I used TFP last year with our new pool and it worked great. I took a peek under the cover and I can see the water is green. Not a dark green but more of a light green but hard to tell until I take the cover off.
We are leaving for five days on Friday and I am not sure if I should try to open it today/tomorrow and let some chlorine start working or wait till we get back. I want to have it opened as soon as possible when we get back.
I had some questions.
Is it possible to open a pool in New England (~3 months usable a year) and not have some degree of green? I am wondering if I did something wrong or this is just normal. It is far lighter than the pictures other have posted.
I did a backwash before I closed the pool but didn't tear down the filter. I assume after getting it back to normal the filter will need to be fully cleaned?
How do you test cya (and other tests) when the water is green, would think it would be difficult to see. It's hard to tell how green mine is until I fully remove the cover but it seems on the lighter side.
Should I get it started now or wait till I get back when I can babysit it. I suspect no matter how much chlorine I add, the algae will tear through it if I am not around to maintain it.
How long can I expect the process to take? I know this varies but we talking 2-3 days, week, multiple weeks?
Thanks!
We are leaving for five days on Friday and I am not sure if I should try to open it today/tomorrow and let some chlorine start working or wait till we get back. I want to have it opened as soon as possible when we get back.
I had some questions.
Is it possible to open a pool in New England (~3 months usable a year) and not have some degree of green? I am wondering if I did something wrong or this is just normal. It is far lighter than the pictures other have posted.
I did a backwash before I closed the pool but didn't tear down the filter. I assume after getting it back to normal the filter will need to be fully cleaned?
How do you test cya (and other tests) when the water is green, would think it would be difficult to see. It's hard to tell how green mine is until I fully remove the cover but it seems on the lighter side.
Should I get it started now or wait till I get back when I can babysit it. I suspect no matter how much chlorine I add, the algae will tear through it if I am not around to maintain it.
How long can I expect the process to take? I know this varies but we talking 2-3 days, week, multiple weeks?
Thanks!