My husband and I bought a house with a pool. We opened it about three weeks ago. We are totally new to pool ownership. Here's a rundown of what I did. I'm hoping someone can tell me what I did wrong, what I should do right in the future. And how to (if possible) correct my water for my party tomorrow!
I cleaned the basket in the skimmer and remembered someone telling me that I need to clean the basket in the pump every so often, as well. So I turned off the pump and went over to the pump and took off the cover. Water was overflowing everywhere and wouldn't stop! I had no idea what was happening so I turned the pump from filter to backwash. (Please don't ask me why, I was panicking lol. I think my logic was to get the water to go somewhere else!) Well that didn't help, so as the water is overflowing and seemingly flooding the ground, I wrestled with the lid to get it back on. Finally, I got it! So I said forget the basket, for now. And I turned the pump back on. I can't remember at this point if I turned the pump back to filter or not. I may have turned it on for a split second, remembered the setting, then fixed it and turned it back on?? It's a panicked fog. What I do know, is that when I turned the filter back on it shot a cloud of dirty brown water into my pool through the return. Did I backwash into my pool?
How do I prevent this from happeneding again? And should I do anything to clean up my pool? I have company coming tomorrow!!!! The brown has basically mixed in with the pool. Still looks clear, I guess.
I dont really know why to put in my signature just yet. But here's my pool info.
24' Lomart Whispering Wind round above ground pool, Hayward Power-Flo LX Pump, Hayward Sand Filter, Hayward CL-200 chlorine machine.
I cleaned the basket in the skimmer and remembered someone telling me that I need to clean the basket in the pump every so often, as well. So I turned off the pump and went over to the pump and took off the cover. Water was overflowing everywhere and wouldn't stop! I had no idea what was happening so I turned the pump from filter to backwash. (Please don't ask me why, I was panicking lol. I think my logic was to get the water to go somewhere else!) Well that didn't help, so as the water is overflowing and seemingly flooding the ground, I wrestled with the lid to get it back on. Finally, I got it! So I said forget the basket, for now. And I turned the pump back on. I can't remember at this point if I turned the pump back to filter or not. I may have turned it on for a split second, remembered the setting, then fixed it and turned it back on?? It's a panicked fog. What I do know, is that when I turned the filter back on it shot a cloud of dirty brown water into my pool through the return. Did I backwash into my pool?
How do I prevent this from happeneding again? And should I do anything to clean up my pool? I have company coming tomorrow!!!! The brown has basically mixed in with the pool. Still looks clear, I guess.
I dont really know why to put in my signature just yet. But here's my pool info.
24' Lomart Whispering Wind round above ground pool, Hayward Power-Flo LX Pump, Hayward Sand Filter, Hayward CL-200 chlorine machine.
It sounds as if when you removed the strainer basket (clear) lid, there was either another air valve or something open or the pump is below the waterline of the pool (gravity) so water rushed-out. Usually there is a shut-off valve between that basket at the pool and sometimes another valve after the pump so you can isolate it completely from water flow when yo remove the lid.
Everything should be fine. Be here's a couple tips for next time:
