Hello All:
I have a 500 gallon Aqua-Terra spa; original owner. Three years old. Use on average 1-2 times/week by me/wife/10-year old daughter. Once in a blue moon one of my daughter’s friends but no one else. We always try to “be clean” when using it (shower, no sun lotions, etc.); chemicals always spot on (chlorine). I change the water about every 6 months (just did it today, along with an ahh-some flush & new filter (I always use a new filter at the water change), last time was about 9 months ago- longest ever). It is once again perfect. I really have to stick to 6 months as the jet pressure is noticeably better.
So what’s wrong: well, I also use a skimmer sock as I like to keep everything super clean. I notice that when the water changes are less frequent, I have a bunch of what looks like Crud in the sock after about 4 weeks (I replace it each month anyway). It isn’t Crud, per se, but it looks like brown sand and silt and smells like a cross between Crud & the bio film ahh-some brings up when purging (note there is never a negative odor in the pool water). I have used ahh-some since the beginning and really only noticed this in the past 6 months or so. The ‘Crud’ is soft, brown and mushy. The only added chemical I use is once in a while an enzyme cleaner that makes the water smell great. It is almost like it is maybe binding dirt and oils and it ends up in the skimmer. I just started using the enzyme about a year ago so it’s the only thing that changed when the ‘Crud’ started happening; I did not experience this the first two years of ownership. Any ideas? I guess I could stop using the enzyme and see if it stops, but I really don’t use more than a capful once a week.
Thanks for any & all suggestions!
I have a 500 gallon Aqua-Terra spa; original owner. Three years old. Use on average 1-2 times/week by me/wife/10-year old daughter. Once in a blue moon one of my daughter’s friends but no one else. We always try to “be clean” when using it (shower, no sun lotions, etc.); chemicals always spot on (chlorine). I change the water about every 6 months (just did it today, along with an ahh-some flush & new filter (I always use a new filter at the water change), last time was about 9 months ago- longest ever). It is once again perfect. I really have to stick to 6 months as the jet pressure is noticeably better.
So what’s wrong: well, I also use a skimmer sock as I like to keep everything super clean. I notice that when the water changes are less frequent, I have a bunch of what looks like Crud in the sock after about 4 weeks (I replace it each month anyway). It isn’t Crud, per se, but it looks like brown sand and silt and smells like a cross between Crud & the bio film ahh-some brings up when purging (note there is never a negative odor in the pool water). I have used ahh-some since the beginning and really only noticed this in the past 6 months or so. The ‘Crud’ is soft, brown and mushy. The only added chemical I use is once in a while an enzyme cleaner that makes the water smell great. It is almost like it is maybe binding dirt and oils and it ends up in the skimmer. I just started using the enzyme about a year ago so it’s the only thing that changed when the ‘Crud’ started happening; I did not experience this the first two years of ownership. Any ideas? I guess I could stop using the enzyme and see if it stops, but I really don’t use more than a capful once a week.
Thanks for any & all suggestions!
