Hi everyone,
We recently bought a house that came with an above-ground vinyl saltwater pool, but it seems the pool has been neglected for quite some time. We're trying to learn how to care for it, but we're struggling to figure out where to start. The pool inspector we hired wasn't much help, and we've been wrestling with this pool for days now.
Currently, the water is a milky white, hazy mess. There doesn’t seem to be any slime in the pool itself, and we’ve cleaned the bottom as much as possible. However, when we took out the water filter, it was completely green and coated with what I assume is algae. We tried soaking the filter in a cleaning liquid for hours, which helped a bit, but not enough. After several attempts at cleaning, I ended up manually scraping the algae from the flaps, and it seems the flow is restored now. Unfortunately, the filter is still greenish with patches of slime.
We also have an autopilot controlling the SWG, which is showing an error code "Warning: Low Amps: Cell?". I Googled a bit and tested the cell, finding that the salinity is at 3900, 19v, and 1.3amps.
The pH was initially at 7.9, but after adding some chemicals, it's now down to 7.6. We added some algaecide, but we're not sure if it did anything. I also just added some "super water clarifier," thinking the milkiness might be due to limescale buildup.
I just read about the importance of proper water testing and am considering getting the Taylor 2006-Salt test kit.
We’re completely at a loss and don’t know which problem to tackle first—water clarity, the green filter, the salt cell issue, or something else. Any advice or input would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
We recently bought a house that came with an above-ground vinyl saltwater pool, but it seems the pool has been neglected for quite some time. We're trying to learn how to care for it, but we're struggling to figure out where to start. The pool inspector we hired wasn't much help, and we've been wrestling with this pool for days now.
Currently, the water is a milky white, hazy mess. There doesn’t seem to be any slime in the pool itself, and we’ve cleaned the bottom as much as possible. However, when we took out the water filter, it was completely green and coated with what I assume is algae. We tried soaking the filter in a cleaning liquid for hours, which helped a bit, but not enough. After several attempts at cleaning, I ended up manually scraping the algae from the flaps, and it seems the flow is restored now. Unfortunately, the filter is still greenish with patches of slime.
We also have an autopilot controlling the SWG, which is showing an error code "Warning: Low Amps: Cell?". I Googled a bit and tested the cell, finding that the salinity is at 3900, 19v, and 1.3amps.
The pH was initially at 7.9, but after adding some chemicals, it's now down to 7.6. We added some algaecide, but we're not sure if it did anything. I also just added some "super water clarifier," thinking the milkiness might be due to limescale buildup.
I just read about the importance of proper water testing and am considering getting the Taylor 2006-Salt test kit.
We’re completely at a loss and don’t know which problem to tackle first—water clarity, the green filter, the salt cell issue, or something else. Any advice or input would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
