I am getting new plaster installed in my pool in a couple of weeks. It will be wet edge luna quartz. Plaster company is quoting me $1000 to do chemical starup on the pool. That seems bit steep to me on 17000gal pool. Is this a decent price?
Pool Startup Cost After New Plaster
- Thread starter snipes00
- Start date
- Jul 21, 2013
- 52,508
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
What are they proposing to do for the $1,000?
What is the source of your fill water?
What is the pH, TA, CH of the fill water?
Do you have a K-2006C or Test Kits top do your own water testing?
What is the source of your fill water?
What is the pH, TA, CH of the fill water?
Do you have a K-2006C or Test Kits top do your own water testing?
The quote says they will condition the water such that it will hold chlorine and be chemicaly balanced. Will also brush pool, vacumn, and clean out skimmers. No mention of cleaning my cartridge filter.
- Jul 21, 2013
- 52,508
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
You can do all that yourself for a $150 in test kit stuff and $50 in chemicals. And then you have the test kit to use.
That is steep, what does the contract say about the startup? Will it void warranty if you do your own?
There is no wording requiring to use them for the warranty just guidelines to follow. I think i am going to follow the guidelines along with advice above to get a test kit. $1000 is little ridiculous.
nieuport17
Active member
- Feb 4, 2021
- 35
- Pool Size
- 16000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Jandy Aquapure 1400
My PB outsourced another company to startup my pool.
All they did was added bunch of acid (gallons) and chlorine (gallons).
They never did any test before or after. I was so upset that I took over the balancing on the 3rd week.
They were nice enough to hand over the acid for me to add to my pool slowly.
My test kits cost around $150-170, I couldn't decide which to get so I got bunch of them. K1005, 2006, Pool Master, teststrips. Note: just get TF100 or K2005 or 6, it will save you a lot of $, should have read TFP ahead of time.
As far as the material goes, it's under $100.
The $1000 they charge is probably labor. How many weeks are they doing it for you?
All they did was added bunch of acid (gallons) and chlorine (gallons).
They never did any test before or after. I was so upset that I took over the balancing on the 3rd week.
They were nice enough to hand over the acid for me to add to my pool slowly.
My test kits cost around $150-170, I couldn't decide which to get so I got bunch of them. K1005, 2006, Pool Master, teststrips. Note: just get TF100 or K2005 or 6, it will save you a lot of $, should have read TFP ahead of time.
As far as the material goes, it's under $100.
The $1000 they charge is probably labor. How many weeks are they doing it for you?
the taylor k2005 is not fas-dpd
you need the k2006
whichever you get order the xl size as the first year you will test more frequently as you 2nd guess yourself
taylor k2006c or tf100xl and everybody swears by the speedstir, i dont have one but will probably buy next time i order refills
you need the k2006
whichever you get order the xl size as the first year you will test more frequently as you 2nd guess yourself
taylor k2006c or tf100xl and everybody swears by the speedstir, i dont have one but will probably buy next time i order refills