Am I crazy? Or is pool service THAT bad? (Also, dealing with high CYA)

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Texas Splash said:
TD, after reading your thread from last night, I see you are on the track to recovery. You just have a coupe immediate issues - where to drain water and how much. From the looks of it, you'll need to exchange most of your water, but we know you can't just empty a pool for fear of floating it. You should however be able to drain about half at a time. Best to be careful with all the rain we've received recently as I suspect your ground may be quite saturated. As for the drain location, your yard, if not a swamp already, may become one soon from the forecast I'm seeing starting Saturday. While I never hold my breath to the weatherman predictions, it looks like we have more rain in the forecast. So if you have a way to manipulate that backwash, I'd do it. You might be able to take advantage of some free/fresh water for the refill.

With your K-2006, you have 100% visibility of your water now, so no reason for anyone else (except maybe a fellow TFP member) to test your water. You've got this now. :goodjob: If you have any questions about the water exchange, testing, or any pool-related issues, don't' hesitate to ask.
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@Texas Splash, since you're in SA, can you help me decode where I am allowed to drain water? I've seen stuff about not draining into streets, but now I'm wondering if that's only because of the stage 2 water restrictions (though I can't fathom why that would prohibit draining).

I've been draining as much as I can through backwash/waste using the pool pump, and then refilling, but that's clearly gonna take forever, and I want to figure out a way to keep it safe/clean, so I guess it's time to just buy a submersible pump.
 
TexasDogs said:
can you help me decode where I am allowed to drain water?
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That might depend on the city you're in. Helotes, Live Oak, Windcrest, Cibolo, etc all may have slightly different water drainage rules. One of the most popular ways to exchange water is to rent (or buy) a sump pump. I believe HD or Lowe's has rentals fairly cheap that include xx-feet of a fireman's hose. You'll drain faster than you can add. Depending on your neighbors, some may not care to see water running down the street, and the nosey ones might panic. I believe we have more rain coming this weekend, so if you were to drain out to the street, I wonder if anyone would really notice with the rain? :cool:
 
Unless there’s a specific law saying you can’t do it, it’s legal to do it. You probably won’t find anything saying “yes, you can drain pool water into the storm sewer”.

Are you allowed to drain water from washing your car into the street?
 
Is your city on Municode? Search "<your city> municode". My city is. From there a few searches easily find that draining pools into the sanitary sewer is prohibited. Draining dechlorinated pool water into the storm drains is allowed. Again this all varies city to city.

If you don't have Municode for your city just call your city water utility and ask them.
 
Ca code only allows you to use the main/street sewer or to a vegetated area contained within your property.
It is illegal to use the street or storm drain.


What's wrong with draining my pool or spa water or my filter backwash to the street or storm drain?
Street drainage and storm drains lead into streams, rivers, and other drainage waterways. Chlorine, bromine, algicides, biocides, water conditioners, stabilizers, and other chemicals in the pool water are toxic to fish and other aquatic life. Diatomaceous earth (DE), cellulose fiber, and sand particles from backwash water can fill in the spaces in the stream bed gravel, preventing oxygen from reaching fish eggs and young fish. DE and cellulose fiber can also dogfish gills.
 
ArsenalFan said:
Ca code only allows you to use the main/street sewer or to a vegetated area contained within your property.
It is illegal to use the street or storm drain.


What's wrong with draining my pool or spa water or my filter backwash to the street or storm drain?
Street drainage and storm drains lead into streams, rivers, and other drainage waterways. Chlorine, bromine, algicides, biocides, water conditioners, stabilizers, and other chemicals in the pool water are toxic to fish and other aquatic life. Diatomaceous earth (DE), cellulose fiber, and sand particles from backwash water can fill in the spaces in the stream bed gravel, preventing oxygen from reaching fish eggs and young fish. DE and cellulose fiber can also dogfish gills.
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Is that a new thing? Always did that back when I lived there. Drain hose right to the curb.
 

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The street drain goes straight to the Ocean and is meant for only rainwater and prevents flooding. That is why most California drains have a do not dump notice.
Sewer drains to the water treatment facility then to open water.
 
ArsenalFan said:
The street drain goes straight to the Ocean and is meant for only rainwater and prevents flooding. That is why most California drains have a do not dump notice.
Sewer drains to the water treatment facility then to open water.
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Maybe it’s regional. My parents contractor drained to the street when they did a replaster a couple years ago. I assume it was all legit. But those storm drains up where they live probably don’t go direct to the ocean.
 
ArsenalFan said:
Ca code only allows you to use the main/street sewer or to a vegetated area contained within your property.
It is illegal to use the street or storm drain.


What's wrong with draining my pool or spa water or my filter backwash to the street or storm drain?
Street drainage and storm drains lead into streams, rivers, and other drainage waterways. Chlorine, bromine, algicides, biocides, water conditioners, stabilizers, and other chemicals in the pool water are toxic to fish and other aquatic life. Diatomaceous earth (DE), cellulose fiber, and sand particles from backwash water can fill in the spaces in the stream bed gravel, preventing oxygen from reaching fish eggs and young fish. DE and cellulose fiber can also dogfish gills.
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Depends where you are in California. Our city (Clovis) wants you to contact the water department before draining. If the water is clean and dechlorinated it can go into the street storm drains, otherwise it can go into a sanitary sewer cleanout.
 
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