Hi All,
I recently closed on a house with a swimming pool and have never had one before, I’ve been doing my research for a few weeks and found TFP which has been really helpful.
I ordered the TF100 test kit which got delivered today. The pool is covered in algae and currently probably has no chlorine in it, there is a dedicated vacuum port on the side of the pool with a vacuum plugged into it. The skimmer has only one pipe opening in it and there are only two pipes going into the pump. It’s worth mentioning too that the pool has a floating weir skimmer and I bought a replacement basket for it today as the old one was completely broken. The pool definitely needs re-plastering as well which I’m planning to do within the next two months or so. I’ve attached a few pics to the post as well and I’m really hoping you can help me with the below questions I have. The plan is to slam the pool asap but I need to deep clean the sand filter first, determine the plumbing is working correctly and test the water.
Here are my questions so far:
1. Deep clean sand filter
2. Test water
3. SLAM the pool and get it back to normal swimming levels again
4. Once that’s done do another deep clean of the sand filter
5. Start getting quotes for plastering
6. Potentially change out my sand filter for a cartridge or de filter
7. Buy a robot cleaner
Are my priorities above in the right order or have I got them mixed up?
Any and all advice and feedback is welcome and I appreciate you taking the time to look through this
Thanks!
*Edit: I noticed from the pics you cant see but there is also a union on the waste pipe which runs behind the filter
I recently closed on a house with a swimming pool and have never had one before, I’ve been doing my research for a few weeks and found TFP which has been really helpful.
I ordered the TF100 test kit which got delivered today. The pool is covered in algae and currently probably has no chlorine in it, there is a dedicated vacuum port on the side of the pool with a vacuum plugged into it. The skimmer has only one pipe opening in it and there are only two pipes going into the pump. It’s worth mentioning too that the pool has a floating weir skimmer and I bought a replacement basket for it today as the old one was completely broken. The pool definitely needs re-plastering as well which I’m planning to do within the next two months or so. I’ve attached a few pics to the post as well and I’m really hoping you can help me with the below questions I have. The plan is to slam the pool asap but I need to deep clean the sand filter first, determine the plumbing is working correctly and test the water.
Here are my questions so far:
- One pipe is for the vacuum and the other for the skimmer going into the pump. Which pipe is for the main drain? Is it tied into the skimmer pipe or the vacuum pipe? Is there any way I can tell it’s got suction aside from getting in the pool?
- Should I keep my vacuum in the pool and the valve open on the pipe to it all the time or only when I want to use it and have the valve closed on the vacuum and fully open on the skimmer when I’m not vacuuming? Assuming the skimmer pipe is indeed the drain pipe as well. Also, worth mentioning that the dedicated vacuum port in the pool has a spring-loaded cap on it.
- My waste pipe seems to go into the ground, any way of me finding out where it goes, I did a backwash and couldn’t see where the water was going to?
- I wanted to do a deep clean of the sand filter, given my current setup am I going to be able to unscrew it from the pipes as i see a couple unions, one on the pump as well?
1. Deep clean sand filter
2. Test water
3. SLAM the pool and get it back to normal swimming levels again
4. Once that’s done do another deep clean of the sand filter
5. Start getting quotes for plastering
6. Potentially change out my sand filter for a cartridge or de filter
7. Buy a robot cleaner
Are my priorities above in the right order or have I got them mixed up?
Any and all advice and feedback is welcome and I appreciate you taking the time to look through this
Thanks!
*Edit: I noticed from the pics you cant see but there is also a union on the waste pipe which runs behind the filter
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