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I hate my pool

December 31st, 2004 · 2 Comments

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

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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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