I’m at my wits end with our pool because the trees are dropping leaves earlier than usual and I don’t have a robot to keep them out. Everyday when I get home, the skimmer basket is full of leaves and there are lots of leaves on the bottom. As soon as I vacuum the leaves out, more leaves blow in so it is a never ending battle. Pool closing is scheduled for the first week of November and I’m worried that I’m going to have a hard time keeping the pool algae free this whole time because of the leaves. My husband would like to go ahead and put the mesh cover over the pool and operate the pump with the cover on for the next month so we don’t have to deal with these leaves any more. Before we do this, I have a few questions:
1. Will it create any water chemistry issues before closing if we put the mesh cover on the pool now and run the pump with the cover on for a month or so?
2. Should we get the pool up to shock level before putting the cover on and bump it back up to shock level with liquid chlorine once it drifts down to target level each time or should we try to keep it at target level all of the time?
3. How many hours a day would we need to run the pump if it is covered?
4. Since we usually add polyquat at closing, can this be added in front of a deep end return like liquid chlorine so brushing won’t be required to mix it in?
5. Will it create any problems for my pool company if the cover is already on when they get here in November to winterize everything? Can they peel back the cover near the returns and skimmer to winterize them and add antifreeze without taking the cover completely off? I have a feeling that the leaves will be dropping like crazy on closing day since they are already dropping now so I hope everything can be winterized without taking the cover off completely.
1. Will it create any water chemistry issues before closing if we put the mesh cover on the pool now and run the pump with the cover on for a month or so?
2. Should we get the pool up to shock level before putting the cover on and bump it back up to shock level with liquid chlorine once it drifts down to target level each time or should we try to keep it at target level all of the time?
3. How many hours a day would we need to run the pump if it is covered?
4. Since we usually add polyquat at closing, can this be added in front of a deep end return like liquid chlorine so brushing won’t be required to mix it in?
5. Will it create any problems for my pool company if the cover is already on when they get here in November to winterize everything? Can they peel back the cover near the returns and skimmer to winterize them and add antifreeze without taking the cover completely off? I have a feeling that the leaves will be dropping like crazy on closing day since they are already dropping now so I hope everything can be winterized without taking the cover off completely.