We had our concrete pool refinished in April 2021. This included new coping and tile work around the pool and the spillover spa. At the same time we also had them replace the pump. A year later we had them replace the DE filter with a cartridge filter. The pump, which they had installed, was too strong for the cartridge filter that they put in, and it kept destroying the cartridges. It took two visits from technicians before they realized what the issue was and the solution was to set the pump parameters to not go above 2800 RPM. So, they sold me a filter system that was too small for the pump that they had previously sold me. In 2024 we started noticing a lot of patches of blue showing through the plaster finish of the pool. I was constantly having to clean the cartridges of the filter system, about every two days, which were caked up with a bluish green powder. When we contacted Red Rose, they pointed out that the warranty had expired. The same summer we started having tiles fall off of our spillover spa. I understand that these items were out of warranty, however, one would expect that they would last more than 3 years considering the $24,450 we spent to have the pool refinished. I find this unacceptable and highly finding a different company to install or refinish your concrete pool.
The company owner (Paul) commented that they addressed the issue with the filter and removed the gang valve. However, this is only half the story. The fact remains, they sold me a filter that was half the size it should be based on the size of the pump (3 hp). Since they installed a filter that is too small for the pump, it was continuously destroying the filter cartridges. They sent a technician out who finally realized the issue and adjusted the max rpms of the pump so it would no longer damage the filter cartridges. What have I figured out on my own since then is that the pump was 3 hp because of the plumbing involved with the pool. We have a spill over spa as well as a deep end intake and return and a skimmer at the far end of the pool. Because of the limits the technician put on the pump, it is no longer able to properly pull the water from the deep end intake and far skimmer, and does not supply adequate suction to properly vacuum the pool. read more