In a message dated 8/11/2003 7:26:04 AM Central Daylight Time,
yehoshua30@… writes:
I would invest in a
Aquabot and a pool brush with steel bristles
(that’s if you have a concrete pool).
Ariel,
Your DE filter grids may need to be cleaned more thoroughly than just hosing
them off. Depending on what part of the country you are in they may have a
calcium build up. It is a big problem in areas where the ground water is high
in mineral content.
An Aquabot is coll but many people do not really wish to invest that much in
a pool cleaner plus because they have a vinyl liner I would talk to a
manufacturers representative and make sure that cleaner is compatable with the
liner.
NO STEEL BRUSHES! Vinyl Liner!
Ken
I hate my pool
December 31st, 2004 · 2 Comments
Tags: filters
2 responses so far ↓
1 Richard Shields // Feb 11, 2007 at 11:27 pm
I know this is essentially sacrelige to ask this on this group, but
hopefully someone can help me with something.
I’m tired of my 10,000 gallon inground pool. I spent probably a
total of 5 hours in it last year, I have no kids at home, and even
with a solar cover, the trees kept my temperature below 83 degrees
all summer long. Since I’m often not around the house, I got behind
twice last year on my chemicals, and so had to fight algae blooms.
My trees make a non-stop leaf drill. Bottom line is, I don’t want
the headache. I certainly spent far more time on maintenance than on
swimming, and I’d hate to consider the price-per-hour of use after
looking at chemicals and electricity.
I’ve thought about digging it up, but that’s a lot of money. I’ve
thought about leaving the winter cover on all year, but last year
when I pulled it off, the water on top of the cover (even though I
kept it pumped down) was full of mosquitoes, and the water UNDER the
cover was full of them too. I’ve thought about pulling off the cover
and ignoring it, but then you still have the mosquitoes. One thought
is pull off the cover and fill up five or six of those floaters with
chlorine and leave them in there. Don’t run the pump, but the
chlorine should be high enough to keep things in check most of the
time. One last thought is pouring a quart of motor oil in the pool.
Could be fairly easy to clean up in the future if I ever wanted to,
and the film could keep the mosquitoes from living.
I’d love a chemical I could pour in once, and keep the mosquitoes
from forming. I don’t care if I’d have to drain and refill to ever
use it again, and I don’t care if the algae has a field day.
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Harry
2 Sue Ilse // Feb 12, 2007 at 6:53 pm
Well, filling it with sand would eliminate it as a mosquito breeder and
general safety hazard. A future owner could return it to service if
desired. Not exactly cheap but cheaper than digging it up. I would
probably try the winter cover and chorine floaters first since it is a low
cost option.
I helped a buddy near Tampa clean out a pool that had been “abandoned” for
at least 3 years. We cleaned out 6 turtles, dozens of frogs, and hundreds
of tiny minnow-sized fish but no mosquitos. While I don’t think it is a
great idea, you might consider turning your pool into a 10,000 gallon fish
pond.
Don
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