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Posted by GoHabsGo on June 6, 2006, 3:41 pm
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>>I just bought a new house that has a large above ground oval pool in
>>the back. During the winter it was covered, no other winterization
>>techniques were applied.
>>
>> I used a sharp vac to suck the excess water
>>off the cover but it must have had a small hole somewhere because I
>>noticed the water level in the pool dropping; it was leaking on to the
>>cover and I was sucking it out.
>>
>>Well after I realized this I attempted to remove the cover but it was
>>so heavy from taking on water that I couldn't get it off without
>>dumping the excess water (and the leaves) into the pool. When I
>>initially removed the cover, the water wasn't that bad, slightly green
>>but still mostly blue. Now it is more green than blue.
>>
>>I have started using the net to collect the leaves from the bottom of
>>the pool and am using the vacuum to remove them as well.
>>
>>I bought sildate (I prefer it to chlorine) and an algaecide as well but
>>
>>I don't know what to do with them. What is the step-by-step process to
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>>getting my pool ready for swimming? Do I have to get all the leaves
>>from the pool before I start adding stuff to it?
>>
>>Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
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> I had to dump my cover into my pool when opening it last week. Long
> story..I was alone and couldn't pull it out so I just let it go. Pool
> was completely green. I manually took the leaves out (I bought a leaf
> type skimmer thing..worked really well) I threw in shock. I ran the
> filter at the same time. I had to backwash the filter every half hour
> or so. I probably did this about 5 - 6 times. I let the filter run all
> night. Got the few remaining leaves the next day and the pool was
> fine.
You're supposed to pump or siphon the water off the cover before
attempting to remove it. Many pool owners who do thei own pool openings
use a sump pump for this.
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