lalittle said:
The previous owners of my pool had the bottom drain closed off, so the recirculation comes completely from our Kreepy Krauly Classic, and a little be from the single skimmer (using a Vac-mate.)
I've read that you should remove the Kreepy Krauly when shocking, but if I do this, I'll get very poor circulation in the deep end. What do people recommend in this situation?
Should I still remove the Kreepy and rely on the single skimmer to circulate the water, or should I just leave the Kreepy in the pool during the shock treatment in order to get superior circulation?
I would have thought that the high Cl levels would not hurt a Kreepy since it's entirely plastic, but can it still be damaged? I feel like the cleaner is mandatory in order to get proper circulation when shocking.
Thanks,
Larry
I have owned 3 Kreepys since 1994 and all are still performing just fine.
The owners manual says to remove Kreepy when shocking.
My experience is to follow those rules.
especially the hoses.
They will have so many leak problems if you do not remove them from high CL levels.
The hoses for Kreepy is the weakest link IMO and experience.
The bottom pleated seal WILL also wear out quickly with high CL levels. I learned that the hard way. But they are very easily replaced.
I have never had a circulation problem in 3 pools while having the main drain plugged while in shock mode. The skimmer provided plenty of water to the filter and the only few times I did have an algae bloom, from being on vacation, I had no problem clearing the green water after a few days with just using the skimmer.
All are older pools that do not have a value to turn off the main drain. The 4th pool has a value for the main drain is easy to use.
I assume you do not have a value for the main drain.
But you do have to see what works for your pool.
I say remove all Kreepy parts and hose while shocking and wait until the CL is below 5 B4 installing them back in.
Note all 4 of my pools also have solar pool covers and that goes a long way in the less work Kreepy actually has to accomplish.
After large winds and storms in SoCal, there still is a mess in the pool that I would rather manually vacuum than have Kreepy do all the work.
Good for us humans to vacuum every now and then!
Enjoy!