Just Bought A House With A Pool...Where to Begin?

[Guybrush3pwood]

Ok, I'm done moving. What should I do now?

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Leaf eater? Some equipment was left behind. What does it look like?

 

[cj3737]

Keep fc up at 16....
Try to get all the stuff out of the pool


Check the link kim sent for the leaf eatet

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[Guybrush3pwood]

On top is Wednesday, on bottom is today.

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In other news, just skimmed about 5lbs worth of pine needles and pine cones...so that's good. I guess.

 

[Guybrush3pwood]

Oh yeah, I have a leaf bagged thing. No idea how to use it though.

 

[cj3737]

Already looking better!

Leaf bagger..
Put the net on top.. hook up the hose to the fitting and put your skimmer pole on the blue thing sticking up

Keep the fc at 16 the best you can for the next few days... ought to clear up soon

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[Guybrush3pwood]

Lol. It looks the same!

 

[cj3737]

Nah... it's a lighter green

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[Guybrush3pwood]

That's the sun.

Ah well, just removed another 5lbs of pine needles and pine cones. This has to be helping, right?

 

[cj3737]

Yeah... all that crud starts to break down and leaves a silt on the bottom.. when you stir it up it gets cloudy... the algae looks like it's been there a while and that's what we are going after with the bleach... make sure you scrub the sides too, to get it all off.

Had to backwash yet?

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[Guybrush3pwood]

Nope, it always reads the same number. One click below 20.

 

[cj3737]

Good... you may have to tomorrow... keep the fc at 16 best you can...

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[Guybrush3pwood]

It's currently at 18.

 

[cj3737]

That's just fine

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[Guybrush3pwood]

Should I use this leaf catcher thing?

 

[cj3737]

Not sure if it will work very well for pine needles but you can try it...

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[cj3737]

How's it looking this morning?

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[kimkats]

It does look lighter!

It can't hurt to try it. Even if it catches just a little stuff that is better than nothing.

 

[Guybrush3pwood]

We are at 11fc. Back up to 16? Do I need to worry about CYA yet?

 

[cj3737]

Back up to 16 or even 18 if you want...

You can test for cya now... just be warned.. the test doesn't calculate anything in between the lines so if the dot disappears between 30 and 40, your cya is 40.

You can practice this a few times just to get the hang of it... take your test then dump it back it back in the tube and try again... practice a lot so you can get good at it...

Back to the sun shading the beaker, held about waist high then look straight down the tube and watch the dot disappear.

It doesn't actually disappear, the cloudiness of the water just makes it look like it disappears

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[Guybrush3pwood]

At what point does it make sense to drain some of the water and refill it?