Good evening everyone. I bought my house last year March and it has a 20'x40' pool ranging from 4ft to 10ft deep. Gunite pool, 2 skimmers on the side, 3 returns in the pool, bottom main drain, vacuum port on skimmer wall, tile at water line only. 300lb Hayward sand filter, 2.5hp pump (brand new) I don't recall brand at the moment. 2 submerged wall lights (one is missing and I have putty sealed the wiring holes for the time being until I can replace it.) Lights on opposite wall of skimmer/vacuum port, water slide on same side as lights, diving board in deep end.
This pool is a beautiful thing for my wife and kids, for me it has been a money pit and a nightmare... pure nightmare. Replaced the sand, brand new vertical assembly in filter, brand new hosing and seals for the water slide (completely rebuilt it besides the prefab slide itself), rerun more than 30 ft of plumbing (quick patch will need to replace all of it when the proper equipment is available at supply store), have a leak in the plumbing of shallow end skimmer somewhere under deck, manual vacuum line has a leak and I keep it capped unless actively using it. Replaced the pump because the internal fan was shattered, capacitor was bad, housing was rotted under capacitor, viewing window was cracked.
I go into the pool store and get my water tested regularly and every single time its "buy this $250+ amount of chemicals, add this, reduce this, treat with this, come back test water and do it all again". The pool store is bleeding me dry and my water looks awful. Currently it is a hazy, nearly milky looking, color and no amount of shock, algecide, muratic acid, alkalizer, and the most recent nightmare of flocculent, is helping to clear the water or make it feel comfortable enough to even swim in.
I do not have an at home TF-100 (I think is what it's called) nor do I know how to use it. I have been reading this website for several days and am learning that I am pretty much beating a dead horse by going to the pool store all the time. Nothings changing except my wallet draining.
I am an open book, willing to learn, ready to implement proper guidance and prepared to finally swim with my family. If someone can please provide some resources to teach me how to be a happy pool owner and not prepare myself to learn how to play tennis in the backyard instead.
I have spent nearly $600 since 12 May. 2022 trying to just get my pool swimmable. Attached are a couple photos of my pool the white circle is where the leak in the skimmer and/or vacuum line is at (99% positive due to deck falling and low pressure to the skimmer on right. I lose about an inch of water every 5 days but only when the pump is on. It may be in the return as well, not positive), first 2 pictures are of the test reselt and recommendation from 5/26 and the last 2 are of the result and recommendations of the follow up test on 5/28. Following all guidance, My water is still cloudy/milky, it smells like 'pool' it is very hard on the skin and I feel I have done nothing but waste weeks of time and money.
Please help!!
This pool is a beautiful thing for my wife and kids, for me it has been a money pit and a nightmare... pure nightmare. Replaced the sand, brand new vertical assembly in filter, brand new hosing and seals for the water slide (completely rebuilt it besides the prefab slide itself), rerun more than 30 ft of plumbing (quick patch will need to replace all of it when the proper equipment is available at supply store), have a leak in the plumbing of shallow end skimmer somewhere under deck, manual vacuum line has a leak and I keep it capped unless actively using it. Replaced the pump because the internal fan was shattered, capacitor was bad, housing was rotted under capacitor, viewing window was cracked.
I go into the pool store and get my water tested regularly and every single time its "buy this $250+ amount of chemicals, add this, reduce this, treat with this, come back test water and do it all again". The pool store is bleeding me dry and my water looks awful. Currently it is a hazy, nearly milky looking, color and no amount of shock, algecide, muratic acid, alkalizer, and the most recent nightmare of flocculent, is helping to clear the water or make it feel comfortable enough to even swim in.
I do not have an at home TF-100 (I think is what it's called) nor do I know how to use it. I have been reading this website for several days and am learning that I am pretty much beating a dead horse by going to the pool store all the time. Nothings changing except my wallet draining.
I am an open book, willing to learn, ready to implement proper guidance and prepared to finally swim with my family. If someone can please provide some resources to teach me how to be a happy pool owner and not prepare myself to learn how to play tennis in the backyard instead.
I have spent nearly $600 since 12 May. 2022 trying to just get my pool swimmable. Attached are a couple photos of my pool the white circle is where the leak in the skimmer and/or vacuum line is at (99% positive due to deck falling and low pressure to the skimmer on right. I lose about an inch of water every 5 days but only when the pump is on. It may be in the return as well, not positive), first 2 pictures are of the test reselt and recommendation from 5/26 and the last 2 are of the result and recommendations of the follow up test on 5/28. Following all guidance, My water is still cloudy/milky, it smells like 'pool' it is very hard on the skin and I feel I have done nothing but waste weeks of time and money.
Please help!!
