Hello All,
Been kicking around this forum for a little while now, and have found a ton of interesting stuff already. Reason for searching it out is, we bought our current house last October, and it is our first pool home. As such, we just continued on with the pool service that was taking care of the pool for the last home owners. Therein lies the reasons for my questions....
Obviously at first, I was totally lost on the pool care issue. But since then, I have purchased all the necessary cleaning tools, constructed a shed around the pool equipment, and feel fine with the cleaning regimen. So, in my mind, it appears I am paying 85 bucks a month, for weekly water chemistry. I gotta believe I can do this, and do it much cheaper. And, with the exception of one time right after we moved in, I have never seen them use a test kit, just dump a bottle of what I assume is chlorine in every week when they are there....So....
I know I need to order a good test kit, which I will be doing probably later today. I also will get an estimated gallonage of the pool, and get that, along with the pool equipment listed in my sig. But I have a couple of questions for you all.....
1. After I get the test kit, test the current water condition, how would you suggest going about transitioning from the current water care, to the "BBB" method of care?
2. How much does actual chlorine cost at a pool supply? I was in the market yesterday, and was kinda surprised to see bleach was like 3 bucks a gallon....Is this really cheaper than chlorine runs?
3. Before I place my on line order for the Taylor test kit, are there other dry chems that I must have available, even when enlisting the "BBB" method? If yes, what are they and in what quantity?
Sorry for the long winded first post, but I am sure I will have a ton more questions.....here is a quick pic of the pool. We live in Southern California, so it is a year round pool......
Thanks in advance for all the help!!
Mike
Been kicking around this forum for a little while now, and have found a ton of interesting stuff already. Reason for searching it out is, we bought our current house last October, and it is our first pool home. As such, we just continued on with the pool service that was taking care of the pool for the last home owners. Therein lies the reasons for my questions....
Obviously at first, I was totally lost on the pool care issue. But since then, I have purchased all the necessary cleaning tools, constructed a shed around the pool equipment, and feel fine with the cleaning regimen. So, in my mind, it appears I am paying 85 bucks a month, for weekly water chemistry. I gotta believe I can do this, and do it much cheaper. And, with the exception of one time right after we moved in, I have never seen them use a test kit, just dump a bottle of what I assume is chlorine in every week when they are there....So....
I know I need to order a good test kit, which I will be doing probably later today. I also will get an estimated gallonage of the pool, and get that, along with the pool equipment listed in my sig. But I have a couple of questions for you all.....
1. After I get the test kit, test the current water condition, how would you suggest going about transitioning from the current water care, to the "BBB" method of care?
2. How much does actual chlorine cost at a pool supply? I was in the market yesterday, and was kinda surprised to see bleach was like 3 bucks a gallon....Is this really cheaper than chlorine runs?
3. Before I place my on line order for the Taylor test kit, are there other dry chems that I must have available, even when enlisting the "BBB" method? If yes, what are they and in what quantity?
Sorry for the long winded first post, but I am sure I will have a ton more questions.....here is a quick pic of the pool. We live in Southern California, so it is a year round pool......
Thanks in advance for all the help!!
Mike