AlamoSplash
09-12-2012, 02:14 PM
Hello All,
It is great to see this forum is still up and in operation. I first signed up in the early 2000's for help with my new-to-me IG pool with a then-unusual SWG, and the advice I got here was wonderful and has helped me keep my home pool trouble-free, not to mention saving me a lot of $$ :-)
My current problem is that I have been put in charge of an AG 15-ft round Intex pool at a campground I frequent in Central Texas. I first took over management of that pool 3-4 years ago, and it was a mess due to over-use of dichlor and trichlor, and had CYA through the roof. I had it re-filled and put on a strict liquid chlorine diet. I also hard-plumbed a 3/4 hp pump and sand filter to it to replace the glorified aquarium pump it had. At the time we had a caretaker at the campground that I could give routine maintenance instructions to, but we no longer have a caretaker there.
My main problem is keeping up with this pool now. As I mentioned, there is no longer anyone at the campsite on a regular basis, so daily maintenance is not being performed. I am usually at the campsite 1-2 times a month, but it is a 3.5 hr drive for me, so I can't get there more often. I usually try to go up there 2-3 days before any major event and tame the swamp, or at least get it to where it is sanitary.
I realize there is no substitute for daily maintenance, which I do fanatically with my home pool. However, for the reasons explained above, I can't ensure maintenance of the campground pool to more than 1-2 times a month. I realize I am going to have to deal with major issues each time I can get to this pool, but was wondering if the folks here might have some suggestions for anything I can to do to try to keep this pool at least somewhat maintained when I am not there. I think my biggest issue is that I can't maintain a steady supply of chlorine in the pool when I am not there. I will usually super-chlorinate the pool (20 ppm+) and leave a floater with 3 pucks of cal hypo in a floater before I leave and cover the pool, but that does not last long and by the time I am back I have no chlorine, a green pool, and have to start from scratch. Would a chlorine dispenser help out? Any suggestions or recommendations would be very welcome. Thanks!
Lou
It is great to see this forum is still up and in operation. I first signed up in the early 2000's for help with my new-to-me IG pool with a then-unusual SWG, and the advice I got here was wonderful and has helped me keep my home pool trouble-free, not to mention saving me a lot of $$ :-)
My current problem is that I have been put in charge of an AG 15-ft round Intex pool at a campground I frequent in Central Texas. I first took over management of that pool 3-4 years ago, and it was a mess due to over-use of dichlor and trichlor, and had CYA through the roof. I had it re-filled and put on a strict liquid chlorine diet. I also hard-plumbed a 3/4 hp pump and sand filter to it to replace the glorified aquarium pump it had. At the time we had a caretaker at the campground that I could give routine maintenance instructions to, but we no longer have a caretaker there.
My main problem is keeping up with this pool now. As I mentioned, there is no longer anyone at the campsite on a regular basis, so daily maintenance is not being performed. I am usually at the campsite 1-2 times a month, but it is a 3.5 hr drive for me, so I can't get there more often. I usually try to go up there 2-3 days before any major event and tame the swamp, or at least get it to where it is sanitary.
I realize there is no substitute for daily maintenance, which I do fanatically with my home pool. However, for the reasons explained above, I can't ensure maintenance of the campground pool to more than 1-2 times a month. I realize I am going to have to deal with major issues each time I can get to this pool, but was wondering if the folks here might have some suggestions for anything I can to do to try to keep this pool at least somewhat maintained when I am not there. I think my biggest issue is that I can't maintain a steady supply of chlorine in the pool when I am not there. I will usually super-chlorinate the pool (20 ppm+) and leave a floater with 3 pucks of cal hypo in a floater before I leave and cover the pool, but that does not last long and by the time I am back I have no chlorine, a green pool, and have to start from scratch. Would a chlorine dispenser help out? Any suggestions or recommendations would be very welcome. Thanks!
Lou