First I would want to thanks this community: it's my second year following your advice. I bought last March x gallons of chlorine. I have been through the season without adding almost anything else than the chlorine, one time soda ash and at the beginning of the season a bit of cyanuric acid for the CYA level. And based on my experience last year and everything i have learnt, i have Ben pretty accurate on the chlorine as i have 6 gallons left ;-)
I am living in New Jersey and this winter i am planning to not add the cover. It was last spring in a very bad shape and as i have seen here people not using a cover in more extreme weather than the one i will have in new jersey (i have read users from main or Canada not using cover), i am planning to not invest thousands of dollars in a cover. I have few questions:
1. At which water temperature should I stop using my pump?
2. When winterizing the pool, should I only make sure the the level are fine and shock the pool and not add any chemicals until spring ?
3. Should I continue to use the robot to clean the bottom of the pool and until which temperature do you suggest me to do this?
4. What should be the water temperature of the pool when opening in spring, and what would be your guess for the month I should anticipate opening it ?
While i am planning to not out a cover i have seen people saying there are using tarp with sand bag. Is it something some of you are doing ? It sounds very unsafe to me. If by accident someone would walk in the cover, it could be fatal.
Thank you for your support, i want to make sure to make it right ?
I am living in New Jersey and this winter i am planning to not add the cover. It was last spring in a very bad shape and as i have seen here people not using a cover in more extreme weather than the one i will have in new jersey (i have read users from main or Canada not using cover), i am planning to not invest thousands of dollars in a cover. I have few questions:
1. At which water temperature should I stop using my pump?
2. When winterizing the pool, should I only make sure the the level are fine and shock the pool and not add any chemicals until spring ?
3. Should I continue to use the robot to clean the bottom of the pool and until which temperature do you suggest me to do this?
4. What should be the water temperature of the pool when opening in spring, and what would be your guess for the month I should anticipate opening it ?
While i am planning to not out a cover i have seen people saying there are using tarp with sand bag. Is it something some of you are doing ? It sounds very unsafe to me. If by accident someone would walk in the cover, it could be fatal.
Thank you for your support, i want to make sure to make it right ?