Hi all, thanks for all the helpful tips I've seen in other threads.
We just moved to a house with an above ground pool, which hadn't been used in 2 years, though the guy did add shock once last summer (w no working pump). I hired a company to come open the pool. They took the cover off, put in algaecide, and dropped in the steps but couldn't vacuum since the water level wasn't high enough on the skimmer. They also left me with a 1 lb bag of shock to use once i got the water level up. So it wasn't a great use of money imo. I wouldn't do it again.
Since then, I've scooped tons of leaves out of the pool, brushed the sides and bottom, put in the initial shock, added alkalinity up stuff the previous owners left (test stick said alk was almost 0), and added another 2 lbs of shock 2 days later when the pool had improved only marginally. We had a brand new cartridge filter system that has been clogging quickly so ive been taking it out and spraying it off everyday.
I'm trying to attach a time series of pics from day 1 (thurs), day 3 (sat), and this am. Will try again once i post the thread. I dont see an option for pics on my mobile interface for the site.
Is it clearing as quickly as it should? What am I not doing that I should be? Any tips are appreciated. Thanks!
We just moved to a house with an above ground pool, which hadn't been used in 2 years, though the guy did add shock once last summer (w no working pump). I hired a company to come open the pool. They took the cover off, put in algaecide, and dropped in the steps but couldn't vacuum since the water level wasn't high enough on the skimmer. They also left me with a 1 lb bag of shock to use once i got the water level up. So it wasn't a great use of money imo. I wouldn't do it again.
Since then, I've scooped tons of leaves out of the pool, brushed the sides and bottom, put in the initial shock, added alkalinity up stuff the previous owners left (test stick said alk was almost 0), and added another 2 lbs of shock 2 days later when the pool had improved only marginally. We had a brand new cartridge filter system that has been clogging quickly so ive been taking it out and spraying it off everyday.
I'm trying to attach a time series of pics from day 1 (thurs), day 3 (sat), and this am. Will try again once i post the thread. I dont see an option for pics on my mobile interface for the site.
Is it clearing as quickly as it should? What am I not doing that I should be? Any tips are appreciated. Thanks!
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