First, I cannot give you numbers at this given time, but I can get them asap. What I can tell you, is that I had the water tested and the only number that was out of whack, was the FC. Upon getting these numbers, my local pool supply gave me a 5 gallon jug of chlorine and told me to put this all in.
The back story: I opened the pool and could see all the way to the bottom. I could see a few leaves and settled dirt, but I could definitely see the liner, MOST of the liner. The pump, was not the prettiest sounding thing when I turned it on (hayward super pump). I toyed the idea of rebuilding the pump which would be a first time thing for me, however, I am mechanically inclined and smart in my opinion (maybe more determined than smart :? ) Anyway, after much fighting with it, I gave up and decided to just buy an AO Smith replacement. After installing the pump and finding the bottom of my skimmer still plugged (new pool owner), I unplugged it and was able to get flow. My skimmer has 2 pipes and my local pool store said that sight unseen, the higher pipe in the skimmer is probably not in use and could be capped as it serves no purpose. I'm not 100% certain they are right, but I capped it and noticed no change in operation, so maybe... One issue I noticed at this point was that the stair return worked great, but the only other return does nothing. I plan to try a little pressure test with my shop-vac after I wake up from slumber since I work nights. Even without the 2nd return working, the pool gets pretty fast circulation. Now, when I turn the pump on and the pump is trying to get prime, it will suck the skimmer dry faster than the pool can refill the cavity (which is absolutely astonishing to me). To counter this, I raised the water level to roughly 3/4's of the skimmer height. I feel like I have so much to tell and I know I am going to lose sight of my point and bounce around so please bare with me. Anyway, I had ordered a summer opening kit sized for a 30k I/G pool (which I think was undersized in actuality). Prior to adding any of the chemicals, I ventured to my local pool store to get some insight on the proper opening of pools and how much chemicals, proper filter setting and the whole 9. They told me that since my pool had endured tropical storm Irene and Sandy, and the fact that the local fire department had come and sucked the water out of the pool and refilled with fresh, that there still very well could be a lot of river mud somewhere in the pool ( I live 5 houses uphill from a river that flooded my home prior to owning it). now if you can recall, you would remember that I said I could see the bottom of the pool quite well in the beginning of my pool opening task. Upon circulating the pool, I rapidly lost sight of the bottom, I couldn't see a foot beneath the surface at this point.
I left the store with 1 gallon of algaecide 2 bags of super shock specially formulated for heavy algae, and 5 gallons of chlorine. The bags of shock were not to be used right away, they were an afterwards thing according to my pool store. The pool store told me to add the 4 bags of shock, the entire 1 liter of algaecide that came in the opening kit, as well as the 1 gallon of algaecide they sold me, and lastly, the entire 5 gallons of chlorine. I added all these things and it didn't touch it. This is just about where the story is all caught up. Each time I got to the store, I end up getting a new 5 gallon jug of chlorine and I feel like this is a never ending process. I even toyed the idea of putting a sump in and draining some of the water as I fill it. I am lost at this point...
The back story: I opened the pool and could see all the way to the bottom. I could see a few leaves and settled dirt, but I could definitely see the liner, MOST of the liner. The pump, was not the prettiest sounding thing when I turned it on (hayward super pump). I toyed the idea of rebuilding the pump which would be a first time thing for me, however, I am mechanically inclined and smart in my opinion (maybe more determined than smart :? ) Anyway, after much fighting with it, I gave up and decided to just buy an AO Smith replacement. After installing the pump and finding the bottom of my skimmer still plugged (new pool owner), I unplugged it and was able to get flow. My skimmer has 2 pipes and my local pool store said that sight unseen, the higher pipe in the skimmer is probably not in use and could be capped as it serves no purpose. I'm not 100% certain they are right, but I capped it and noticed no change in operation, so maybe... One issue I noticed at this point was that the stair return worked great, but the only other return does nothing. I plan to try a little pressure test with my shop-vac after I wake up from slumber since I work nights. Even without the 2nd return working, the pool gets pretty fast circulation. Now, when I turn the pump on and the pump is trying to get prime, it will suck the skimmer dry faster than the pool can refill the cavity (which is absolutely astonishing to me). To counter this, I raised the water level to roughly 3/4's of the skimmer height. I feel like I have so much to tell and I know I am going to lose sight of my point and bounce around so please bare with me. Anyway, I had ordered a summer opening kit sized for a 30k I/G pool (which I think was undersized in actuality). Prior to adding any of the chemicals, I ventured to my local pool store to get some insight on the proper opening of pools and how much chemicals, proper filter setting and the whole 9. They told me that since my pool had endured tropical storm Irene and Sandy, and the fact that the local fire department had come and sucked the water out of the pool and refilled with fresh, that there still very well could be a lot of river mud somewhere in the pool ( I live 5 houses uphill from a river that flooded my home prior to owning it). now if you can recall, you would remember that I said I could see the bottom of the pool quite well in the beginning of my pool opening task. Upon circulating the pool, I rapidly lost sight of the bottom, I couldn't see a foot beneath the surface at this point.
I left the store with 1 gallon of algaecide 2 bags of super shock specially formulated for heavy algae, and 5 gallons of chlorine. The bags of shock were not to be used right away, they were an afterwards thing according to my pool store. The pool store told me to add the 4 bags of shock, the entire 1 liter of algaecide that came in the opening kit, as well as the 1 gallon of algaecide they sold me, and lastly, the entire 5 gallons of chlorine. I added all these things and it didn't touch it. This is just about where the story is all caught up. Each time I got to the store, I end up getting a new 5 gallon jug of chlorine and I feel like this is a never ending process. I even toyed the idea of putting a sump in and draining some of the water as I fill it. I am lost at this point...
