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So we've had our home for nearly 4 years, and I've never once been in our inground pool.

When we first bought it they had a new liner put in it, but it was late October so we shut it down for the winter. Then I deployed and my wife didn't have time to work, go to school and deal with the pool.

When I got back I spent about 3 months going back and forth to the pool spending 100-200 dollars in chemicals. Finally in October, he told me if it still wasn't clear that it had to be the sand. I changed the sand, but could never get the seal right on the dome.

I gave up until last weekend. When armed with an aluminum scoop shovel, 30 gallon trash can, and a sump pump. This is what I went marching into:
 
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I've currently got the majority of the leaves out, and am refilling the pool. I plan on installing a new filter system soon
 

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I think your best bet is to get it cleaned up and invest in a good filter system. As I stated in the Thunderdome Political Forum, get a salt water chlorinator - it greatly reduces the time you will have to deal with chemicals.

After getting it cleaned up and filtering properly, invest a pool service for a month or three just to get an expert to get the water stabilized.

After that, it's easy. Of course, a cage or a cover is going to keep that sucker clean - especially in the winter and fall months when crap is falling out of the sky.
 
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Septic said:
I think your best bet is to get it cleaned up and invest in a good filter system. As I stated in the Thunderdome Political Forum, get a salt water chlorinator - it greatly reduces the time you will have to deal with chemicals.

After getting it cleaned up and filtering properly, invest a pool service for a month or three just to get an expert to get the water stabilized.

After that, it's easy. Of course, a cage or a cover is going to keep that sucker clean - especially in the winter and fall months when crap is falling out of the sky.
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What's an automatic cover run?
 
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Vol8188 said:
What's an automatic cover run?
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I wouldn't know, don't need one with the cage.

Kids and a wife will do in a pinch though.

They've got those deal where it basically winds and unwinds though - even hand cranked. Better than nothing.
 
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Pool company. And go to salt. Bite the bullet. Then during the season, you have no chemicals to use. It'll pay for itself by yr 2, if not yr one. Plus, you don't accidently open fumagated chlorine packs and containers that make your head explode.
 
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Spartacavolus said:
Pool company. And go to salt. Bite the bullet. Then during the season, you have no chemicals to use. It'll pay for itself by yr 2, if not yr one. Plus, you don't accidently open fumagated chlorine packs and containers that make your head explode.
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Good advise. Going to change ours to salt this year or next. From what I have read it is by far the best way to go. We installed new liner last summer, should have changed filter system then.
 
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Brand new pool owner we went with the ozonator/chlorinator combination. Had some friends with salt systems and they had some rusting issues.

My question is we are not getting any chlorine readings, pool guy said we should see low chlorine levels but I'm not getting anything on the test strips. Anyone have any experience with these systems?
 
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hog88 said:
Brand new pool owner we went with the ozonator/chlorinator combination. Had some friends with salt systems and they had some rusting issues.

My question is we are not getting any chlorine readings, pool guy said we should see low chlorine levels but I'm not getting anything on the test strips. Anyone have any experience with these systems?
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How long?

Using Stabilizer?
 
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My saltwater pool is the bane of my existence. But I blame the previous owner for most of it, been a pain since day 1.
 
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Saltwater is fantastic once you get it right. I tried for a year before hiring a pool service and I won't go back. Judging by the look of your pool, unless you have an advanced chemistry degree, you may want to bite the bullet and hire a service. You will save a ton on chemicals and time, as well as your sanity.
 
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Opening after winter

1.filter water until decent looking water.
2. Shock it
3. Get water tested
4. Apply chemicals in order as required. Circulate maybe 5 days before testing
5. Test water (ready to swim at this point)
6.swim (salt only thing required during swimming months. Usually add a bag if it get about 2800 on the count.
7. winterizing pool by shocking it pretty good let circulate for about a day and cover. Makes it a lot easier when opening it after winter.

If I was building a pool now, I would really consider solar powered pumps.
 
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hog88 said:
Yep, stabilizer levels look good.
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Is there a "superchlore" mode on the control unit?

If so, run it for 24 hours and then retest the water.

Otherwise make sure the chlorinator output is higher, especially in the summer months.

If not, contact the manufacturer.
 
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I read a while back about a chemical you can put in the pool that will bring all the junk at the bottom to the top. I have leaves at the bottom of mine. ( 2nd summer to own a pool)

Mine is a inground. Set up with a DE filter system. Had concrete work and new liner installed last summer. Didn't purchase a cover because I thought I would be smart and keep the pool open for the winter.
(Bad move)
 
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Vol8188 said:
What's the cheaper of the 3?
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Not sure, i'm sure they all have there pro's and cons. I went with easy which is rarely the cheapest option.

Talk to someone at your local Pinch a Penny, if they have those where you live. They're' usually locally owned and in my experience are very knowledgable about getting your pool chemistry correct.

Their pool service isn't the cheapest though...
 
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Obsessed said:
I read a while back about a chemical you can put in the pool that will bring all the junk at the bottom to the top. I have leaves at the bottom of mine. ( 2nd summer to own a pool)

Mine is a inground. Set up with a DE filter system. Had concrete work and new liner installed last summer. Didn't purchase a cover because I thought I would be smart and keep the pool open for the winter.
(Bad move)
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This is what you need.
 
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