Hey all,
I purchased a home north of Atlanta, GA last Summer with an inground 16'x32' vinyl liner pool. The pool liner was in awful condition and need replacing. I had the liner replaced last November and filled it up and then quickly covered it as I have several large maple trees that would have filled it with debris. I also needed to do some filter maintenance.
I'm now at the point of opening and was hoping to get some initial advice..
I've read the information about the SLAM process but wanted some clarity before I begin. I took the cover off the pool 2 days ago. The pool is fairly brown and dirty. I can partially see the bottom of the shallow end but just barely. It seems to be mostly very fine dirt/silt that is causing the dirtiness. The cover was on it all Winter so I don't expect there to be large debris.
I thought that my first step would be to run the filter (just replaced the sand) for a few days to help clear up the dirt so that I can see what's on the bottom to vacuum and then begin my chlorinating. However, I feel like I'm in a catch-22.. I cant see what's on the bottom to vacuum (at least in the deep end) but the filter according to the pressure gauge reaches the backwash pressure in just a few hours.
Am I doing anything at this point by filtering dirty water with no chlorine? I'm going out of town Friday night - Sunday of this weekend. Would it be beneficial to just pause and when I come back in town to go ahead and begin the SLAM process (using my ordered K-2006C test kit) ignoring the silt in the pool?
Thanks for any help!
I purchased a home north of Atlanta, GA last Summer with an inground 16'x32' vinyl liner pool. The pool liner was in awful condition and need replacing. I had the liner replaced last November and filled it up and then quickly covered it as I have several large maple trees that would have filled it with debris. I also needed to do some filter maintenance.
I'm now at the point of opening and was hoping to get some initial advice..
I've read the information about the SLAM process but wanted some clarity before I begin. I took the cover off the pool 2 days ago. The pool is fairly brown and dirty. I can partially see the bottom of the shallow end but just barely. It seems to be mostly very fine dirt/silt that is causing the dirtiness. The cover was on it all Winter so I don't expect there to be large debris.
I thought that my first step would be to run the filter (just replaced the sand) for a few days to help clear up the dirt so that I can see what's on the bottom to vacuum and then begin my chlorinating. However, I feel like I'm in a catch-22.. I cant see what's on the bottom to vacuum (at least in the deep end) but the filter according to the pressure gauge reaches the backwash pressure in just a few hours.
Am I doing anything at this point by filtering dirty water with no chlorine? I'm going out of town Friday night - Sunday of this weekend. Would it be beneficial to just pause and when I come back in town to go ahead and begin the SLAM process (using my ordered K-2006C test kit) ignoring the silt in the pool?
Thanks for any help!