My wife and I just bought a house with a pool and we've had trouble keeping it clear. To start, it was a foreclosure, so the pool was full of leaves when we got it. When we stirred them up, it turned green. We tried to clear it by backwashing (advise of a friend), but after 2 days of this we just drained it and started fresh. We shocked it, added conditioner, and it was god for a few days before the algae showed up. It was a mix of black and mustard I think, just judging by color.
We balanced it again, added shock, algecide, and phospho-free, and cleared it up, only to have it come back again a week later.
The ONLY think I can think of that we haven't tried is cleaning the filter. I have not taken it apart (Hayward DE-3600) to get inside since I want to make sure I can put it back together. I haven't found an online manual for it...let me know if you have one.
My questions are:
1.) Should I embark on this, or hire someone to come clean the filter?
2.) I am willing to do this on my own, but what do I need to have on hand ahead of time to give it a full cleaning so it won't be down for days?
3.) Anyone else in PHX or AZ and can give some tips for summer pool ownership?
Cheers!
We balanced it again, added shock, algecide, and phospho-free, and cleared it up, only to have it come back again a week later.
The ONLY think I can think of that we haven't tried is cleaning the filter. I have not taken it apart (Hayward DE-3600) to get inside since I want to make sure I can put it back together. I haven't found an online manual for it...let me know if you have one.
My questions are:
1.) Should I embark on this, or hire someone to come clean the filter?
2.) I am willing to do this on my own, but what do I need to have on hand ahead of time to give it a full cleaning so it won't be down for days?
3.) Anyone else in PHX or AZ and can give some tips for summer pool ownership?
Cheers!