What did you do to your pool today?

[Patrick_B]

Well, I’ve never waited this long, but I am finally opening this week since finding a good supply of bleach in bulk and jug forms from a new builder supplier in town. I was planning on dichlor powder and water changes later on, but looks like we escaped that hassle.

 

[blazin]

Opened yesterday... took care of all the leaves, frogs, and other finds in the pool. Pump running, SLAM to begin today.

 

[cwescapexlt4x4]

Added a new handle wrap, to only have it destroyed less than 24 hours later by our barely 1 year old GSD pup... so mad! $50 flushed

 

[kimkats]

sigh............puppies.............do you know about "bitter apple"? It is a NASTY tasting spray for things like this.........just know some dogs DO.NOT.CARE so test it on something you don't want anymore just in case he is one of those.

 

[Texas Splash]

Today's pool event - I jumped in. My first dip of 2020 and my first salt-water swim. Refreshing.

 

[scout123]

This is what I did to my pool today...felt great after working in the yard half the day

 

[johnpkaiser]

I ran full set of tests, brushed the pool walls,etc. Went for a swim this afternoon. Pool is at 77 deg.

 

[TomGallopavo]

Swam in it...72 degrees. Ok ran the bot first...

 

[RMcGirr83]

It was 100 outside, pool was 86. I drank too much.

 

[Missfresh]

Skimmed, tested the chemistry, and let the kids hop in, 81* out here.

 

[cmc0619]

Dug out some rocks & put down some wood in preparation for a concrete pour. I’ve always wanted a real pad. Since I’m replacing my MPV and pump and adding an SWG I was going to have to redo the plumbing. Figured this was the perfect time. Hopefully I’m done by memorial day!

 

[splat10]

Opened the pool in upstate NY. It's been an awful spring and the weather doesn't look like it's going to get any better soon, but it was beautiful today so I said why not. Pumped off the cover made it way easier to the point I took it off alone with zero spillage. Water was Crystal clear with only one frog and a bunch of worms. 8ppm fc. Ran the hose all day to get the level up, vacuumed, and the kids jumped in (and then straight to the hot tub, pool was 51°). Salt is low but won't be warm enough for swg for a while at this rate. Hopefully I can find enough bleach to keep it going.

 

[ar26pt2]

Ugh. with bleach shortage I've been using trichlor tabs and filtering 24/7 waiting to warm up enough for SWG to kick on and get pool opened. skimmers looked clean. Removed cover yesterday and lots of fine silt which completely opaqued the pool when sweeping/polaris. worse and worse all night. pool water return are dirty! Opened DE filter and indeed a cracked manifold ordered parts, replaced pool cover, now running pump with filter bypassed as the SWG has at least kicked on. 19yr old FNSP48 filter. reboot next week!

 

[RMcGirr83]

101 outside today, 86 in the pool. Today I did not drink too much....yet.
I challenged elder son who usually uses goggles, due to being in others pools when swimming under water, to not use them and take a dip under the water. To quote him "First time in forever that my eyes don't sting! How did you do that?"
Answer: "I am your father and am all knowing"
Left out the "with help part"

 

[Rich D]

First polar plunge. 64 degrees.. brrrr...

 

[RyanMcC]

Today we turned our SWG on for the first time. It's been running for 4 hours. I cannot wait to test the FC later today! It's barely "warm" enough to generate yet, but it's generating. I am very happy to have a solution to the chlorine shortage. We should have gone this way years ago. We are making our own chlorine!

 

[Molly Schmidt]

Brush and a quick swipe with the leaf basket. I HAVE GOT to get me a robot!

 

[mknauss]

Brush and a quick swipe with the leaf basket. I HAVE GOT to get me a robot!

Yes, yes you do!
Welcome to the forum!

I suggest you read ABC's of Pool Water Chemistry.

 

[ceazer458]

cleaned my entire DE Systems, put it back together, shocked the pool, added 7 bags of salt, ran the robot cleaner and STILL HAVE A CLOUDY POOL! oh yeah, 2 hours later had to backwash!

 

[RMcGirr83]

I added 2 quarts of chlorine to my 88 degree pool and then feasted on some maine lobster, courtesy of our elder son, as an early Mother's/Father's day gift. Life is Dang good, I must say.