Recent content by ssaquatics

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    Horrible Staining, BUT owner doesn't want Acid Wash

    I recently began opening a pool and when we removed the cover, the water was black ( you couldn't even see an inch into the water). After a week and a half, a lot of shock and long hours at the pool, we have managed to clear the water up and can now see the main drain. There is a MAJOR...
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    Opening a large pool

    Ok, thank you!
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    Opening a large pool

    My company has been asked to put in a bid for opening a rather large pool (180,000 gallons). We are fairly new to the pool management business and I'm not quite sure what to charge to open a pool that large. The going rate to open a commercial pool in this area is about $1,000 and that's for a...
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    SWG Readings

    sorry. We turned it off because the chlorine was reading high. We left it off for about 12 hours and yes, people were using the pool during this time. It's an indoor hotel pool, but not busy at this time. We have not done an independent salt test. I don't have the means to do so.
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    SWG Readings

    We recently turned our generator off for a bit and when we turned it back on, the pool is extremely cloudy and there is no chlorine in the pool. The SWG has been back on for two days however it's still not showing that there is any chlorine in the water. The reading on the box is showing at...