My pool has been under renovation since mid-June. The renovation consists in part of cutting out and replacing the concrete coping.
During this period, I have been keeping the water balanced with little challenge. That all changed today with the installation of the new coping. There is a lot of debris in the pool, a combination of grout and mortar. It doesn’t brush up, it has to be scraped off, and there is a lot of it. The contractors finished their work today and, of course, it’s Friday, so nothing is going to happen until Monday at the earliest.
I just tested my FC and pH and was astonished. FC was down to 1.5 and pH is a shade of purple not of this world. The water is so cloudy I cannot see the bottom.
I just dumped a gallon of 8.5% bleach and placed a sub pump in there to stir things up. I don’t want to run the filter system with the pH as high as it is. Maybe I’m overthinking that?
I’m just wondering if I should continue to pour chems into the pool while that debris is in there. I know the renovation company will eventually clean it up, but I have no feel for when that will happen (this was supposed to be a two week job). I could try to remove the debris myself tomorrow, but it’s nearly overwhelming. I could also let it go to swamp, but I am so anal about that pool that would keep me up at night.
Any advice for this poor schmuck?
During this period, I have been keeping the water balanced with little challenge. That all changed today with the installation of the new coping. There is a lot of debris in the pool, a combination of grout and mortar. It doesn’t brush up, it has to be scraped off, and there is a lot of it. The contractors finished their work today and, of course, it’s Friday, so nothing is going to happen until Monday at the earliest.
I just tested my FC and pH and was astonished. FC was down to 1.5 and pH is a shade of purple not of this world. The water is so cloudy I cannot see the bottom.
I just dumped a gallon of 8.5% bleach and placed a sub pump in there to stir things up. I don’t want to run the filter system with the pH as high as it is. Maybe I’m overthinking that?
I’m just wondering if I should continue to pour chems into the pool while that debris is in there. I know the renovation company will eventually clean it up, but I have no feel for when that will happen (this was supposed to be a two week job). I could try to remove the debris myself tomorrow, but it’s nearly overwhelming. I could also let it go to swamp, but I am so anal about that pool that would keep me up at night.
Any advice for this poor schmuck?