Hey guys i'm going open this week.
I just added some chlorine today cause it was at 4.5 FC. My TC was the same cause the contaminants was 0.
What confuses me is I added chlorine on 3/19 and brought it up to 17 and a few weeks later it is down to 4.5 and still covered. We have been getting lots of rain and snow but temps are low still. ya sun during day but still not hot out.
Ideas?
Also when I open this week what should be my game plan?
1. refill pool back up to proper level with equipment running obviously.
2. when should i add my new DE to the filter? as soon as I turn it on again. let it run a few minuted empty and then add?
3. chemicals. I know my PH is bonkers most likely.
4. what order should i add?
5. I have a ton of worms on the bottom of the plaster i know there are stains from them. i see them when the pump blows them around when i added chlorine. how do i get rid go them? last year i used vic c crushed in a sock and it worked well. but didn't know if that was proper.
6. brush at some point after they vac the pool to waste before we refill it up.
acid first to star t get that under control
then cya and see what i should have my FC at
then TA and CH
if my CH is high what can I do. when i closed it was 450 for my plaster. it was climbing slowly towards end of summer.
thanks a lot. first time opening so i wanted to make sure all was in order.
thanks!
jim
I just added some chlorine today cause it was at 4.5 FC. My TC was the same cause the contaminants was 0.
What confuses me is I added chlorine on 3/19 and brought it up to 17 and a few weeks later it is down to 4.5 and still covered. We have been getting lots of rain and snow but temps are low still. ya sun during day but still not hot out.
Ideas?
Also when I open this week what should be my game plan?
1. refill pool back up to proper level with equipment running obviously.
2. when should i add my new DE to the filter? as soon as I turn it on again. let it run a few minuted empty and then add?
3. chemicals. I know my PH is bonkers most likely.
4. what order should i add?
5. I have a ton of worms on the bottom of the plaster i know there are stains from them. i see them when the pump blows them around when i added chlorine. how do i get rid go them? last year i used vic c crushed in a sock and it worked well. but didn't know if that was proper.
6. brush at some point after they vac the pool to waste before we refill it up.
acid first to star t get that under control
then cya and see what i should have my FC at
then TA and CH
if my CH is high what can I do. when i closed it was 450 for my plaster. it was climbing slowly towards end of summer.
thanks a lot. first time opening so i wanted to make sure all was in order.
thanks!
jim