So we haven't been in the pool for a few weeks.
I had one extended absence and the wife did not check as instructed while gone.
Got back, and noticed a funky odor, chlorine was low but OK and water looks fine. Added hypo and water tests are all fine, maybe 1 on CC I never had before.
But still funky smell. Looking around I have some green on the masonry at the pool edge the cover covers up and also a bit on the plaster near the first step. I suspect this is algae forming because those areas are always moist. The pool is only 7x12, and the cover is suspended on cedar slats that span the 7 foot distance. The cover rolls up when we use the pool. So there is a 4-6" area on both sides the coover sits directly on the top masonry and this covered area is where the algae is forming.
I am planning to take the roll-up cover off and clean it and also clean all the masonry around the pool. Is it OK to just use some water with cal-hypo in it to make a bleach solution for this? Should I add any muriatic to that mix?
I had one extended absence and the wife did not check as instructed while gone.
Got back, and noticed a funky odor, chlorine was low but OK and water looks fine. Added hypo and water tests are all fine, maybe 1 on CC I never had before.
But still funky smell. Looking around I have some green on the masonry at the pool edge the cover covers up and also a bit on the plaster near the first step. I suspect this is algae forming because those areas are always moist. The pool is only 7x12, and the cover is suspended on cedar slats that span the 7 foot distance. The cover rolls up when we use the pool. So there is a 4-6" area on both sides the coover sits directly on the top masonry and this covered area is where the algae is forming.
I am planning to take the roll-up cover off and clean it and also clean all the masonry around the pool. Is it OK to just use some water with cal-hypo in it to make a bleach solution for this? Should I add any muriatic to that mix?