Hi all,
Pulled the cover off the pool yesterday, and I've got a rather green pool and a good bit of debris (time for a new winter cover!). I've tried my best to scoop out as much of the accumulated leaves, dirt, and general muck with my leaf rake, but it seems as though there's quite a bit of dirt just sitting on the bottom of the pool. From what I can tell (can't see the bottom very well, at least not in the deep end), most, if not all of the leaves are out, and what's left is stuff that seems to not be picked up by the leaf rake, or is just kicking up and mixing with the water when I rake along the bottom of the pool. Thus, I'm pretty sure I need to vacuum.
So, I know I need to SLAM to clear up the pool, and I'm hoping to get that started ASAP, but I'm wondering if I should wait to SLAM until after I get the pump turned on and can vacuum some of the dirt, or if I should go ahead and start the SLAM (still need to test my chemicals, which is the first thing I'm doing when I get home) and vacuum as that progresses?
I'm also trying to weigh the cost/benefits of vacuuming to waste and potentially losing a lot of water, or vacuuming through the filter and having to backwash/clean the filter frequently until I get most of the detritus out of the water, so if anyone has suggestions there, that'd be welcome.
Pulled the cover off the pool yesterday, and I've got a rather green pool and a good bit of debris (time for a new winter cover!). I've tried my best to scoop out as much of the accumulated leaves, dirt, and general muck with my leaf rake, but it seems as though there's quite a bit of dirt just sitting on the bottom of the pool. From what I can tell (can't see the bottom very well, at least not in the deep end), most, if not all of the leaves are out, and what's left is stuff that seems to not be picked up by the leaf rake, or is just kicking up and mixing with the water when I rake along the bottom of the pool. Thus, I'm pretty sure I need to vacuum.
So, I know I need to SLAM to clear up the pool, and I'm hoping to get that started ASAP, but I'm wondering if I should wait to SLAM until after I get the pump turned on and can vacuum some of the dirt, or if I should go ahead and start the SLAM (still need to test my chemicals, which is the first thing I'm doing when I get home) and vacuum as that progresses?
I'm also trying to weigh the cost/benefits of vacuuming to waste and potentially losing a lot of water, or vacuuming through the filter and having to backwash/clean the filter frequently until I get most of the detritus out of the water, so if anyone has suggestions there, that'd be welcome.