I recently moved into a house that I bought as a foreclosure and it has a gunite swimming pool that was built in 2017. It's on the smaller side, guessing 10-15k gallons? I know for a fact the house sat vacant for 1 year, and the pool was let go and never serviced or touched for 1-2 years prior to that. I have never owned a pool, and do not know where to start. It has a jandy pump and filter. It's a DE filter, 60 size. The pool is nasty and has frogs/tadpoles in it.
I had a guy come out to look at it and he stated that the walls are etched and it needs to be replastered. He also stated that it needed to be acid washed as he was certain the pool will have black algae in it. I am hesitant to drain it as I know of 2 people locally that have had their pool pop out on them. Also, I don't think this guy has insurance and he has no website/social media presence. However, he seemed extremely knowledgably and he just branched out on his own after working for a pool store for idk how many years.
Can a pool this far gone be recovered with chemicals only? The guy stated I would spend more in chemicals than I would with the acid wash and refill ($1,300 quote from him). I do not know what the first steps are to try to bring it back to life myself, or if I should just let him manage it. I would like to do it myself, but I don't even know how to work the pump/filter, etc. I am a complete noob. I keep reading about the SLAM method, and I have a Leslies at the end of my street that can test the water.
Any recommendations? Any help is greatly appreciated.
I had a guy come out to look at it and he stated that the walls are etched and it needs to be replastered. He also stated that it needed to be acid washed as he was certain the pool will have black algae in it. I am hesitant to drain it as I know of 2 people locally that have had their pool pop out on them. Also, I don't think this guy has insurance and he has no website/social media presence. However, he seemed extremely knowledgably and he just branched out on his own after working for a pool store for idk how many years.
Can a pool this far gone be recovered with chemicals only? The guy stated I would spend more in chemicals than I would with the acid wash and refill ($1,300 quote from him). I do not know what the first steps are to try to bring it back to life myself, or if I should just let him manage it. I would like to do it myself, but I don't even know how to work the pump/filter, etc. I am a complete noob. I keep reading about the SLAM method, and I have a Leslies at the end of my street that can test the water.
Any recommendations? Any help is greatly appreciated.
