corymunson
07-10-2013, 03:22 PM
I have a question about tiny suspended particles in the pool water. My pool looks crystal clear. I am keeping my chlorine around 8.5ppm and when the CC is around 0.5 I shock the pool. The pool seems to like a pH at around 7.2-7.4. Alk 40 and Polyquat 60 6oz about every 4 weeks.
When I’m in the pool with a dive mask on I can see small particles suspended in the water. They seem to be at level below the skimmer to the bottom. Is this because the pool is AG pool with a bottom drain to pull in water to filter? To me this seems the most plausible reason that this stuff is not going through the filter.
I have been toying with an idea of making an intake that will pull in water from near the bottom. Are there any homemade designs out there? Are there any good commercial products out there that will adapt into the skimmer or am I stuck with getting an automatic pool cleaner? I do plan on putting in a bottom drain when the liner is changed in a few years if we keep the AG pool. My wife really wants an in ground pool but we have space, septic system distance issues (ours and our neighbors) and Property Tax issues.
When I’m in the pool with a dive mask on I can see small particles suspended in the water. They seem to be at level below the skimmer to the bottom. Is this because the pool is AG pool with a bottom drain to pull in water to filter? To me this seems the most plausible reason that this stuff is not going through the filter.
I have been toying with an idea of making an intake that will pull in water from near the bottom. Are there any homemade designs out there? Are there any good commercial products out there that will adapt into the skimmer or am I stuck with getting an automatic pool cleaner? I do plan on putting in a bottom drain when the liner is changed in a few years if we keep the AG pool. My wife really wants an in ground pool but we have space, septic system distance issues (ours and our neighbors) and Property Tax issues.