Our pool is 3.5 years old and soon after completion developed several long cracks inside. After that, white gunk started coming through the cracks. Additionally, the mosaic tiles we used on top of and down the huge back side of the infinity wall falls off in patches. Periodically our pool company comes and cleans off large white stains on the outside tiled wall as well. I feel the three are related and I did get an opinion from a pool cleaner. Ideas?
Tile won’t stick on infinity edge, oozing white material inside pool
- Thread starter MHCLAY
- Start date
- Jul 21, 2013
- 53,007
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Welcome to TFP.
Post pics of the areas with the white gunk.
It sounds like efflorescence- Efflorescence - Further Reading
The tiles falling off are usually caused by the wrong process or materials used.
They both can be caused by improper waterproofing of the gunite shell and water getting into the gunite and wicking out behind the tiles.
Also the grout between tiles needs to be regularly maintained and any hairline cracks repaired so water cannot get behind the tiles.
www.glasstile.com
Post pics of the areas with the white gunk.
It sounds like efflorescence- Efflorescence - Further Reading
The tiles falling off are usually caused by the wrong process or materials used.
They both can be caused by improper waterproofing of the gunite shell and water getting into the gunite and wicking out behind the tiles.
Also the grout between tiles needs to be regularly maintained and any hairline cracks repaired so water cannot get behind the tiles.
Glasstile
www.glasstile.com
- Jul 3, 2013
- 9,028
- Pool Size
- 15000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool SJ-40
Welcome to TFP 
Exactly as @ajw22 says, sounds like they did not correctly build your pool/tile.. waterproofing is the #1 thing when tile fails.. Most companies/installers have no idea how to install tile nor the time it takes to install tile..
Exactly as @ajw22 says, sounds like they did not correctly build your pool/tile.. waterproofing is the #1 thing when tile fails.. Most companies/installers have no idea how to install tile nor the time it takes to install tile..