I uncovered my pool yesterday and got everything ready to de-green far in advance of Memorial Day. However, when pressured started to build, water came flowing out of the connection to the heater. Evidently, a coupling cracked over the winter and there is no bypass. I have an appointment to get it fixed but not until next Tuesday. In the meantime, I am looking to get a jump on killing the algae and improve the clarity of the water. I typically spread chlorine by pouring it in front of the deep end return.
I am normally pretty confident when it comes to water treatment and maintenance. OTOH, when I experimented last spring by dosing the water before opening, in hopes of lessening the opening SLAM, not only did it not seem to make a difference, I also noticed a couple white spots where I evidently bleached the liner.
I know I've read here that I can pour in chlorine while brushing the walls, but I would think this requires two people, no? I can probably enlist the help of my 4th grader, but is there also a method to do it solo? Dilute the chlorine? Quickly switch from jug to brush? Anything of that nature? I'm hoping to not bleach the liner any further.
I am normally pretty confident when it comes to water treatment and maintenance. OTOH, when I experimented last spring by dosing the water before opening, in hopes of lessening the opening SLAM, not only did it not seem to make a difference, I also noticed a couple white spots where I evidently bleached the liner.
I know I've read here that I can pour in chlorine while brushing the walls, but I would think this requires two people, no? I can probably enlist the help of my 4th grader, but is there also a method to do it solo? Dilute the chlorine? Quickly switch from jug to brush? Anything of that nature? I'm hoping to not bleach the liner any further.