Just wanted to say hello. I am the proud new owner of a 20x40 24,000 gallon in-ground vinyl pool. We have just purchased a new home complete with pool and we are very excited. In addition to the pool we also inherited a Polaris 380, which I had rebuilt at the local pool store.
I found this website after trolling around the internet researching pool ownership. I found poolforum.com but I believe that site is now defunct. Either way there was a suggestion to visit this site and there is a lot of similar thinking and information here.
I am planning to follow the BBB method as it seems to keep the cost of ownership fairly low, or as low as it can be for a chlorine pool. The only thing that I am trying to determine at this point is whether I will buy bleach from Wal-Mart or if I will be 12% liquid chlorine (bleach) from the pool store that is on my way home. The latter charges $5 for a 2.5 gal refill of your carboy, which I believe works out to the equivalent to $1 per gal of 6%. The guy also sells 100# of tabs for $129.99 which he says is substantially cheaper (I haven't gotten the details to make a comparison) but that is taken all the other adjustment out of the equation.
My first thing that I need to do is get a good test kit and I will probably follow the suggestions on this site and get a good one. That should help avoid the pool store $$$ experience as much as possible.
Here are my test results (some) from the pool store, which will have to do until I get a real test kit.
FC 4
TC 4
CC 0
pH 7.6
CYA 69
Alk 37
Ca 32
Temp 75
This calculation was done based on 30,000 gal. My pool is 20x40 with and avg. depth of 4ft, which should work out to 24,000 gal.
I am currently fighting a cloudy pool so I am running the pump 24 hr until it clears.
Any suggestions?
BTW this is in Mississippi
I found this website after trolling around the internet researching pool ownership. I found poolforum.com but I believe that site is now defunct. Either way there was a suggestion to visit this site and there is a lot of similar thinking and information here.
I am planning to follow the BBB method as it seems to keep the cost of ownership fairly low, or as low as it can be for a chlorine pool. The only thing that I am trying to determine at this point is whether I will buy bleach from Wal-Mart or if I will be 12% liquid chlorine (bleach) from the pool store that is on my way home. The latter charges $5 for a 2.5 gal refill of your carboy, which I believe works out to the equivalent to $1 per gal of 6%. The guy also sells 100# of tabs for $129.99 which he says is substantially cheaper (I haven't gotten the details to make a comparison) but that is taken all the other adjustment out of the equation.
My first thing that I need to do is get a good test kit and I will probably follow the suggestions on this site and get a good one. That should help avoid the pool store $$$ experience as much as possible.
Here are my test results (some) from the pool store, which will have to do until I get a real test kit.
FC 4
TC 4
CC 0
pH 7.6
CYA 69
Alk 37
Ca 32
Temp 75
This calculation was done based on 30,000 gal. My pool is 20x40 with and avg. depth of 4ft, which should work out to 24,000 gal.
I am currently fighting a cloudy pool so I am running the pump 24 hr until it clears.
Any suggestions?
BTW this is in Mississippi