Hello,
I have a 20 year old home in Rhineland Germany. Indoor and in ground vinyl pool in walkout basement. Dehumidifier adjacent to pool-not sure of specs. Using one multi tab about every two weeks in a sunken treasure dispenser attached to a traditional chlorine float (suspended halfway in water and pool itself) under a pool cover. Option to ventilate room by windows and doors only. I clean with a battery charged vacuum.
The previous owner informed me
He threw a multi tab in once a week and everything was good. I was skeptical of this approach after reading about CYA. I had difficulty locating liquid chlorine for the pool in my region and admittedly became overwhelmed with other new homeowner things.
I’ve been following the old homeowners approach since I moved in in March and have had no visible problems. I imagine science will catch up soon and I feel lucky to have found this site.
1. The weather is getting colder and wetter. Im trying to decide if I should be airing out the pool room 24/7 with the doors cracked at the top or spot airing it daily. (There is no active ventilation system)
2. I prefer not to heat the pool and I was reading that you typically want to keep the pool 2 degrees lower than the room air to keep the water in the pool and not in the air. Can I leave the pool as cold as it gets e.g. have a significant gap in pool and room temperature as long as the pool is colder?
3. I do backwash, drain and refill the pool every couple of months. More so, for CYA piece of mind. The pool is clean as a whistle so I feel like a more frequent schedule is a waste of water. Mostly, my question is going to be since this is an indoor pool how rigorous do I need to be with testing ( I am not testing) and May you point me in the right direction to obtain what I need?
Is there an option to chlorinate with household bleach?
Thank you!
I have a 20 year old home in Rhineland Germany. Indoor and in ground vinyl pool in walkout basement. Dehumidifier adjacent to pool-not sure of specs. Using one multi tab about every two weeks in a sunken treasure dispenser attached to a traditional chlorine float (suspended halfway in water and pool itself) under a pool cover. Option to ventilate room by windows and doors only. I clean with a battery charged vacuum.
The previous owner informed me
He threw a multi tab in once a week and everything was good. I was skeptical of this approach after reading about CYA. I had difficulty locating liquid chlorine for the pool in my region and admittedly became overwhelmed with other new homeowner things.
I’ve been following the old homeowners approach since I moved in in March and have had no visible problems. I imagine science will catch up soon and I feel lucky to have found this site.
1. The weather is getting colder and wetter. Im trying to decide if I should be airing out the pool room 24/7 with the doors cracked at the top or spot airing it daily. (There is no active ventilation system)
2. I prefer not to heat the pool and I was reading that you typically want to keep the pool 2 degrees lower than the room air to keep the water in the pool and not in the air. Can I leave the pool as cold as it gets e.g. have a significant gap in pool and room temperature as long as the pool is colder?
3. I do backwash, drain and refill the pool every couple of months. More so, for CYA piece of mind. The pool is clean as a whistle so I feel like a more frequent schedule is a waste of water. Mostly, my question is going to be since this is an indoor pool how rigorous do I need to be with testing ( I am not testing) and May you point me in the right direction to obtain what I need?
Is there an option to chlorinate with household bleach?
Thank you!