HI all, I just joined the forums and just started the BBB Method today after 10 years of pool ownership of an older pool, (~28 y/o, 13000 gallon fiberglass I/G pool), with new Hayward 48ft3 filter, 1 hp. pump and some new 2" plumbing (where I could) (Ike did a number on my pool) that I spent the last 4 weekends installing and just got running last Sunday AFTER two months of dinking around with broken equipment. I have high hopes and full confidence in the info I have received on the BBB method that I have learned on this forum. Thanks one and all.
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I live in Houston, TX, and freeze is not an issue. Usually, I just let it run all winter and dig out about 3 trillion leaves, But, I'm thinking this year, I do want to "close" my pool for the winter, simply for the savings in electricity and the lack of leaf removal. (I have a lot of big trees). And, No one will be swimming at all in it until next May/June. I have an attached hot tub that I use about 2-3 times a week. What I've done before is to put the plug in the pipe between the pool and the hot tub and put the leaf cover on the pool. There has always been some blow by that feeds into the pool from the output of the hot tub and the water level in the tub gets low. OR, leave the plug out, but some water from the pool feeds back into the hot tub and after 4 months of no chemicals, it gets kind of green and "swampy" smelling. I have redone all the intake, but I still need to redo the return (and install a check valve to stop the slight hot tub flow into the pool). I now have a thermal blanket and am considering putting that on first and then the leaf cover over that. My question is that "Should I put this thermal blanket on there?". Will it make the algae grow more? I'm betting it will keep the pool cleaner, but I worry that the greenhouse effect will cause more algae to grow and with slight bleed back into the hot tub from the pool, I'll get the swampy smelling algae water from the pool going. Is there some way to effectively keep the algae down in the "closed" off pool, while still being safe to sit in the hot tub, or should I just seal off the pool and us a garden hose to keep the Hot tub full?
Anyway, Thanks to EveryOne and I really appreciate All the great info that I have learned here so far and any comments/info would be appreciated.
Thank you,
WP.
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I live in Houston, TX, and freeze is not an issue. Usually, I just let it run all winter and dig out about 3 trillion leaves, But, I'm thinking this year, I do want to "close" my pool for the winter, simply for the savings in electricity and the lack of leaf removal. (I have a lot of big trees). And, No one will be swimming at all in it until next May/June. I have an attached hot tub that I use about 2-3 times a week. What I've done before is to put the plug in the pipe between the pool and the hot tub and put the leaf cover on the pool. There has always been some blow by that feeds into the pool from the output of the hot tub and the water level in the tub gets low. OR, leave the plug out, but some water from the pool feeds back into the hot tub and after 4 months of no chemicals, it gets kind of green and "swampy" smelling. I have redone all the intake, but I still need to redo the return (and install a check valve to stop the slight hot tub flow into the pool). I now have a thermal blanket and am considering putting that on first and then the leaf cover over that. My question is that "Should I put this thermal blanket on there?". Will it make the algae grow more? I'm betting it will keep the pool cleaner, but I worry that the greenhouse effect will cause more algae to grow and with slight bleed back into the hot tub from the pool, I'll get the swampy smelling algae water from the pool going. Is there some way to effectively keep the algae down in the "closed" off pool, while still being safe to sit in the hot tub, or should I just seal off the pool and us a garden hose to keep the Hot tub full?
Anyway, Thanks to EveryOne and I really appreciate All the great info that I have learned here so far and any comments/info would be appreciated.
Thank you,
WP.