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These instructions are for chlorine based swimming pools........
It's springtime again! The temperatures are starting to rise and everyone is starting to think about what's under the pool cover? Or have you been looking already? Hopefully, you followed proper steps during the shutdown of your pool last fall. The most important step to starting up your pool in the spring is to properly shut it down in the fall by adding an strong dose of algaecide for the pool and a pool stain and metal preventative treatment.
First, let's open up the storage lockers and find out what you need. Here's a general checklist of items you may need during the startup of your swimming pool in the spring.
Always read instructions on label completely before using. Never mix products together and always wear safety glasses and gloves when working with hazardous chemicals.
Once the pool is uncovered, be sure to add enough water to allow proper flow in your system. Clean all filtering elements with a good overnight soaking using a pool filter cleaner. Check all your lines to ensure no leaks or damage is present. Vacuum the debris from the pool. It may be necessary to use a Floccing Agent to help settle debris to the bottom of the pool for easy vacuuming.
OK, so now what do you have? Clean and Clear water? No, well then it's time for some Pool Troubleshooting. A complete list of potential conditions and possible remedies can be found here: Pool Water Troubleshooting. A clean pool now is a sign that you did a good job this past fall taking care of closing your pool. If it's green, cloudy and generally yuck, well, you neglected your pool last fall and it's paying you back. Unfortunately, it's going to cost twice as much to fix the problem as it would have cost to add a few products before you closed it up to prevent these sort of problems from developing over the winter. Read Winterizing your Swimming Pool before you close this fall
So now we are ready to get the water in swimming condition, right?
- Add a strong Pool Algaecide per label instructions and allow this product to circulate for 12-24 hours. Now you have killed the algae that may have been growing in the pool water. Now it's time to oxidize those dead contaminents out of the water.
- Add 1 lb. pool shock per 10,000 gallons or as directed by the initial dosage of the shock of your choice.
- Add your choice of a Pool Stain Preventative Treatment such as Sequasol or Pool Stain Treat
- Test the water with a good quality pool water teststrip and make any pH or Alkalinity adjustments as needed.
- Check the Hardness levels in the pool to ensure a low level of calcium doesn't cause pipe corrosion.
- Add your sanitizer (tablet, stick, granular) chlorinating product until a 1-3 ppm reading is reached.
Hopefully, your pool is sparkling and inviting but still a bit to cold for a dip. Have fun this summer and always be careful when handling chemicals. Always read instructions completely. This is meant to be used as a guide, not explicit instructions. All pool water conditions are different.
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