Hi everyone,
I am a new pool owner, this is my first year ever having one. I've been reading quite a bit on your posts and I must say that you have helped me learn alot about how to maintain my pool. ( I think I'm catching on...lol) I did have a question about vacuuming. If I just shocked my pool to clear up some algae, and now it's all settled on the bottom, do I vacuum it out then shock again, or is it going to be okay to just vacuum? Is all of the stuff on the bottom just "dead algae" and will eventually get sucked out by my filter once I vacuum and stir it up? Does it matter if you vacuum before or after shocking? When would I vacuum to waste rather than to filter or recirculate? (I don't really know what to do) Also, I read a post mentioning to keep my solar cover off during the day, does my solar cover basically just hold in the heat during the night then? I was under the assumption that I would leave it on during the day. (but what do I know...)
Thanks!
Mary
I am a new pool owner, this is my first year ever having one. I've been reading quite a bit on your posts and I must say that you have helped me learn alot about how to maintain my pool. ( I think I'm catching on...lol) I did have a question about vacuuming. If I just shocked my pool to clear up some algae, and now it's all settled on the bottom, do I vacuum it out then shock again, or is it going to be okay to just vacuum? Is all of the stuff on the bottom just "dead algae" and will eventually get sucked out by my filter once I vacuum and stir it up? Does it matter if you vacuum before or after shocking? When would I vacuum to waste rather than to filter or recirculate? (I don't really know what to do) Also, I read a post mentioning to keep my solar cover off during the day, does my solar cover basically just hold in the heat during the night then? I was under the assumption that I would leave it on during the day. (but what do I know...)
Thanks!
Mary