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    Poolboyz is offline ** No working email address ** Poolboyz 0
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    Default Re: Gunite in 100+

    I just had my pool shotcreted and it was 110 degrees in Arizona...I watered it every 2 hours during the day....I still have some small shrinkage cracks, but they say it does not cause a structural problem.

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    Default Re: Gunite in 100+

    I will talk with my gunite guys but would it be a bad idea to set up a sprinkler to water the gunite constantly for the first few days? Maybe drop a sump pump in the deep.

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    When they poured gunite in my pool, I asked the builder about water pooling at the bottom from all the watering. I was told that it is okay and in fact good for the water to pool at the bottom. Sure enough, it pooled about 1.5 feet deep at the end of the 10 days. It wasn't until about 1.5 months later, when they completed all the stone/concrete work, that they drained the water.

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    It rains here in FL everyday in the summer - so we were not even instructed to water it. They shot the pool while we were on vacation before July 4th. When we got back we had about 2 feet of water in the botton and it stayed there until the tile guys pumped it out ..... then we got a huge thunderstorm and we have about 2 feet of water in there again.
    Completed 8/21/06
    14,000 gallon 3'-6' concrete pool with Diamond Brite
    Spa with spillway
    250K BTU gas heater (for spa)
    SWCG - Aqua Rite
    Hayward Super II Pump - Cartridge filter

    See pictures here http://www.philsimmons.com/family/ga...mages&keyword=

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