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

[JesseSchmidt]

....Lots to do aside from pool stuff...

You're not kidding! I still have a laundry list of projects and we've been in the house for just over a year!

We'll help you get the pool in order and then you'll have a nice place to relax after unpacking boxes or hanging a ceiling fan or mowing the grass!

 

[kimkats]

Don't forget painting walls, cleaning the bathroom (includes putting on new toilet lids), etc We moved into this house 14 years ago and I STILL remember trying to get it all done! I feel for you BUT do the best you can do and add as much bleach as you should as many times as you can. It will work!

 

[Guybrush3pwood]

About to test for CC and FC. Should I do CYA?

Here's what's happening with the pump.

July 25, 2016 - YouTube

 

[cj3737]

Might as well... good practice

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[cj3737]

About to test for CC and FC. Should I do CYA?

Here's what's happening with the pump.

July 25, 2016 - YouTube

Hmmmm.... kinda seems like it's drawing in air with as much was released into the pool... notice any leaks anywhere?

Let it sit idle for about 20 min and see if you can find any drips

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[Guybrush3pwood]

37ppm fc
1.5ppm cc
38.5tc

 

[Guybrush3pwood]

CYA is still at 80

 

[cj3737]

CYA is still at 80

Weird... shouldn't be that high even if you started at just under 30...

You sure your pool is 25 feet? 4 feet deep? Could it be 24? Doesn't change a whole lot but it'll be a new set of values.

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[Guybrush3pwood]

Pretty sure! I'll measure again. Maybe I'm measuring wrong? I did inner rim to inner rim and ground to top of water...

I don't get what I'm doing wrong.

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Should my hands be burning?

 

[Guybrush3pwood]

Just bought 16 jugs of bleach...hope this works...

 

[cj3737]

Your hands are burning?
Dry skin? High chlorine levels? Maybe.. did you touch the bleach? Did you add any muratic acid?

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[cj3737]

Your not doing anything wrong... this takes time

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[Guybrush3pwood]

Nope, nobody said to add any acid, so I haven't. Should I?

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And while we are talking about it, what do I do next?

 

[cj3737]

Nope no acid in the middle of the slam... don't add anything yet.. your target is 31 fc. So test in a little while and if it's below,add bleach to get back to 31...

Skim, brush, keep cleaning the crud off the bottom or unpack some boxes...
Chemical idle time right now

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[Guybrush3pwood]

Cool. Got that leaf catcher thing working. Works great on pine crud!

 

[kcindc]

Try to get everything off the bottom of the pool. Extra organics use up a lot of chlorine.

Personally I think having a cya of 70 or 80 is way too high for a slam. Having a cya in the 30 to 40 range is manageable and will take less chlorine. If I were you, i would do a partial drain and refill to lower the cya.

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[Guybrush3pwood]

How do I drain? There aren't any holes low enough.

 

[cj3737]

Try to get everything off the bottom of the pool. Extra organics use up a lot of chlorine.

Personally I think having a cya of 70 or 80 is way too high for a slam. Having a cya in the 30 to 40 range is manageable and will take less chlorine. If I were you, i would do a partial drain and refill to lower the cya.

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Yes it would but, since you are already at and going to maintain the 31 fc, you could stay there and do the drain and fill later... you choice

To drain you would hook up to the vacuum hose attachment and suck out the water.. it's a peice that fits inside the skimmer... round thing with an elbow

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[Guybrush3pwood]

You're going to have to spell it out more than that. What do I attach the hose to?

 

[cj3737]

The round thing with the elbow

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