Well, a few weeks ago I thought I was closing my pool, and so I slammed it (FC up to 35), got all the levels in check and thought I was ready to go. Then life got in the way, couldn't get my helper, and paid attention to other deadlines. So I found myself in November with a pool full of leaves. I consider this my first year as a pool caretaker, so I'm learning from my mistakes!
As of yesterday, my plan was to close the pool ASAP. So between yesterday and today, I've cleaned all the leaves out. Even though the water is in the low 50s, after cleaning it, it became obvious that the pool was green and murky. The FC level was 2.5 and my CYA was still high at around 80+. So yesterday I added an initial dose of algaecide.
At this point I'm guessing the only way out of this is to slam it again, and wait till the levels are back down. Last time I was told to bring the FC up to 35, and then wait till that was cut in half.
Is that still the way to go? I know it is, but thought I'd check to see if there were any other options
I hate to wait more since it's so totally free of leaves right now, but I'll do what I have to do.
Thanks for any advice!
As of yesterday, my plan was to close the pool ASAP. So between yesterday and today, I've cleaned all the leaves out. Even though the water is in the low 50s, after cleaning it, it became obvious that the pool was green and murky. The FC level was 2.5 and my CYA was still high at around 80+. So yesterday I added an initial dose of algaecide.
At this point I'm guessing the only way out of this is to slam it again, and wait till the levels are back down. Last time I was told to bring the FC up to 35, and then wait till that was cut in half.
Is that still the way to go? I know it is, but thought I'd check to see if there were any other options
I hate to wait more since it's so totally free of leaves right now, but I'll do what I have to do.
Thanks for any advice!