CoffeeBean
06-07-2006, 06:15 PM
Hi Everyone,
I've been reading the plight of others with algae this spring and I'm among `em. I haven't done the chems yet because I don't know what I'd do with the readings because I'm afraid to turn on the pump. Read further and you'll see why.
I just took the cover off of our 16X32 AG pool (with vinyl liner and 6.5 deep end) and YUCK! Last year was green but with the help of Ben's kit and the advice here I got it cleared up and running. I put it "to bed" for the winter using Ben's advice for winterizing and used the typical black woven pool cover. It was a mild winter here in western PA and April was untypically warm. I probably should've taken the cover off then but knew the weather wouldn't stay that way. I think that cover is awful. It seems to let all the blowing dirt drift right down into the pool.
The stuff in the pool is nasty, sludgy green/brown and is laying on the bottom in a layer as well as making the water green/brown. I can't even see the bottom of the deep end. I've hooked up the pump system but am concerned that if I try to vacuum all that stuff out somehow I'll gum up the filter even if I put it to wash. Is that a viable concern?
Another issue is that when I reached down into the water with a scrubbee to see if the stuff comes off, it only does a little. Have I somehow ruined the liner so that nothing I do will get it off? Or if I can start the pump and get the circulation going and balance the chemicals will that remove it?
Will I have to drain the pool and scrub it with some sort of cleanser? Is that even possible?
It's terrible to be so afraid of screwing things up but I am. This was a major investment for us and it's been a major challenge to maintain, let alone use, since it was erected in Oct of `03.
I almost wish I lived in Florida or some place where they have pool services that deal with this stuff so I wouldn't have to. I know - that's blasphemy on this list but I'm such a wimp. Any and all advice gratefully accepted.
CoffeeBean
I've been reading the plight of others with algae this spring and I'm among `em. I haven't done the chems yet because I don't know what I'd do with the readings because I'm afraid to turn on the pump. Read further and you'll see why.
I just took the cover off of our 16X32 AG pool (with vinyl liner and 6.5 deep end) and YUCK! Last year was green but with the help of Ben's kit and the advice here I got it cleared up and running. I put it "to bed" for the winter using Ben's advice for winterizing and used the typical black woven pool cover. It was a mild winter here in western PA and April was untypically warm. I probably should've taken the cover off then but knew the weather wouldn't stay that way. I think that cover is awful. It seems to let all the blowing dirt drift right down into the pool.
The stuff in the pool is nasty, sludgy green/brown and is laying on the bottom in a layer as well as making the water green/brown. I can't even see the bottom of the deep end. I've hooked up the pump system but am concerned that if I try to vacuum all that stuff out somehow I'll gum up the filter even if I put it to wash. Is that a viable concern?
Another issue is that when I reached down into the water with a scrubbee to see if the stuff comes off, it only does a little. Have I somehow ruined the liner so that nothing I do will get it off? Or if I can start the pump and get the circulation going and balance the chemicals will that remove it?
Will I have to drain the pool and scrub it with some sort of cleanser? Is that even possible?
It's terrible to be so afraid of screwing things up but I am. This was a major investment for us and it's been a major challenge to maintain, let alone use, since it was erected in Oct of `03.
I almost wish I lived in Florida or some place where they have pool services that deal with this stuff so I wouldn't have to. I know - that's blasphemy on this list but I'm such a wimp. Any and all advice gratefully accepted.
CoffeeBean