I bought a foreclosed house that had a neglected in ground pool for at least 2 seasons.
What we have done so far:
Removed 3 wheel barrel full of leaf, frogs, etc... from the bottom of the pool.
2 days ago we got the pump and filter going.
Added 14 ounces of dichlor that we already had and one pound of cya
Over the course of 3 days have added 6 gallons of 12.5% bleach
It only takes 15-30 minutes for the psi on the filter to increase by 8, so we are doing tons of backwashing. Also I am not able to keep the filter going over night, since it builds up to much. The color of the pool has changed dramatically and a ton less leafs are showing up.
Still can't see into the pool but when pulling a sample it looks clear instead of green.
Current numbers:
FC 20 Had this up to 26 yesterday and it dropped to 16 in 14 hours.
CYA 25
PH 7.5
How long before will it take for the filter to last 8 hours? Changing it every 15-30 minutes cleaning the baskets, catching leafs and scrubbing the pool is a full time job Thanks for any help.
What we have done so far:
Removed 3 wheel barrel full of leaf, frogs, etc... from the bottom of the pool.
2 days ago we got the pump and filter going.
Added 14 ounces of dichlor that we already had and one pound of cya
Over the course of 3 days have added 6 gallons of 12.5% bleach
It only takes 15-30 minutes for the psi on the filter to increase by 8, so we are doing tons of backwashing. Also I am not able to keep the filter going over night, since it builds up to much. The color of the pool has changed dramatically and a ton less leafs are showing up.
Still can't see into the pool but when pulling a sample it looks clear instead of green.
Current numbers:
FC 20 Had this up to 26 yesterday and it dropped to 16 in 14 hours.
CYA 25
PH 7.5
How long before will it take for the filter to last 8 hours? Changing it every 15-30 minutes cleaning the baskets, catching leafs and scrubbing the pool is a full time job Thanks for any help.