Hi, I’ve been working my tail off, and had to hire someone to close pool. He winterized lines, but never came back to treat water or put cover on pool. I have a ton of large trees around pool. I’ve scooped and scrubbed, but an uphill battle by myself. Pool looks awful, which is a travesty because I finally got a handle on it this season. I guess what I’m asking advice on, should I just cover it, deal with leaves in spring? Or should I clean more, add chemicals, then cover? Had a new concrete deck put in, so new anchors need to be installed for cover. I have all the equipment for that, but time is of the essence. I probably left something out, but I’d appreciate any advice. Thanks y’all.
Emergency Pool Closing
- Thread starter bplaxico
- Start date
- Jul 21, 2013
- 55,440
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Get the cover anchors installed and cover ready to go on, put some chlorine and Polyquat 60 into the water, scoop out as much of the leaves as you can which will stir the chemicals up, and cover the pool.
Thanks. That was my thought. Just need an extra set of hands for anchors. I’m handy with a rotary hammer drill, but when it’s your new pool deck...I guess no sense in testing water, since so outta whack with no circulation.
If your worried about the drill "walking", try a 1/8" or 3/16 pilot..........that works well for me.
Thank you sir, I am. I bought a 3/16 actually to pilot 3/4. I was initially worried about creating more concrete dust, but I’m a bit, pardon the pun, neurotic.