Too early to fight?

[yubbie2]

Welcome back from the winter hibernation, y’all

I left my pool mostly unattended all winter. Occasionally would add a few gallons of bleach, and had the robot cleaner going every few days for the most part. Sometime over the winter I think I developed a small hole in one of the DE filter grids, so I’ve got a mild layer of DE along the steps where the robot can’t reach. I have new grids waiting in the shed to be installed.

Tonight I I went outside to check on things, and noticed a ton of debris and pollen in the pool. I guess I forgot to reset the robot last week, so stuff has been accumulating. The power cord is slimey - maybe algae? Maybe pollen? Probably both.

My question is this - it’s only March, Texas hasn’t started warming up to swim weather yet, and probably won’t for another 2 months. Is it worth SLAMing and dealing with the junk now, or wait till it’s closer to swim season and bring everything into line then?

 

[YippeeSkippy]

Certainly I'd do it now if possible. The warmer the water gets the more chance algae present can reproduce. Of course you'll also want to maintain it afterwards too....

Maddie

 

[woodyp]

MUCH easier to bring it in line now before you have to fight warmer sun and pool temps. Less FC burn off.

 

[cfherrman]

Less algae now to kill

 

[brian10]

I just started mine a few days ago. We got a ton of rain the past three weeks so I felt it was time with clear forecast ahead. Also to take advantage of the cool weather keeping pool water cold to keep chlorine in the pool longer.

 

[Casey]

I'm in Pa and wish I could clean mine right now. If you have nice weather in Texas, take advantage of it and SLAM the pool.