Going away for 2 weeks? what to do?

[albertgarrido]

okay....any suggestions on what to do?
The filter is on a timer, so that is not a big deal.

But what about anything else?
Should I leave my solar cover on?
Should I dump a few gallons of Bleach just before leaving?

20x40 inground vinly pool
gets sun most of day.

all chemical numbers are in range they should be.

Anything else?

[ChuckD]

Albert, I maintain a 17x33 IG vinyl at our 'weekend' home that we only visit once or twice a month. Fortunately I have my dad who visits one a week. Unfortunately he has limited 'pool awareness' so I count on him to dump a gallon of 10% Cl and that's pretty much it. The filter (Hayward EC60 w/ 3/4 hp Superpump) is on a timer set to run for a couple hours afternoon and four hours in the very early morning (2-6am).

My advice is to first disable your skimmer. You'll suffer evaporative losses even with the solar cover (I do) and you don't want to come home to find your pump sucking air.

Thorough backwash.

Yup, get your Cl up with 30-40 CYA.

Vacuum well since you don't want debris blown into the pool to clog your maindrain.

I'd also dose it with a quart of Polyquat 60 for insurance.

This has worked real well for me as everytime I've arrived at our place I've only had to get the Cl back up and vacuum.

Chuck