Our home got rocked by Helene and, best I can tell, we got quite a lot of storm water runoff in the pool. The day before the storm the pool was fine, the next morning it was dark, couldn't see the bottom, and had plenty of pine branches and leaves in it. We were then without power for about a week and I still have not run the pump yet until I have a chance to at least attempt to clear out whatever debris I can. It's been warm and sunny since then, so algae is now growing. I considered just draining it, but was concerned with how saturated the ground is. I called a few of our local pool companies, but they're already stretched too thin and our issue simply isn't one they can get to, which I totally understand since several neighbors had whole trees destroy their pools.
I'm wondering where to start. Saltwater pool, about 30K gal, pleated filters. I'll bypass the heater before I do anything. Not sure what our salt level is now, but before the storm it was relatively low at 2800. I'd read about drainless water replacement by allowing fresh water to displace the salt water, but I don't know if there's a certain salt level I have to be at for that to be effective. Any advice is much appreciated.
I'm wondering where to start. Saltwater pool, about 30K gal, pleated filters. I'll bypass the heater before I do anything. Not sure what our salt level is now, but before the storm it was relatively low at 2800. I'd read about drainless water replacement by allowing fresh water to displace the salt water, but I don't know if there's a certain salt level I have to be at for that to be effective. Any advice is much appreciated.
