After a wonderful summer with my clear sparkling pool, fall came. We couldn't keep up with the leaves and eventually our pool became overrun. Throughout winter it became a swamp and now I have to chore of claiming it back.
During the winter we had a couple of freezes and at the beginning we would run out and turn on the pump overnight to keep the water circulating, but then our pressure went up so we had to backwash it and the hose blew apart. After that we didn't touch the pool or system the rest of the season.
The filter currently has no FiberClear in it. What should I do first? Take the filter apart and clean it, then recharge it, run it, then test? Or can I take a sample to the pool store now and start from there?
There is a lot of debris in the pool, should I remove all that before recharging the filter?
Should I drain the pool a bunch and then clean it out, refill, then test water?
I will take pictures and depending on the opinion, get the water tested today and post results.
During the winter we had a couple of freezes and at the beginning we would run out and turn on the pump overnight to keep the water circulating, but then our pressure went up so we had to backwash it and the hose blew apart. After that we didn't touch the pool or system the rest of the season.
The filter currently has no FiberClear in it. What should I do first? Take the filter apart and clean it, then recharge it, run it, then test? Or can I take a sample to the pool store now and start from there?
There is a lot of debris in the pool, should I remove all that before recharging the filter?
Should I drain the pool a bunch and then clean it out, refill, then test water?
I will take pictures and depending on the opinion, get the water tested today and post results.