- Jun 18, 2019
- 579
- Pool Size
- 30000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
So last night we had an aggressive/violent storm role through and deliver about an inch and a half of much needed water. It came with some wind and was coming in kind of sideways (20+ mph winds/gusts). My pool is fortunately built above ground (see signature for details). It stays VERY clean. I get a few leaves that b low in, but the pool was free of debris despite the wind.
My crystal clear pool looked a little murky and upon brushing I saw pretty consistent plumes of dirt being brushed. It was in the hot-tub as well, and the hot-tub is elevated above the decking which rules out my deck draining into the pool being the only source. My splash pad was definitely the worst and that has the most surface area contact with my deck; it's also very shallow allowing for fast settling. The splash pad is always the dirtiest given it's location and size, so that's no surprise. My deck is angled down with really good drainage, but the wind direction was from the SE going NE which does blow directly from the deck into the pool.
The robot is doing a good jump with the thicker filters and the pump/filter easily cleaned out the spa in no time. I have no fear I'll get the pool clean again shortly, it's already clearing up and repeated brushing is yielding almost no dirt now. I'm letting the dirt settle and running the robot non-stop.
I did raise FC to 11 this morning and after 8 hours tested and have 0 CC, all other chemicals are testing fine and I'm within CSI. I've had a much dirtier pool due to construction and prior to my decking being finished I had actual mud come in. I also had concrete dust, etc. Those situations yielded a MUCH dirtier pool. This is just a little cloudy. Anyways, can rain in a storm itself bring dirt? I suppose anything is possible, maybe the wind and things pickup pollen/dirt off trees and carry it? It is hard for me to rationalize though. It's also a bummer as I was excited in the middle of the night to hear the hard rain since my pool was a bit low and I just put some sod plugs in my lawn. However, my excitement quickly turned into disappointment as I'll have to spend a few hours doing various pool water cleanup and a backwash once I'm clean again.
Filter PSI and pump RPM is remaining stable (VSF so I can tell if the pump is working harder at the same flow) so no real concerns, but just wondering if other people have seen this where just rain from the air without runoff could cause such a result.
My crystal clear pool looked a little murky and upon brushing I saw pretty consistent plumes of dirt being brushed. It was in the hot-tub as well, and the hot-tub is elevated above the decking which rules out my deck draining into the pool being the only source. My splash pad was definitely the worst and that has the most surface area contact with my deck; it's also very shallow allowing for fast settling. The splash pad is always the dirtiest given it's location and size, so that's no surprise. My deck is angled down with really good drainage, but the wind direction was from the SE going NE which does blow directly from the deck into the pool.
The robot is doing a good jump with the thicker filters and the pump/filter easily cleaned out the spa in no time. I have no fear I'll get the pool clean again shortly, it's already clearing up and repeated brushing is yielding almost no dirt now. I'm letting the dirt settle and running the robot non-stop.
I did raise FC to 11 this morning and after 8 hours tested and have 0 CC, all other chemicals are testing fine and I'm within CSI. I've had a much dirtier pool due to construction and prior to my decking being finished I had actual mud come in. I also had concrete dust, etc. Those situations yielded a MUCH dirtier pool. This is just a little cloudy. Anyways, can rain in a storm itself bring dirt? I suppose anything is possible, maybe the wind and things pickup pollen/dirt off trees and carry it? It is hard for me to rationalize though. It's also a bummer as I was excited in the middle of the night to hear the hard rain since my pool was a bit low and I just put some sod plugs in my lawn. However, my excitement quickly turned into disappointment as I'll have to spend a few hours doing various pool water cleanup and a backwash once I'm clean again.
Filter PSI and pump RPM is remaining stable (VSF so I can tell if the pump is working harder at the same flow) so no real concerns, but just wondering if other people have seen this where just rain from the air without runoff could cause such a result.
