I'm being overconcerned by the chemicals that stay in the water, such as Calcium and CYA, main reason being not sure how troublesome it is to drain and refill partially. My local reg does not allow me to drain water with chlorine directly to storm drain, but is ok to drain over your yard. When the pool renovator drained the swap out (4-yr old swappy water under safety cover), they used a big pump with 2 inch collapsible hose to storm drain (which is actually right at my curb), it needs may be about 40 ft or more from the pool to reach curb.
If I drain over my yard for the purpose of adjusting chemical level, would the water damage grass/plants (I also do not like the idea of draining tons of water from backyard to front yard). How would you guys recommend doing it, and would a utility pump that discharge through regular garden hose be sufficient? Do i need to adjust the FC level before draining?
I started thinking about this because of two things, 1. we would like to be able to still vacation a couple of times each year but even only using Trichlor packs on those would inevitably increase the CYA level especially if I maintain the desirable level already. 2. Here in Northern VA, we can get plenty of storms (just had one yesterday), those heavey downpours ranging from 1.5-4 inches, and I would love to be able to use these natural water to adjust the chemical level if needed, which of course involves draining the current pool water a bit first.
Please bear with my over anxiety, since we paid an arm and leg to finally get the pool back in operation. We were trying not to mess this fresh reboot up. Thanks in advance.
If I drain over my yard for the purpose of adjusting chemical level, would the water damage grass/plants (I also do not like the idea of draining tons of water from backyard to front yard). How would you guys recommend doing it, and would a utility pump that discharge through regular garden hose be sufficient? Do i need to adjust the FC level before draining?
I started thinking about this because of two things, 1. we would like to be able to still vacation a couple of times each year but even only using Trichlor packs on those would inevitably increase the CYA level especially if I maintain the desirable level already. 2. Here in Northern VA, we can get plenty of storms (just had one yesterday), those heavey downpours ranging from 1.5-4 inches, and I would love to be able to use these natural water to adjust the chemical level if needed, which of course involves draining the current pool water a bit first.
Please bear with my over anxiety, since we paid an arm and leg to finally get the pool back in operation. We were trying not to mess this fresh reboot up. Thanks in advance.