FountainBluePools Posted September 6, 2022 Report Share Posted September 6, 2022 Thank you for this really interesting topic! More of forum post in the future please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheryl G Posted February 17, 2023 Report Share Posted February 17, 2023 On 7/21/2022 at 2:08 PM, Jerry Heier said: We have the same problem with our River pool. It was installed12/2020. Have you had any success getting rid of it? Could this be a bad gel coat? feel free to contact us maybe together we could get River Pools to listen or file a law suit. Jerry Heier 540-842-8199 Jerry, Had our pool installed in January 2020 color Maya, when we took the cover off in 2021 we could see fading. To make a long story short, our pool is sooo faded now all white streaks and totally different than our original color. We are so frustrated, I emailed Johnathan about a week ago and he responded with they can’t do anything with our pool until the weather gets warmer, blah, blah, blah. How are they installing all these new pools with the same gelcoat we have? Aren’t they fading also?? Wondering if you have heard anything else from them?? Cheryl Griffith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlzsdropz Posted March 10, 2023 Report Share Posted March 10, 2023 Did you ever figure out how to solve this? My water chemistry is never far off and this is only the 3rd year we'd have the pool. panoramacharter.ltd 192.168.1.1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poolnoob Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 We have a river pool and this is our second year. We just took our cover off and have strange discoloration. My pool uses a UV filter so we have almost no chemicals in the pool. Has anyone figured this out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMF8972 Posted May 13, 2023 Report Share Posted May 13, 2023 RIVER POOLS same issue with my R32. Started seeing it into the second season. This is our fifth year. Does anyone know if there’s a class action suit against this company. I’m sure the rest of you River Pools customers installed their composite pool because of good reviews and the ease and low cost of upkeep. Good grief now what ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mer jay Posted May 13, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2023 Very sorry for all. I feel your pain. There is nothing that can fix it. We did an eco finish and have not closed in for the past 2 winters. One guy posted that white fiber glass was the right choice. I guess so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACW Posted May 16, 2023 Report Share Posted May 16, 2023 and we just ordered a Maya, reading all this, makes me very uneasy and so nervous, I want to change my color, if I only knew River Pool made some changes to the gel coat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lafayette_ Tim Posted August 31, 2023 Report Share Posted August 31, 2023 Thursday Pool owner. Aspen model installed in 2019. Sun shelf is fading white on our third summer. I don’t see it anywhere else in the pool beyond the sun shelf. Thursday pools is pointing at saturation index of water but pool store test says it is normal. Also had two chairs on the sun deck and when I removed them, color is still perfect underneath…even though it is exposed to the same water. I believe it is sun damage fading the color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterbear Posted August 31, 2023 Report Share Posted August 31, 2023 Colored fiberglass fades from the sun. Period. End of Story. White fiberglass is always your best bet and will look blue from the refraction of sunlight by the water, as you can see from these pics of my white fiberglass pool. 2 hours ago, Lafayette_ Tim said: Thursday pools is pointing at saturation index Calcium Saturation Index is a bogus measurement for fiberglass and vinyl pools. For a plaster or aggregate pool it's important since the pool surface is made of calcium and if there is too little in the water (pH also plays a factor) then it will be leached from the pool surface and etch it. If there is too much then you will have a problem with scale deposit and will need to acid wash. There is some anecdotal evidence that calcium too low could lead to colbalt spotting in fiberglass or leaching of plasticizer from vinyl but I have never seen anything conclusive. A CH of around 200 PPM seems to be all that is really needed. 3 hours ago, Lafayette_ Tim said: I believe it is sun damage fading the color. Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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