- May 20, 2020
- 11
- Pool Size
- 25000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Hayward Aqua Rite Pro (T-15)
Hello. This is my 3rd opening after having the pool completely remodeled and switching to a SWG.
The 1st year the pool company did all my chemicals (renovation ran into the late fall so pool was only open for about 3 weeks before closing) - with all their pool store goop - and when we opened there was a ton of what looked like "white powder" at the bottom. Almost like the salt looks when you add it to water.. The pool guy said "yeah, all our salt pools have that each year". I vacuumed to waste and never saw it again. (By "ton" - I mean a good 2 inches deep in a few spots!)
Then in year 2 (after following the regimen on this website, and no pool store junk), when we opened there was very little of that white powder, (mostly in the deep end) but still there.
Now we are in year 3, and there is even less of this white powder (only about 10-12 small piles/spots), but I'm vacuuming to waste today to get rid of it.
Any ideas what this could be? Maybe calcium falling out of the water? Otherwise the water is clear, minus worms and spiders.
I'm more curious than anything and wondering if other have seen this. I just find it odd that the pool company seems to think it is normal but doesn't know what it is! ?!
Thanks all
PS i only see this at opening. No other time of the season.
PPS: I'm to the point where I have them open the pool but they aren't allowed to add any chemicals, and i don't take my water there for testing or advice anymore.
The 1st year the pool company did all my chemicals (renovation ran into the late fall so pool was only open for about 3 weeks before closing) - with all their pool store goop - and when we opened there was a ton of what looked like "white powder" at the bottom. Almost like the salt looks when you add it to water.. The pool guy said "yeah, all our salt pools have that each year". I vacuumed to waste and never saw it again. (By "ton" - I mean a good 2 inches deep in a few spots!)
Then in year 2 (after following the regimen on this website, and no pool store junk), when we opened there was very little of that white powder, (mostly in the deep end) but still there.
Now we are in year 3, and there is even less of this white powder (only about 10-12 small piles/spots), but I'm vacuuming to waste today to get rid of it.
Any ideas what this could be? Maybe calcium falling out of the water? Otherwise the water is clear, minus worms and spiders.
I'm more curious than anything and wondering if other have seen this. I just find it odd that the pool company seems to think it is normal but doesn't know what it is! ?!
Thanks all
PS i only see this at opening. No other time of the season.
PPS: I'm to the point where I have them open the pool but they aren't allowed to add any chemicals, and i don't take my water there for testing or advice anymore.