Swimming pools blog

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• 1 burl_18 // Oct 1, 2006 at 8:09 am

  In a message dated 6/13/2006 1:07:17 PM Central Standard Time,
  larry@… writes:
  18×33 oval aboveground 19,000 gallons. The bottle said to add 4oz per
  10,000 gallons and your post said to double that, so we added 16oz.
  Donna

• 2 Socorro Tamar // Oct 2, 2006 at 5:33 pm

  That should have killed it unless the problem is not algae, though I
  don’t know of anything else that would turn the water green…unless
  there’s a bunch of stuff on the bottom of the pool. This is the system
  we have always used when we had algae (usually each year when we remove
  the safety cover) and it works without fail.
  Larry

• 3 burl_18 // Oct 2, 2006 at 11:05 pm

  In a message dated 6/13/2006 3:16:11 PM Central Standard Time,
  larry@… writes:
  It’s looking much better this evening. The water isn’t green and the
  flocculent is in. Here’s hoping … Thanks, Larry!
  Donna

• 4 burl_18 // Oct 6, 2006 at 4:59 am

  Just about ready to do the vacuum to waste step. The water is a little
  cloudy, but not green!
  Thanks so much for the simple steps to follow, Larry!
  Donna
  In a message dated 6/13/2006 8:05:55 PM Central Standard Time,
  larry@… writes:

• 5 Socorro Tamar // Oct 7, 2006 at 2:24 pm

  It will take some time to clear. The flocculant will continue to cause
  stuff to drop to the bottom so you will probably have to vacuum a few
  more times.
  Larry

• 6 burl_18 // Oct 7, 2006 at 7:56 pm

  OK, we turned the vacuum loose and the pump to waste — and the water dropped
  8″ in less than an hour. Is this the right way to do this? Seems like the
  solution in the beginning would be just drain the whole pool and start over if
  this is what’s going to happen. Do we let it go? Do we run new water in as
  it’s running out? Hubby’s ready to get in and manually vacuum. Would this be
  bad?
  Thanks for any and all comments!
  Donna

• 7 Socorro Tamar // Oct 9, 2006 at 5:21 am

  You should be vacuuming with a hand vac, not the automatic vac. The
  auto vac will take too long.

• 8 Alice Houston // Oct 9, 2006 at 7:53 pm

  I am wondering what are the normal life time of my pool pump and sand filter
  if I am running them 6 - 8 hours per day? When is it better to replace them
  instead of repairing them?
  I have no experience since my pool is new, still it is good to know. What
  are the things I need to pay attention to so that they will last longer?
  Will appreciate any input and comments.
  Herman

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