installed and utilized after about two days if there is no plaster dust forming. The reason that tracks develop is usually from plaster dust being "packed down" by the pool cleaner wheels and then not removed by brushing. So it can look like an "indention" (and discolored) but it is not an indention. Brushing afterwards can help prevent the plaster dust from sticking on the plaster.