Hello all! I have a few questions after reading several threads here. Last year was our first year taking care of our above ground pool. I did not do the research I should’ve about caring for/maintaining a pool prior to installing. We did not winterize properly and upon opening this year, I have done the research from TFP. I purchased the Taylor K-2006 test kit. I will admit I have not logged all the test that I’ve done. I took notes to keep track but haven’t entered into my log.
Log story short, we had left our steps in the pool and just removed them at the beginning of our SLAM process. We have pressure washed them and bleached them. I read on someone’s thread that they should be hollow and need to scrub the inside. Our steps are filled with sand… could the algae live inside them still? I don’t want to risk contaminating the pool when we put the steps back in.
I guess my second question is I have what I believe is dead algae floating on the surface and it’s too small to be skimmed out by our hand skimmer. It also seems as the pool filter isn’t getting rid of it either… any suggestions?
We have an above ground vinyl pool with a 2HP sand filter. We have approx 15k gallons ( I rounded up).
Log story short, we had left our steps in the pool and just removed them at the beginning of our SLAM process. We have pressure washed them and bleached them. I read on someone’s thread that they should be hollow and need to scrub the inside. Our steps are filled with sand… could the algae live inside them still? I don’t want to risk contaminating the pool when we put the steps back in.
I guess my second question is I have what I believe is dead algae floating on the surface and it’s too small to be skimmed out by our hand skimmer. It also seems as the pool filter isn’t getting rid of it either… any suggestions?
We have an above ground vinyl pool with a 2HP sand filter. We have approx 15k gallons ( I rounded up).
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