First let me preface this by saying that I suck at pool work... I've been trying and last year I did well keeping up with levels. This year is a different story.
The electrical conduit that runs out to the pool rotted away - The upper part of the cartridge filter cracked open - Then the lower part let loose - bearings in the main pump seized - the SWG union cracked - the flexible pipe to the polaris pump sprung a leak. I know this sounds like a sob story and maybe it is but there were extended times of not being able to run the system to keep things stable.
I installed the swg 2 years ago and things went well then...
So now the part where I need help. We've developed what I believe to be black algae along mostly the sides of the pool, especially on the north side.
My wife, being proactive, called plastering contractors to get bids and we did. But I suspect when you call a plastering company, all they think about is replastering not necessarily fixing the issue. We will also need to replace the tiles on the upper edge as they are letting loose (and they're dated)
I may be wrong (and I have zero experience) but would an drain and acid wash be in order? The plastering company I talked to said it would make the plaster too rough and uncomfortable. But it's almost exclusively on the sides of the pool.
The pool was built the the early 80's and I have no idea anything done since then. After this, I promised to hire a pool guy to maintain the pool, but between just us girls the may last only one season before my pride sets in and take it over again
Thank you all, gurus, for your opinions in advance here.
The electrical conduit that runs out to the pool rotted away - The upper part of the cartridge filter cracked open - Then the lower part let loose - bearings in the main pump seized - the SWG union cracked - the flexible pipe to the polaris pump sprung a leak. I know this sounds like a sob story and maybe it is but there were extended times of not being able to run the system to keep things stable.
I installed the swg 2 years ago and things went well then...
So now the part where I need help. We've developed what I believe to be black algae along mostly the sides of the pool, especially on the north side.
My wife, being proactive, called plastering contractors to get bids and we did. But I suspect when you call a plastering company, all they think about is replastering not necessarily fixing the issue. We will also need to replace the tiles on the upper edge as they are letting loose (and they're dated)
I may be wrong (and I have zero experience) but would an drain and acid wash be in order? The plastering company I talked to said it would make the plaster too rough and uncomfortable. But it's almost exclusively on the sides of the pool.
The pool was built the the early 80's and I have no idea anything done since then. After this, I promised to hire a pool guy to maintain the pool, but between just us girls the may last only one season before my pride sets in and take it over again
Thank you all, gurus, for your opinions in advance here.