Contract has drainage to edge of decking... that’s fine - I can dig a trench to connect to another drain pipe near the pool
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Leak detection will be here on Thursday to check the entire pool inside and out... at least right now water is not filling the trench as much by the equipment.
Very minor leaks addressed so we are good. Irrigation is being don’t today then landscaping later this week!
I am ready to have grass in the back yard once again for sure.
What pump schedule do you all run?
I am ready to have grass in the back yard once again for sure.
What pump schedule do you all run?
Pump run time-so long as the surface is clear and the water is balanced call it good. To get a little more in depth here is a link:
Pool School - Determine Pump Run Time
MINOR leaks?? with all of that water there???
Kim
Pool School - Determine Pump Run Time
MINOR leaks?? with all of that water there???
Kim
I did not see one recommendation here to request that that the builder use standard and long sweep elbow fittings instead of the sharp 90 degree fittings. Why is that?
Personally I think builders of pools should plumb with nothing but sweep elbows wherever possible. And use Wye's with sweep bends instead of tee's :
Personally I think builders of pools should plumb with nothing but sweep elbows wherever possible. And use Wye's with sweep bends instead of tee's :
Latest photos. The steps will be reworked sometime in the next couple of weeks.
Plumbing was mostly done today.
You'll be fine, and will have a ton of fun in your new pool the way it is plumbed regardless. It's what the majority of builder do even to this day. I got 7 new pools(4 different builders) last year that I service weekly and all still use the sharp 90's, not one sweep elbow.
I just feel that it can only to make the plumbing flow more efficient to use sweep ell's and wye's throughout.
Has anyone experienced temperature sensor issues? The temp coming from the Pentair sensor (via ScreenLogic App) is about 8-9 degrees higher than the thermometer in the pool: 90 from Pentair vs 81/82 using a traditional pool thermometer. Temp is definitely not 90 so Pentair is wrong...
Here is where the sensor is...
Here is where the sensor is...
Sorry I can’t help with either but hopefully this bumps your post so someone in the know can help.
Possibly a bit of pump heat rising up. I have found that there is more heat in the water around the equipment than at the pool. Those sensors are not perfect and they do go bad. You can calibrate them in the Pentair controls by the way. pic of cracked sensor...
Temp is good to go now. Still working out to find the best pump schedule.
Funny thing is the pool guy that is maintaining the pool for the first month after startup says that trouble free pool is the worst site and don’t listen to anyone there.
HA! I think they just want to keep customers uneducated and dependent on them is why they say stay away from TFP.
Funny thing is the pool guy that is maintaining the pool for the first month after startup says that trouble free pool is the worst site and don’t listen to anyone there.
HA! I think they just want to keep customers uneducated and dependent on them is why they say stay away from TFP.
If he says that get rid of him ASAP. He could be doing damage to the plaster if he is not maintaining proper LSI/CSI. Ask him to show you all the various chems he Always carries on his truck. If he does not have always at the ready, of course liquid chlorine and acid, sodium bicarbonate, soda ash, calcium(flakes or prills) he probably never does. Also what test kit or kits is he using?