Hi everyone,
I just bought a house in the DFW, Texas area and it has a pool. The pool seems decent overall but needs some love - water is just a bit cloudy, some leaves and stuff in there. I've been reading the forums here and have already learned a ton.
Forgive the lack of signature info - I haven't had a chance to take measurements, figure out depth, etc. so I don't know anything beyond 'there's a pool!' at this point. There is something in there that looks a bit like a polaris, and that is running pretty frequently. I will pull it up out of the water next time I go by there to make sure I know what it is.
I haven't purchased a test kit yet. I see a lot of people saying the K-2006. When I search on Amazon, there's also a K-2006c. Is the C version worth $30 more? Do I even need it? Is Amazon the best place to buy it?
The main purpose of this post is: The challenge is that I'm not moving into the house until June, and until then, the house will be empty and I'll be there once every week or two. Is it possible for a pool newbie to take care of a pool with such infrequent visits? Or should I pay a pool company until I move in and can take it on myself? Or do I basically leave it alone until I move in, and then worry about SLAMing it? Thanks in advance for any advice.
**eta** I meant once every week or two, not once or twice per week so fixed that above.
I just bought a house in the DFW, Texas area and it has a pool. The pool seems decent overall but needs some love - water is just a bit cloudy, some leaves and stuff in there. I've been reading the forums here and have already learned a ton.
Forgive the lack of signature info - I haven't had a chance to take measurements, figure out depth, etc. so I don't know anything beyond 'there's a pool!' at this point. There is something in there that looks a bit like a polaris, and that is running pretty frequently. I will pull it up out of the water next time I go by there to make sure I know what it is.
I haven't purchased a test kit yet. I see a lot of people saying the K-2006. When I search on Amazon, there's also a K-2006c. Is the C version worth $30 more? Do I even need it? Is Amazon the best place to buy it?
The main purpose of this post is: The challenge is that I'm not moving into the house until June, and until then, the house will be empty and I'll be there once every week or two. Is it possible for a pool newbie to take care of a pool with such infrequent visits? Or should I pay a pool company until I move in and can take it on myself? Or do I basically leave it alone until I move in, and then worry about SLAMing it? Thanks in advance for any advice.
**eta** I meant once every week or two, not once or twice per week so fixed that above.