Hello TFPC forum members,
I will start off by thanking everyone for the wealth of information that is offered here to help noobs like myself transition off
the pool store merry-go-round and create an amazingly clear, clean and cost effective pool. I started in the beginning of May and
our pool water has never looked better. I wish I had found this site just as we had done the water drain/refill in March (I would have saved big $$ from Leslie's) but
going forward it's all gonna be great!
Just as I've about got our pool chemistry dialed in to near perfection (*ahem* thank you pool math!) our 1.5HP pump motor died. For reasons
unknown, it never started up today and when we checked to see if a breaker was tripped or something we noticed the pump
motor was insanely hot. We have shut down everything and since we bought a home warranty with the home purchase last year a local pool company
will be dispatched for a repair. Lucky for us its the holiday weekend so I am anticipating a lengthy response time and I'm
worried about the best way to keep any nasties from developing in my now stagnant water. Vegas is averaging mid-to-upper 90's and my pool is in full sun all day.
Should I add extra liquid bleach? Should I brush the pool to try and stir things up? Should I dilute chemicals since no return is running? What would you guys do?
Here is my current water sample from last nights testing:
Water Temp: 78
FC: 7
CC: 0
PH: 7.8
TA: 90 (I've slowly brought this down from 160)
CH: 210
CYA: 50
Every two to three days I have to top off the water and my source water is as follows:
FC: 0
CC: 0
PH: 7.8
TA: 130
CH: 210
Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. We're going to request a variable speed motor replacement so this should be interesting ($$ wise) how this will turn out
with a warranty replacement situation.
Happy Memorial Day everyone!
Deb
I will start off by thanking everyone for the wealth of information that is offered here to help noobs like myself transition off
the pool store merry-go-round and create an amazingly clear, clean and cost effective pool. I started in the beginning of May and
our pool water has never looked better. I wish I had found this site just as we had done the water drain/refill in March (I would have saved big $$ from Leslie's) but
going forward it's all gonna be great!
Just as I've about got our pool chemistry dialed in to near perfection (*ahem* thank you pool math!) our 1.5HP pump motor died. For reasons
unknown, it never started up today and when we checked to see if a breaker was tripped or something we noticed the pump
motor was insanely hot. We have shut down everything and since we bought a home warranty with the home purchase last year a local pool company
will be dispatched for a repair. Lucky for us its the holiday weekend so I am anticipating a lengthy response time and I'm
worried about the best way to keep any nasties from developing in my now stagnant water. Vegas is averaging mid-to-upper 90's and my pool is in full sun all day.
Should I add extra liquid bleach? Should I brush the pool to try and stir things up? Should I dilute chemicals since no return is running? What would you guys do?
Here is my current water sample from last nights testing:
Water Temp: 78
FC: 7
CC: 0
PH: 7.8
TA: 90 (I've slowly brought this down from 160)
CH: 210
CYA: 50
Every two to three days I have to top off the water and my source water is as follows:
FC: 0
CC: 0
PH: 7.8
TA: 130
CH: 210
Any guidance would be greatly appreciated. We're going to request a variable speed motor replacement so this should be interesting ($$ wise) how this will turn out
with a warranty replacement situation.
Happy Memorial Day everyone!
Deb