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Swimming Pool Maintenance
Posted on 3/21/24 at 8:16 pm
Posted on 3/21/24 at 8:16 pm
General question of how do you guys keep up with the pool chemistry? Are you doing your own tests of the water, bringing samples to local pool store, or is there a good device that would possibly connect to your phone to tell you how the levels are in the pool?
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Posted on 3/21/24 at 8:17 pm to MotorbikeMike
hire someone
Posted on 3/21/24 at 8:20 pm to MotorbikeMike
Get a cheap test kit. Keeping ph in bounds is key. Any jackass can do it. Just read.
Posted on 3/21/24 at 8:20 pm to MotorbikeMike
I take a sample to the ppl who put our pool in about every week or two at the beginning of the season.
Then I spot check it during the summer- always taking it in to the store though.
We never close our pool though, so ‘opening it’ in early spring isn’t really that much an ordeal.
Then I spot check it during the summer- always taking it in to the store though.
We never close our pool though, so ‘opening it’ in early spring isn’t really that much an ordeal.
Posted on 3/21/24 at 9:48 pm to MotorbikeMike
Get a test kit and read up on troublefreepool.com, they have recommended test kits.
I will say, it's a bit overwhelming at first and honestly they make it sound like you're doing some breaking bad arse level of chemical balancing. It's really not, check a few things and they have an app you can plug your numbers into it and it tells you what to add.
I will say, it's a bit overwhelming at first and honestly they make it sound like you're doing some breaking bad arse level of chemical balancing. It's really not, check a few things and they have an app you can plug your numbers into it and it tells you what to add.
Posted on 3/21/24 at 11:12 pm to MotorbikeMike
I don’t think there are any good “smart” devices that will measure/monitor chem levels. I’ve seen some advertised that use some manner of cartridges, but that’s going to be like using an inkjet printer. Stuck buying their expensive cartridges.
I’ve use this test kit for the last couple of years. It seems complicated at first, but it’s really just counting drops, doing simple math, and looking at colors. I actually kind of enjoy maintaining my own pool. Cost of chlorine is a bitch though.
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I’ve use this test kit for the last couple of years. It seems complicated at first, but it’s really just counting drops, doing simple math, and looking at colors. I actually kind of enjoy maintaining my own pool. Cost of chlorine is a bitch though.
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Posted on 3/22/24 at 6:22 am to MotorbikeMike
I have a new home with a new salt water pool. I am dong it myself. Get a good Taylor test kit and get a digital salt and PH tester. It is way easier to test those things than doing the chemicals every day
If your pool is New, the pH is going to be hard to keep a control for a while. All the new components in concrete make the pH go up. I am hearing this will last a few months. I text mine about every other day right now and the PH is costly to high.
You're going to need a good supply of muriatic acid to bring the pH and alkalinity down.
I also bought an app, pool doctor, which is very helpful with calculating your chemicals and keeping up with your chemistry. It also saves all your ratings and the dates so if you have some issue with your pool down the road, you can use your data for warranty work.
There are only a few things that you need to be concerned with with the chemistry and honestly now, it's not very hard at all. I've been doing it a few months. You just have to stay on top of it. It's probably more cost-effective just to pay someone 100 bucks a month to do it but they're only going to do it once a week and while it's new, it probably needs a little more attention than that. I will be glad to share with you what I have been doing if you need it.
If your pool is New, the pH is going to be hard to keep a control for a while. All the new components in concrete make the pH go up. I am hearing this will last a few months. I text mine about every other day right now and the PH is costly to high.
You're going to need a good supply of muriatic acid to bring the pH and alkalinity down.
I also bought an app, pool doctor, which is very helpful with calculating your chemicals and keeping up with your chemistry. It also saves all your ratings and the dates so if you have some issue with your pool down the road, you can use your data for warranty work.
There are only a few things that you need to be concerned with with the chemistry and honestly now, it's not very hard at all. I've been doing it a few months. You just have to stay on top of it. It's probably more cost-effective just to pay someone 100 bucks a month to do it but they're only going to do it once a week and while it's new, it probably needs a little more attention than that. I will be glad to share with you what I have been doing if you need it.
Posted on 3/22/24 at 6:47 am to MotorbikeMike
If you have a saltwater pool, run it for a few hours at night during the hot months.
I did this last summer and I rarely had to add any extra chlorine. Before I would add liquid chlorine about once a week when I started to see algae.
The sun burns the chlorine to fast during the day.
I did this last summer and I rarely had to add any extra chlorine. Before I would add liquid chlorine about once a week when I started to see algae.
The sun burns the chlorine to fast during the day.
This post was edited on 3/22/24 at 6:48 am
Posted on 3/22/24 at 8:16 am to MotorbikeMike
i had a new inground fiberglass saltwater pool installed in June of last year,,,,all i've ever don't was add a little salt and about once every 6 weeks or so, I take a sample, go to a place in town that tells me what to add, and i've only had to add something to alter the pH once,,,,its basically maintenance free
Posted on 3/22/24 at 9:03 am to MotorbikeMike
I have a nice Taylor test kit that the pool builder included. Salt water pool. It's very easy.
It eats about a third gallon of acid weekly as the PH constantly rises. It's a byproduct of the chlorine generation. I keep an eye on my chlorine level in case I need to adjust my salt cell settings.
Once a month or so I'll run through the other tests in the kit.
Total Alkalinity - add big bag of baking soda a few times a year
Calcium Hardness - this has never been off so no experience adjusting
Salt level is monitored by my salt cell. I add a few bags of salt when needed.
That's really about it. I tend to dump a bag of shock in during the summer, but I've been told I can switch the salt cell to SUPER for a while and it will shock it just as well. I've never had my water tested professionally. Just stay on top of those few tests. 5 minutes a week thinking about it.
It eats about a third gallon of acid weekly as the PH constantly rises. It's a byproduct of the chlorine generation. I keep an eye on my chlorine level in case I need to adjust my salt cell settings.
Once a month or so I'll run through the other tests in the kit.
Total Alkalinity - add big bag of baking soda a few times a year
Calcium Hardness - this has never been off so no experience adjusting
Salt level is monitored by my salt cell. I add a few bags of salt when needed.
That's really about it. I tend to dump a bag of shock in during the summer, but I've been told I can switch the salt cell to SUPER for a while and it will shock it just as well. I've never had my water tested professionally. Just stay on top of those few tests. 5 minutes a week thinking about it.
This post was edited on 3/22/24 at 9:05 am
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