New house, New-to-me pool, new adventure!

[Blcnghtsky]

Oops sorry Marian I did not see your message! Haha no the kiddos didn't help. But they do ask me if I need to do the science experiment on a pretty regular basis.

Here's what I've been up to:

 

[MarianParoo]

Fence... AND POOL... look great!!! Thanks for the update. I was about to nag!!!

 

[kimkats]

With all of that digging we are lucky he can even hold his arms up long enough to even hold the camera let alone type! Poor shoulders, back, hands BUT do worth it to keep the littles safe!

Kim:cat:

 

[Blcnghtsky]

With all of that digging we are lucky he can even hold his arms up long enough to even hold the camera let alone type! Poor shoulders, back, hands BUT do worth it to keep the littles safe!

Kim:cat:

You forgot burned to a crisp shoulders and neck! My wife took the kids to the zoo and with it, the sunscreen!

 

[kimkats]

Oh man.....that hurts bad did you sleep at all? Time to get your own bottle anf hide it (notice I did noy say bottle of what lol)
Kim:cat:

 

[Blcnghtsky]

I slept pretty well, digging and in the sun then being a dad of 4 trumped any sunburn.

Pool related note:
Brushing is your friend, haven't done it in about 3 days due to working inside at night other than testing and adjusting for shock level.

Lesson learned: with not seeing bottom, assume there is algae chilling on the bottom and use the FULL LENGTH of extendable pole to get to the middle.

Reason: got out just now to check/adjust and decided to brush with fully extended pole. Ended up turning my pool slightly green again from brushing the algae from the middle . 10 mins later, filter psi jumped up 10psi.

****WARNING****
Optimism ahead...

At least I know why the pool color/clarity wasn't changing a whole lot over the past several days, and it can only get better from here!

 

[MarianParoo]

Yup. Gotta brush up that algae. Using only chlorine is like only using listerine for dental hygiene. You gotta brush. Flossing is like cleaning pool light niches, ladders, weirs, etc. Did I have too many beers today or what?

 

[pooldv]

Very unlikely, that is a great analogy!

 

[kimkats]

When you put it that way I bet you DID sleep very well!

Good job on the brushing..........yeah got to do it at least once a day, two if possible. I bet the pressure did go up!

Right there with you on the :sun: optimum! I bet you do see a great improvement now!

Now to go along with Mariam's cute analogy----------do you have a light? Can your steps come out? Remind us to talk to you about all the great hiding spots for algae---in light holes, behind return knobs, inside skimmer boxed and all along the outside of the skimmer face plate.

My pool has it's own toothbrush just for these areas.

Kim:cat:

 

[Blcnghtsky]

No lights, and yes my steps can be removed. Actually I haven't even put them in yet.

I can task one out our old toothbrushes to the job since we have a few for house cleaning.

Pool Update: brushed pool this morning as well and kicked up some less green cloudy stuff, actually noticed that I could see the pole nearly half-2/3 way down in the shallow end before it disappeared.

 

[MarianParoo]

Have you been vacuuming?

 

[Blcnghtsky]

No. I had tried out the kreepy krawler but felt it wasn't working effectively. So I may have to see if I can use the manual vacuum brushes.

 

[MarianParoo]

I would give that a try. You still need to brush, but it sounds like you may be stirring up stuff that can be removed faster by vacuuming.

 

[Blcnghtsky]

Brush down! As in 3.5' down. [emoji55]

Am I getting wet to go get it? And is it safe to leave in the pool until probably tomorrow afternoon?

 

[MarianParoo]

The brush came off the pole? Did you try to find it with your leaf rake?

Yes it is safe to leave it if you can't find it. Me? I would get a new brush. You need a new one every year or so anyway. The thought of getting in that water.....

 

[Blcnghtsky]

Tried with the leaf rake and without having any good visual... Well there was little hope.

If it clears up at all tomorrow I may give it another swing.... But that is all for the evening.

 

[MarianParoo]

Night!

 

[MarianParoo]

You may need to run to the pool store and get some new v-shaped plastic squeeze thingies, (yes, I am SO technical... AGAIN...), that attach the brush to your pole. I recently bought a 3-pack for about $3.00. My guess is that yours broke and I bet you don't have extras laying around.

 

[pooldv]

Dang those v shaped squeeze thingies! LOL!

 

[kimkats]

OH no! NOT the dreaded v-shaped, springy thingy! They are bad, bad I tell you!

I second a new brush. NO getting in that water at night. We may never find you again. At least it is in shallow water so there is half a chance of finding it in day light.

IF you do decide to get in do NOT wear good clothes AND shower off right after. The high FC may irritate your skin some.

Kim:cat: