Pre pool opening (white water mold)
- Thread starter Badpoolmom
- Start date
- Jun 1, 2018
- 16,137
- Pool Size
- 26000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
I’m wondering if this “reaction with the coating “ on the screws is causing the stains mentioned earlier in this thread ?
Should these be re siliconed?
Should these be re siliconed?
And btw that’s the first time ever since having the pool that face plate has been removed and cleaned behind …. I had no clue it came off 
I just know that Crud is hanging out in the filter . I feel it in my bones
lol
I just know that Crud is hanging out in the filter . I feel it in my bones
lol
Same as the gaskets/o rings!They went a bit wild with the silicone
Don’t get me started .
From cigarettes butts all over my yard
to using “straps” not made for lifting, (to lift and place the fiberglass shell)
well of course one broke while pool was in the air flung, hit the side and put a hole nearly all the way through the fiberglass .
You know most of the rest of the story from the I got pool stored thread
My question now is , since I have indeed found wwm and nearly two slams hasn’t cleared it …. Now what ?
- Jun 1, 2018
- 16,137
- Pool Size
- 26000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Maybe- stains can be weird & random.
The silicone really shouldn’t be on top of the screws- if silicone is used it should be between the faceplate/gasket/pool wall to assist in waterproofing the gasket where it meets the shell. Maybe some might get in the screwholes in this application. It looks like they just went crazy & made a terrible mess.
Lots of skimmers are installed without silicone- just using the gaskets.
Maybe they were covering up another mistake?
You shouldn’t remove all the skimmer screws at once. They should be removed & replaced 1 by 1 in an alternating pattern to keep everything lined up.
Pressure should be enough to hold the vanity plate on the skimmer opening.
- Jun 1, 2018
- 16,137
- Pool Size
- 26000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Ok, in the meantime keep chlorine where ? Cya 40
Still continue slam ? Or is it worth it?
Still continue slam ? Or is it worth it?
- Jun 1, 2018
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- 26000
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- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
I would keep with slam- there’s funky stuff happening.
Pb expressed concern keeping fc high because hard on gel coat and cover etc. bit realized bacteria/fungus makes pool unsafe . Suggests finding a happy medium whatever in the world that is
Unless the FC demand suddenly disappears with the skimmer gunk gone, you'll still be losing FC. Letting the FC go to normal.risks having an infestation again.
Not with the CYA. They don't care to understand science. You could hold SLAM FC for a month or more without issue.
- Jun 1, 2018
- 16,137
- Pool Size
- 26000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Are you referring to glb algaecide? Don’t waste your money.
White water mold is a bacteria type thing. Chlorine is the answer.
For anyone new that might be reading this. Don’t let beautiful crystal water fool ya . Wwm is sneaky
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It doesn’t specifically say algacide
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- Jun 1, 2018
- 16,137
- Pool Size
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- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
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- Hayward Aqua Rite (T-15)
Hold tight - lets ask @JoyfulNoise about its ingredients and their potential effects
I found the sds sheet
Tysm . I could just cry . You guys are so helpful and appreciated
- May 23, 2015
- 25,780
- Pool Size
- 16000
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- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
It’s just a coagulant/flocculant with some sanitizing ability. It will not help you. In fact, it can make the situation worse. You need to slam the pool and keep at it. White water mold, if that’s truly what it is, is exceptionally easy to kill with chlorine. It reacts almost immediately. If you keep getting it, then something is wrong with what you’re doing because most chlorinated pools never get WWM.
The old ways are long gone and will be forgotten once we clear this battle.