So long story short. Found our dream home that included a pool. Wife was on the fence saying it was alot of work. Of course wanting the pool myself I told her it was no big deal.
One leaking water heater, one dying pump, three days of the hottest weather, rain and a swamp later....
All in all it was good that the pump died. After getting in to replace the pump I found the wire insulation had been destroyed by the water/chlorine. The wires were pretty much bare right where it went into the pump housing.
Replaced the pump with a new Pentair Superflow VS, and also replaced the undersized sand filter with a 425 clean clear 4 element cartridge filter. Pool is a 30K Vinyl in ground, so I feel the upgrade was worth it. After getting the pump fixed and everything back together, the pool was a green mess. Shocked it was some stuff I bought at the pool store. It used Sodium Dicloro... something..... Everything I saw said use calcium hypochlorite. Found some 1lb packs of shock from the previous owner. Did a double hit of shock, and vwala.... pool was crystal clear and just in time for a hear wave. Finally got one good day to enjoy the pool.
Came hear to do some reading and learn something. Hopefully I can stop cleaning/maintaining and start enjoying the pool.
One leaking water heater, one dying pump, three days of the hottest weather, rain and a swamp later....
All in all it was good that the pump died. After getting in to replace the pump I found the wire insulation had been destroyed by the water/chlorine. The wires were pretty much bare right where it went into the pump housing.
Replaced the pump with a new Pentair Superflow VS, and also replaced the undersized sand filter with a 425 clean clear 4 element cartridge filter. Pool is a 30K Vinyl in ground, so I feel the upgrade was worth it. After getting the pump fixed and everything back together, the pool was a green mess. Shocked it was some stuff I bought at the pool store. It used Sodium Dicloro... something..... Everything I saw said use calcium hypochlorite. Found some 1lb packs of shock from the previous owner. Did a double hit of shock, and vwala.... pool was crystal clear and just in time for a hear wave. Finally got one good day to enjoy the pool.
Came hear to do some reading and learn something. Hopefully I can stop cleaning/maintaining and start enjoying the pool.