Hi All - So we are in the southeast and in December we had saltwater flooding that made it's way into the pool. It turned green and I threw in a bunch of chlorine, within a short time frame it was back to the normal clear blue. Admittedly I then completely slacked on the chemistry. I vaccumed and brushed but didn't test (I don't have a salt meter anyway - but I didn't test any chem). I know this was foolish but I simply got distracted by other things. About a week ago I started to notice rust colored stains on the pebbletek surface and in my gut I knew I had messed up by igoring the chem. My husband took a water sample to Leslie (I know, I know) simply to confirm my gut. Our salinity is off the charts.
So their advice, that I agree with, is that we need to drain the pool and get the salinty in check before we worry about anything else (staining, other levels). Because of the water table level in the area the advice is to not fully drain the pool and then add all new water (the pool could pop out of the ground) but to drain and fill at the same time. Makes sense to me.
So my questions to wise people here are:
1. Does the plan of action in general make sense. I am mostly worried about the chance to address the staining and terrified it's unfixable.
2. Should I order a salinity meter or just take the water to Leslie's a few times until it's correct. I plan on sitting by the pool for the many hours/whole day that it takes to replace the water other than running back and forth to the store to test if I don't buy a meter. If I should buy a meter is there one on Amazon that could work? I want to get it here fast so i can start this process.
3. Any other advice or issues I am overlooking.
Thank you so much in advance!
So their advice, that I agree with, is that we need to drain the pool and get the salinty in check before we worry about anything else (staining, other levels). Because of the water table level in the area the advice is to not fully drain the pool and then add all new water (the pool could pop out of the ground) but to drain and fill at the same time. Makes sense to me.
So my questions to wise people here are:
1. Does the plan of action in general make sense. I am mostly worried about the chance to address the staining and terrified it's unfixable.
2. Should I order a salinity meter or just take the water to Leslie's a few times until it's correct. I plan on sitting by the pool for the many hours/whole day that it takes to replace the water other than running back and forth to the store to test if I don't buy a meter. If I should buy a meter is there one on Amazon that could work? I want to get it here fast so i can start this process.
3. Any other advice or issues I am overlooking.
Thank you so much in advance!