Happy Spring!
I’m a returning pool owner. I’ll try to make it short and sweet. I just want to make sure I’m on the right track because it’s been about 4 years.
New build in ground pool finished build and closed right away before Thanksgiving.
Before closing a put in enough cya to raise to 17, and some bleach, and said a Hail Mary.
My safety cover wasn’t ready when closing, so sometime in January they swapped the tarp cover with the safety and all the gunk on top of the tarp cover went in (I wasn’t home).
So now I’ve opened early in attempt to get a start on balancing and cleaning and omg I was not expecting this. It looks and smells like the Chesapeake bay. Can’t see the bottom. My pool was PRISTINE at my previous house and I never had to deal with anything like this. I only ever read other people’s stories on here; but at least I feel somewhere prepared because of that.
So the pool is open and running. I backwashed to lower water to where the skimmers are doing something. We had a ton of rain this winter so when I checked water chem, 0 chlorine, and cya so low it appears to be zero. But I know I poured that gallon in before closing so there should be SOME… maybe like 8? Should I guess 8 or assume 0?
I’m typing this in between added liquid cya. Next I’ll check pH, alk, and then raise my chlorine but I’m wondering what cya level to use? I’m pouring in enough to take another 17ppm… so I guess my main question is should I assume 17 or assume 23ish (assuming there is some left from the fall).
Thanks! I’ll post pics. Not much to see though. The liner is almost black and so is the water.
I’m a returning pool owner. I’ll try to make it short and sweet. I just want to make sure I’m on the right track because it’s been about 4 years.
New build in ground pool finished build and closed right away before Thanksgiving.
Before closing a put in enough cya to raise to 17, and some bleach, and said a Hail Mary.
My safety cover wasn’t ready when closing, so sometime in January they swapped the tarp cover with the safety and all the gunk on top of the tarp cover went in (I wasn’t home).
So now I’ve opened early in attempt to get a start on balancing and cleaning and omg I was not expecting this. It looks and smells like the Chesapeake bay. Can’t see the bottom. My pool was PRISTINE at my previous house and I never had to deal with anything like this. I only ever read other people’s stories on here; but at least I feel somewhere prepared because of that.
So the pool is open and running. I backwashed to lower water to where the skimmers are doing something. We had a ton of rain this winter so when I checked water chem, 0 chlorine, and cya so low it appears to be zero. But I know I poured that gallon in before closing so there should be SOME… maybe like 8? Should I guess 8 or assume 0?
I’m typing this in between added liquid cya. Next I’ll check pH, alk, and then raise my chlorine but I’m wondering what cya level to use? I’m pouring in enough to take another 17ppm… so I guess my main question is should I assume 17 or assume 23ish (assuming there is some left from the fall).
Thanks! I’ll post pics. Not much to see though. The liner is almost black and so is the water.
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