- Jun 8, 2019
- 4,581
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- 20000
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- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
I have a sand filter and open to cloudiness every spring (after brushing algae off the sides). It clears up fast enough.
Nightmare mess high CYA
- Thread starter Swampthing2829
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Deb04
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- Pool Size
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- Vinyl
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- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
I’m on the Seacoast too! Welcome. Just a bit of advice for when you start SLAMming, get liquid chlorine at Ocean State. 12.5% for $4.99 and super fresh. (Don’t buy CYA there though.)
We’re doing a full drain. We’re at about 80-90% drained now and the water at the bottom is so bad looking, it’s milky white with a blue tinge. There are tons of white/gray particles suspended in it that appear to be dead algae.
What’s next? We finish draining, then refill. I’m assuming next we baseline test water once filled (it’ll be well water).
Do we automatically slam this new water? Add chemicals based on pool math calculations from baseline testing? I don’t want to do this wrong again
What’s next? We finish draining, then refill. I’m assuming next we baseline test water once filled (it’ll be well water).
Do we automatically slam this new water? Add chemicals based on pool math calculations from baseline testing? I don’t want to do this wrong again
I had thought you were never supposed to totally drain a vinyl pool because the liner could shift? I’d be really careful about that!
Isn’t that for in ground? I have an above ground pool. I’m fairly certain you can drain them.
Ah, the signature only shows up on the phone in landscape orientation so I didn’t catch that.
- Jun 22, 2014
- 52,053
- Pool Size
- 17888
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
Yes, and in some cases the cost of water is better than gallons of chlorine at today's prices. But yes, once full take a new full set of test results to see where you are at. For today, just keep the FC at about 3 ppm. You may end up going to SLAM level since whatever was responsible for the cloudiness could still be in the plumbing lines and such. If you do, and since it's all new water, I would let the stabilizer fully dissolve and acclimate for 24 hrs before taking the FC to 12 just to be safe. If you think the water is clear and good without contamination from anything in the plumbing after the water exchange, at least do an Overnight Chlorine Loss Test to be sure you are algae-free. You might also consider doing a deep clean of the sand while you're at it.
Thank you! Lucky for us, there’s no water cost minus the electricity to run our well pump. Water table is insanely high here (8 miles from the ocean) on marsh/wetland property. Our well can easily handle the water demand
- Jun 22, 2014
- 52,053
- Pool Size
- 17888
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
Hopefully the fill goes well (no pun intended - ha ha). You are familiar with iron from wells I assume? Polyfill can be your friend.
I sure am! We were good last year when we filled this pool, it was perfect. I’m hoping no weird mineral issues now too. We had an intex pool for years prior to this with no issues and used diy polyfil filtering! It was amazing and much better than our current sand filterHopefully the fill goes well (no pun intended - ha ha). You are familiar with iron from wells I assume? Polyfill can be your friend.