Safe to swim?

[jenny2777]

You can buy a cheap pump at your local mega home store. It’ll take while by syphon, but it will work.

The more hoses you can get syphoning, the faster the process.

The easiest way for me to start a syphon is to use two hoses. Attach one to your outdoor faucet and the second to the end of the first. Place end of the second where you want it to drain. Place the junction of the two the the pool.

Turn on the water at the faucet. As soon as you’re getting good flow out of the end, separate the two hoses while keeping them underwater. Let the syphon hose fall to the pool floor and make sure there’s something to keep it there. It should keep running.

I’ve also done it by holding the end of the hose tightly to the return jet.

Thanks so much!
I will look into the pump as well as syphoning. Is it a submersible pump?

 

[jenny2777]

Also, after testing this morning this is where I'm at...

FC-17.5
CC-.5
PH-7.2
TA-100
CH-300
CYA-still some uncertainties...looking somewhere between 100-140. The test has been spotty.

So, only a .5 loss in FC overnight.

Hope everyone is enjoying the holiday! Happy Fourth of July to all of you in the USA!

 

[Richard320]

If you have a place to direct the water, the pool vacuum hose will siphon a lot of water real fast. Just connect hose and head and set the head in the pool. Slowly feed the hose in vertically so all the air gets pushed out. Once the hose is full and submerged, cover the end and quickly haul it out and down. As soon as the end is lower than the surface of the water, you're siphoning.

 

[jenny2777]

If you have a place to direct the water, the pool vacuum hose will siphon a lot of water real fast. Just connect hose and head and set the head in the pool. Slowly feed the hose in vertically so all the air gets pushed out. Once the hose is full and submerged, cover the end and quickly haul it out and down. As soon as the end is lower than the surface of the water, you're siphoning.

I wasn't sure if I could use the pool vacuum hose, but I will try that before renting/buying a pump. With the .5 loss in FC, would you say I'm still to assume that it really is an algae issue? The pool has been crystal clear and we have been filtering it pretty much 18/24 hours per day. My plan is to first vacuum to waste really well when we drain the water, then continue to drain until I reach the right level.

 

[Richard320]

I wasn't sure if I could use the pool vacuum hose, but I will try that before renting/buying a pump. With the .5 loss in FC, would you say I'm still to assume that it really is an algae issue? The pool has been crystal clear and we have been filtering it pretty much 18/24 hours per day. My plan is to first vacuum to waste really well when we drain the water, then continue to drain until I reach the right level.

You're the one who mentioned algae. I've never seen your pool

Drain it, refill it, let it mix, and run the Overnight Chlorine Loss Testcarefully. That will tell you if there's an algae problem.

 

[jenny2777]

You're the one who mentioned algae. I've never seen your pool

Drain it, refill it, let it mix, and run the Overnight Chlorine Loss Testcarefully. That will tell you if there's an algae problem.

So.....where is the best place to buy new chemicals for the Taylor k2006 test kit? I've already run through my reagent for CYA, now down to drops of my chlorine reagent. Ugh...I ordered more of the CYA reagent and it came quick, but the r-0871 is taking forever. Any suggestions how to find a reasonably priced test kit for FC in the meantime?

 

[Chasarms]

I’ve only ever seen them at pool stores.

 

[mknauss]

where is the best place to buy new chemicals for the Taylor k2006 test kit?

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