Just opened our pool a couple weeks ago and was vacuuming with intention of balancing when the breaker for the pump started tripping. Electrician replaced breaker, pool guy said pump is ok (2 years old) so another electrician will come to troubleshoot today. I have a grad party for my senior in a couple weeks, so hoping this gets resolved soon. (Deja vu - when I found this site 3 years ago, it was when we had first moved in and I was working against time for my older daughter's grad party). Anyhoo - without a functional pump (i.e. no filtering), should I still be balancing the water?
FC - 0
pH - 9+
CYA - 0 (I think - I am never confident on this test)
CH - 150
My plan had been to use muriatic acid to bring pH down, then SLAM, using dichlor to bring CYA up, along with 10% bleach from Walmart. Then worry about CYA and CH later. It's not very sunny here yet.
At this point, I don't think I can mix the chems well enough to put in the muriatic acid, and I plan to be vacuuming to waste quite a bit. Pool is quite green - should I just use the liquid bleach right now at SLAM levels, and mix and brush like crazy? Or do you think I should address pH first?
Also thinking of getting a portable pump to at least vacuum the gunk from the bottom to minimize stuff that algae can feed on. I can't tell if my signature still has my pool info, but it's an inground concrete (?) pool, 21'x40', 28k gallons. Thanks for the knowledge and kindness on this site.
FC - 0
pH - 9+
CYA - 0 (I think - I am never confident on this test)
CH - 150
My plan had been to use muriatic acid to bring pH down, then SLAM, using dichlor to bring CYA up, along with 10% bleach from Walmart. Then worry about CYA and CH later. It's not very sunny here yet.
At this point, I don't think I can mix the chems well enough to put in the muriatic acid, and I plan to be vacuuming to waste quite a bit. Pool is quite green - should I just use the liquid bleach right now at SLAM levels, and mix and brush like crazy? Or do you think I should address pH first?
Also thinking of getting a portable pump to at least vacuum the gunk from the bottom to minimize stuff that algae can feed on. I can't tell if my signature still has my pool info, but it's an inground concrete (?) pool, 21'x40', 28k gallons. Thanks for the knowledge and kindness on this site.
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