What did you do to your pool today?

[Divin Dave]

Brrrr! checked water temp and its 58F It dropped 10 degrees in a week.
scooped out a bunch of leaves and emptied skimmer
tested
Adjusted SWG to run only for an hour a day now

Im already missing the warm temps.

 

[Patrick_B]

Hey, we are the same here exactly Dave. Stout front coming in right now, so that will drop a little more by tomorrow.

So Dave, are you going to cover up, or just scoop some leaves now and then until that nightmare is over?

 

[Divin Dave]

Patrick, I just scoop the leaves. For the next 3 or 4 weeks, it will be a twice a day chore for me. Scoop in the a.m. and then scoop again after work. It only takes me about 15 minutes to scoop them out, so even though irritating, it isnt that big of a chore all else considered. I like looking at my pool year round, so a covered one just isnt my cup of tea.

There are enough leaves falling now, that its easy for the skimmer to clog and starve the pump, so the pump is off most of the time. I turn it on manually now for a few hours in the evening after Ive scooped leaves.

 

[Patrick_B]

You know, I hate the covered pool look myself and I've considered going that route. It's a major hassle to haul out so many leaves, but I do hate that ugly black cover.

 

[MARCO...polo]

Leafagedon has just begun for me as well. Hopefully the winds will stay light for the next couple of weeks and not blow all the deck/patio leaves into the pool. The blower is much more fun to operate than the net.

 

[Patrick_B]

Amen to that Marco!!!

 

[eqbob]

Pool went into freak out mode (Freeze protection) last night for the first time. <sigh>
I tested FC, pH, and TA and said. ah.....balanced <G>

 

[n240sxguy]

All the leaves at my place drop before it's even cold enough to close. Day before yesterday I found this great news.

Yep. That's arc flash damage. I found the conduit separated earlier this year, but never got around to fixing it. Apparently the cold weather caused a crack in the insulation to widen, and it started arcing. It burned through 7 wires in the conduit. I redneck reconnected the ones to the pump and chlorine generator. I'll have a nice big redo of all of it in the spring. Here's my temporary wiring.

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[DontFillitin]

I got mine covered just in time. I had to get a few leaves out, and patch the liner. THANK GOD I covered it up when I did. Our first fall at this house, and for the first time in my life, I am a little overwhelmed by the amt of leaves I have to deal with. I know full well now why my deep end had so many leaves in it when I took the cover off.

 

[kimkats]

Don't fill it in, I still smile when I see your user name! That was some work you did with that swamp!

Kim

 

[DontFillitin]

Thanks Kim! It won't be like that next spring! I'm actually going to take the cover off once the leaves fall, make sure it didnt get any in it, let it cycle, and test and treat if needed lol. When it warms up, my fat butt is getting in the pool... TROUBLE FREE STYLE!

 

[pooldv]

1 million leaves and counting. SWG is off and switched to bleach. This is where the bottom drain pays off for me. I can set the suction valve to 80% skimmer and 20% bottom drain so that when the skimmer is filled to the LID with leaves the pump can draw water from the drain. I empty the skimmer baskets as many times a day as I am willing to go out there. At least 6-8 times a day. And sometimes we thrown in a 6 or 8 leaf rakes full just for fun. I love my trees and I love my pool, but ...

 

[PAGirl]

I went out to see how many leaves were in my pool and discovered there was a crust of ice on it already! We had a couple chilly days, but I didn't expect ice.

 

[Shock11]

Brushed and tested levels.

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[Crunchy]

Checked temperature, 27 Deg C (80.6 F), thought hmmm nice, so jumped in for a swim

 

[pooldv]

Checked temperature, 27 Deg C (80.6 F), thought hmmm nice, so jumped in for a swim

nice!

 

[neil.corrigan12]

I took the cover off so the kids could swim. I thought about checking the chlorine but it's crystal clear so, I am going to train myself to start checking every other day.. starting today.

 

[pooldv]

Today, scooped leaves. Yesterday, scooped leaves and added bleach to raise FC to 10 and acid to lower ph to 7.5.

 

[eqbob]

Emptied skimmers. Added acid to lower pH a bit. Added bleach to raise FC to 9ish. Put away the pool noodles so they don't disintegrate sitting in the yard over the winter months.

 

[JoyfulNoise]

Water temp hasn't broken 56F is almost a week. The only one swimming in my pool is Kreepy Krawly Added 12oz of MA to day to drop the pH to 7.7. FC seems stuck at 7ppm even with no SWG for days (cold water cutoff). I haven't even really used the spa much...too tired most nights. Oh well, perfect time to do all the little detail maintenance I've been thinking about.




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