I am a first time pool owner and I need your help to resurrect my pool back into life. Sadly I have shelled out nearly $2000 to seal, clean, close (last season), and open the pool (this season), but I have yet to swim in it one time.
Background:
Last season, I trusted an acquaintance of a family member to care for my pool while I did not inhabit the property during renovations and the service that I received was below that of a moron. He took advantage of the fact that I was not around to inspect his work for sealing and closing the pool last season before winter. It was dumb of me to let my guard down, but he was supposedly a friend of a family member. By doing so, I received a spotty job of sealing the pool which has cracks where water can seep into the concrete pool deck. Furthermore, he did not clean out the leaves prior closing the pool last season, so when the pool was opened and shocked this season, the 20 pounds of shocks was not strong to even clear the water so that I can see what mess was left from last season.
Problem:
My main problem is how do I removed an enormous amount of leaves from a 40,000 gallon pool? I tried manually scooping out the leaves, but I cannot see through the murky green algae water and I cannot reach certain parts of the pool with the current pole that I have. Do you have any suggestions on any tools that could help me remove all the leaves? Let’s presume that the bottom of the pool is littered with leaves that have been sitting there for 8 months. I Googled ‘how to remove leaves from pool’ and found these products. Have you had experience with these? The only potential problem I see with these is that my pole is not long enough to reach the center of the pool.
Options:
My last option is to pay $600-$900 or more to have a professional pool company do the job, but I am hoping that a fellow Steemian would come to my aid and help advise a more feasible solution that I can attempt myself. One friend, who does not own a pool, suggested that I drain the pool half way so that I can clean out all the debris from the bottom of the pool, then refill it and start over. Now I don’t know off the top of my head how much 20,000 gallons of water would cost, but I am assuming it will not be cheap. The question is would it be cheaper to drain/refill the pool versus hiring a pool professional to restore it back to safe swimming conditions?
I can't offer any advice, but I've given you a resteem in the hope somebody can.
Thank you. I appreciate your kind guesture. At this point I will take any help that I can get.
I will be back in a 1-2 days when my VP is above 90% and worth 1 cent to upvote you. I know it’s not much but I have been aiming for his 1 penny for a while now.
It's all good mate. I keep a @dustsweeper balance for just such an occasion
Every re-steem deserves a reward however small. I won a couple of those dustsweeper accounts through the Minesweeper contest, but I have no clue how they work. Does my less-than-2-cents votes for posts are are not mine get a bump to 3 cents, or it is those who vote on my post that get that bump?
The bump comes on posts or comments that have received votes (excluding self votes) that come in under 0.02. Dustsweeper comes along and upvotes to make sure it goes above the dust threshold.
Currently it's running with a limit of 2 upvotes a day as it continues to gather SP (either by delegation or accumulated from curation rewards).
Thanks, for clearing that up. It's such an ingenious service and I hope to one day grow strong enough where I can make an impact delegating my SPs to community supporting programs like this.
It's great, and looking at SteemWorld it appears you've received a couple of dustsweeper votes now as well.
No built-in filter and water recycling.
Green color come from too many algae, because too much light, and no disinfection, chlorination.
You need external recirculation unit with disinfectant tank for chlorine and you have to use it in summer 0/24.
Or you need a much more beer, and then you will not care about the color or leaves :D
Thanks for stopping by and sharing. I actually do have 1 HP pump and 40k gallon filtration system, so that should be the problem. My issue is there is so much leaves at the bottom of the pool that water can’t cycle through and get cleaned. The 20 lbs shock treatment had no impact on clearing the water where most pool openings only require up to 10 lbs I think.
I do like the beer idea, lol. However my kids will remain sad until I fix his pool situation. If I am unable to figure out a solution by this weekend, is will sadly have to open up my wallet and hire a licensed & insured pro.
To save cost ,go on with your friends advice, but to have a perfectly nice job done.. Hire the proffesionals
Thanks for stopping by and sharing. I plan to call my water/sewage company today to inquire how much it will cost to drain and refill 20k gallons of water. I think my county might also charge me for the amount of water I put into the sewage system, so there is a possibility that I will get charged two fees. Fingers crossed🤞🏼.
howdy @mellofello! my wife and I have a pool and have fought many battles with algae and the like. The first thing you have to do is take a water sample to a pool supply store so they can test it. That's the only way you'll know what you're dealing with but they can tell you exactly what you need in chemicals to clear the water, probably in one day, then you can see the bottom and clean it up without draining it.
the only problem with that solution, and I don't think you have a choice, is that the chemicals at the supply store are expensive so brace yourself. my guess is that it will take $100 to $150 but you just have to see. but they can definitely clear that water up fast! hope this helps!
Thank you @janton. This is very helpful indeed. I appreciate you stopping by and sharing your knowledge. I fear that it is not only algae that I am dealing with but also a large amount of leaves left rotting from last season. I called a professional pool company today to get a sense of what they will charge. They advise that if the pool is filled with too much rotting leaves, then the best solution is to drain the entire pool, remove the gunk, remove pool staining if they exist, then refill and treat the water. 40,000 gallons of water will cost about $250. All this sounds like it will add up to way too much. I will definitely call a nearby pool supply company to ask if they can test my water sample and provide some guidance.
every pool supply place tests water for free so they can then sell you chemicals but through them you can get the water cleared up very quickly and see the debris on the bottom. good luck and keep in touch!
I was going to suggest draining the pool, give it a good cleaning at all filter points and refill but depends on water prices in your area. Can always look at the the price per gallon on your bill and get an estimate if it is financially feasible to drain the whole pool or just half and work with the debris from there.
Thanks for stopping by and sharing. I called my water company this morning and got a price quote for 40,000 gallons of water will cost about $250. I also called a pool company to give me a free estimate. My guess is they will charge $600 - $800, but let's see the actual numbers.
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STOPJust a word of advice, you will get a better response by actively engaging with people about what they have written. Copy and paste responses like this are likely to get you flagged for comment spam
Thanks, I agree 100% but I won’t flag unless it is absolutely necessary like a phishing comment or a widely out of bound comment.
Yeah, he (or she) seems fairly new so I thought imparting some knowledge was the better option
hey guys, yeah I just saw the exact comment from hunter2 on another post so they are indeed simply copying and paste-ing. sorry, don't know how to spell that!
Hopefully the education piece is helpful, but I don't think I'll, hold my breath