New pool owners, Hayward 300lb sand filter, about 12,000 gallons (estimate - pool is a freeform shape)
On Day 16 of initial opening SLAM -
Pool started off very green with visible algae on the surface. There were a lot of leaves in the pool initially, we scooped for days. I think there’s a small amount still in the deep end, I’ll occasionally get a leaf or two when I scoop but most of the time net comes up empty. Over the last week there’s been tons of pollen falling in the pool
We haven’t vacuumed yet because we can’t see the bottom, and are afraid of clogging pipes. We’ve only backwashed once, thinking a dirty filter would filter faster than a clean filter
Green went away quickly, within the first day or two. Cloudiness has decreased a bit but we still can’t see the bottom…can almost see the shallow end bottom but not quite. For the last few days I’m not sure that I see any progress, but maybe the pollen is slowing it down
Does this sound potentially normal for a pool that was really bad at opening, with pollen falling in it constantly?
At what point should we be concerned about the state of the filter? How would we know if the water is even going through the filter?
Could ph be causing the cloudiness? I didn’t check at opening, just have been testing chlorine levels and dumping liquid chlorine in as needed to maintain slam level. Should I let chlorine drop below a certain level to get an accurate ph reading?
I’m sorry for the thought dump. I hope I at least included all relevant info. I appreciate anyone taking the time to read and share any thoughts!!
On Day 16 of initial opening SLAM -
Pool started off very green with visible algae on the surface. There were a lot of leaves in the pool initially, we scooped for days. I think there’s a small amount still in the deep end, I’ll occasionally get a leaf or two when I scoop but most of the time net comes up empty. Over the last week there’s been tons of pollen falling in the pool
We haven’t vacuumed yet because we can’t see the bottom, and are afraid of clogging pipes. We’ve only backwashed once, thinking a dirty filter would filter faster than a clean filter
Green went away quickly, within the first day or two. Cloudiness has decreased a bit but we still can’t see the bottom…can almost see the shallow end bottom but not quite. For the last few days I’m not sure that I see any progress, but maybe the pollen is slowing it down
Does this sound potentially normal for a pool that was really bad at opening, with pollen falling in it constantly?
At what point should we be concerned about the state of the filter? How would we know if the water is even going through the filter?
Could ph be causing the cloudiness? I didn’t check at opening, just have been testing chlorine levels and dumping liquid chlorine in as needed to maintain slam level. Should I let chlorine drop below a certain level to get an accurate ph reading?
I’m sorry for the thought dump. I hope I at least included all relevant info. I appreciate anyone taking the time to read and share any thoughts!!