- Jun 7, 2017
- 9,178
- Pool Size
- 29000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Jandy Aquapure 1400
I opened up my pool cover this past weekend to look for leaves since I saw a few under the cover the last time I was taking a water sample. There was a TON of leaves in the pool. I had no idea so many were in there. I had meticulously cleaned the pool the day the cover installers were coming. I cleaned in the morning and they came sometime in the afternoon. I did not realize they were there until the cover was already on and I could not see under it. I had hoped to skim out the few leaves that might have blown in after they got here before they finished but figured how many could have blown in for that short time-frame? I was really annoyed that they closed my pool with so many leaves in it. The guy that did it was a total jerk and has been at my pool before he is the one that did the initial startup from my builder (they will not be here ever again). He was the one that told me you guys (this forum) doesn't know Richard about pools and his vast knowledge is infinitely better. That was right before he told me to just leave my variable speed pump on high all the time it'll avoid problems.
So anyway I cleaned them mostly all out. I had to lift my full cover 1/2 at a time and chase the leaves to the other side. I probably got 95% of them. I saw staining from the leaves and lots of just dirt everywhere. The next nice day should I throw in my robot and let it go to town again? It is supposed to be 70 here tomorrow. Water temp is around 35 I'd guess. The pool did at one point have 3" plus of ice in it but when I was cleaning it the ice had totally melted so there is none in there right now. I also put a gallon of muriatic acid in since the last time I checked pH was sky high. Water was looking greenish (not algea green, new pool-water green like when I first filled it). I did close with an algaecide (not copper based) and high(ish) chlorine level. I also put 2 gallons of bleach in 2 weeks ago.
Also my skimmers had a good 5" of water in them. I am sure it was frozen at some point but I did not see any cracks. Both skimmers had a plastic jug in them. I used a sponge to get all of the water out and then poured a splash of pool anti-freeze into each skimmer (like 1/2 a cup) and replaced the empty gallon jug in each one. Will that suffice for the rest of the winter?
So anyway I cleaned them mostly all out. I had to lift my full cover 1/2 at a time and chase the leaves to the other side. I probably got 95% of them. I saw staining from the leaves and lots of just dirt everywhere. The next nice day should I throw in my robot and let it go to town again? It is supposed to be 70 here tomorrow. Water temp is around 35 I'd guess. The pool did at one point have 3" plus of ice in it but when I was cleaning it the ice had totally melted so there is none in there right now. I also put a gallon of muriatic acid in since the last time I checked pH was sky high. Water was looking greenish (not algea green, new pool-water green like when I first filled it). I did close with an algaecide (not copper based) and high(ish) chlorine level. I also put 2 gallons of bleach in 2 weeks ago.
Also my skimmers had a good 5" of water in them. I am sure it was frozen at some point but I did not see any cracks. Both skimmers had a plastic jug in them. I used a sponge to get all of the water out and then poured a splash of pool anti-freeze into each skimmer (like 1/2 a cup) and replaced the empty gallon jug in each one. Will that suffice for the rest of the winter?