How To Take Care Of A Pool Step By Step
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- čas přidán 14. 07. 2024
- From www.swimmingpoolsteve.com/pag... - this video is a long form educational video to help swimming pool owners take over the day to day care and maintenance of their pool. Everything from pump and filter maintenance to a complete breakdown of the chemical protocols for balancing your swimming pool chemistry is included in this video.
Taking care of your own pool is not impossible but it will take some commitment to learning about difference aspects of your pool, pool chemistry etc. but with some effort you very shortly can be on cruise control with your daily / weekly swimming pool maintenance. It is not a lot of work once you get over the learning curve...plus you don't need to learn everything about all pools - just your one swimming pool. Definitely something you can do if you set your mind to it (and watch this video)!
00:00 - Take care of your own pool introduction
02:52 - Savings potential taking care of your pool
04:30 - Maintaining a relationship with a pool professional
05:45 - Pride of ownership in your swimming pool
07:15 - Self promotion of Swimming Pool Steve
07:57 - Swimming pool filtration system overview
08:56 - Swimming pool pumps
09:40 - How to find information you need to care for your pool
10:50 - Pump leaking water
11:30 - Identifying your pool filter
11:55 - 3 different kinds of pool filters
13:50 - Clean operational pressure for your pool
15:00 - Verifying the pressure gauge is working
15:40 - Normal pressures for swimming pool systems
16:17 - When do you need to clean the filter
18:00 - Peripheral pool equipment like heaters and salt chlorinators
21:25 - Making sense of your plumbing system
22:45 - Ideal water level in swimming pools
23:30 - Pool pump losing prime
24:30 - Pools with no skimmers
25:00 - Infinity edge, negative edge, knife edge and vanishing edge pools
26:10 - How much water should a pool lose to evaporation?
26:46 - The bucket test for water loss in your pool
28:00 - Bucket test step two (pump on versus pump off)
28:55 - Reducing evaporation with solar pool cover blankets
30:30 - Taking better care of your pool than the company you paid to do it
31:15 - Brushing, scooping leaves and vacuuming your pool
33:30 - Pool vacuum types (suction, pressure and robotic)
34:45 - Emptying strainer baskets (skimmers and pumps)
35:30 - Danger emptying skimmer baskets
37:05 - How to turn off pump and clean pump strainer basket
37:47 - Priming the pool pump
39:05 - Swimming pool chemistry fundamentals
40:40 - How to adjust pool water chemistry values
41:25 - Why bother balancing the water chemistry
45:00 - A note on safety and pool chemicals
46:00 - How much work does it take to maintain the chemistry?
47:37 - Pool chemistry values
48:05 - Chlorine levels (free and total chlorine)
48:57 - pH and Total alkalinity levels
49:28 - Calcium hardness levels
50:00 - Phosphate levels
51:12 - Cyanuric acid / stabilizer levels
53:00 - Stabilized versus unstabilized chlorine sources
54:45 - Common pool chemistry corrections
55:50 - Order of corrections for pool chemicals
56:55 - Pool chemicals you do not interact with often
57:22 - Free chlorine versus total chlorine explained
58:30 - Combined chlorine buildup
59:15 - Breakpoint chlorination to remove combined chlorine
01:01:28 - Deficiencies visible in the pool
01:02:30 - Conclusion and self endorsement for www.swimmingpoolsteve.com
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Terrific video from a brilliant, lucid and obviously very smart tutor. Thank you so much. Best video!
Hello people, I just saw this video and started watching it.
On a side note, I just built my own swimming pool and without Steve helping me by answering ALL my emailed questions, I would not have made it through this.
My pool is not some slapped together crap either. It's a 9.5' X 40' concrete wall swimming pool. It's beautiful.
Thank you Steve.
Now let's all go back to LIKE and finish watching this video.
I should have water in 4 weeks max.
I have been doing my own pool maintenance so long, that I actually enjoy it and find it relaxing. Put on some music and start vacuuming,skimming, and testing. Except during allergy season.
You just described everyone who works in the pool maintenance industry. It is a pretty sweet gig for those that like moving quickly but also working alone, listening to music etc.
Mila, my daughter's 'wirehairfoxterrier' love to swim in my rock pool. This was so much fun for guests visiting from Belgium end of Feb... So Mila went the extra mile with her entertainment while they soaked up the hot African sun. She swam out with the Kreepy pipes. So much fun🎉 but so many little holes I had to replace 4 pipes. 😅😂 It's challenging with thunder lightning heat and borehole water. To keep the water in perfect balance. But no pool guy here... Brushing the sides of the rock are great squatting exercise.
Have fun 🎉 vit D is free
Hi Steve, what should the pool chemistry be for a pool running an AOP system? @@Swimmingpoolsteve
@@squhshi entirely the same. Just less corrections than other pools needed
Thanks for replying. Glad I discovered your channel!!
Steve, love your videos! I find it relaxing to get a bit of stretching and exercise by vacuuming my pool with some good music going in the background. What surprised me, when I started learning was how much dissent there is between "experts" on youtube. Case in point is many of them feel filtering the water once a day (by pool gallons size) is fine when commercial pools do it 4 times and Steve recommends 3 times for home pools (EDIT-Steve has a video on it). Finding someone as knowledgable as Steve and watching the videos is a great place to start for newbies to learn how to care for their own pools. Even veterans can learn a lot from this channel. Thanks!
Thanks for all you do. My pool guy disappeared with 2k dollars I gave him for a cover. I do everything myself now.
I had the same issue, losing >$450 for filter parts. SOB.
Hi Steve:
Good on you for trying to solve this age old dilemma.
Pools are for people who can afford to run them and have them serviced properly.
We end up making more money from people who are not technically minded who try to look after their own pool. I have a few customers who are all over it.
By the way Steve, you will notice that about 10 years go, they started making the holes in the gauges smaller so they block up quicker. We drill them out before installing them to the same size they used to be back in the good old days. They last longer before they block up.
When a gauge won't go back to zero we remove it and re-drill the hole. We get an 80% success rate with this technique. The trap is if you put too much thread tape on it when you put it back in, you will split the filter MPV. It's surprising how easy it is to do this.$$$
I do the arrows on the Pipework, Easiest and best way to help people understand WTF is going on.
I let them close last year after putting the new filter in and cover on. I'm letting them open this year. Just being good to myself. All the 26 years I've lived in this house we've always opened and closed it. All I need is one other person to help me take off the cover... I can do everything else. So satisfying when I get the chemicals just right and the water is crystal clear!!!
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I ended up knowing probably 95% of this by educating myself over the last few months, but your video gave me the confidence I need to take care of my own pool. Thanks!
I glad this was helpful for you. Good luck with your pool!
Steve, being a pool owner for 2 years, I want to “thank you” for demystifying water chemistry. I am finally now beginning to understand the priority in which I should be tweaking the water chemistry at. Prior to to watching this video, I would just take a basic reading of ph and the chlorine levels and be done with it. I always wondered why I was needing to adjust chlorine and ph levels and wondering why my pool walls were always developing algae and the chlorine never seemed to be effective.
I am glad you find the content helpful!
I'm so grateful for this information. My pool guy, who I've had for several years, caused a rash of problems. Rarely cleaned the pool filter, which caused problems with the pool pump. Got a new Jandy heater and he KNOWS how important pH is. I was checking the pH and he had it always low. He's coming today and I wish I could say we'll depart on good terms, but I don't think that's possible. Just replaced the heater, the pool pump and the filter. I've learned how set the Pentair Intelliflo VST and how to clean the filter and been monitoring the water chemistry. This video is filling in other information. THANK YOU!
Steve, this is quite possibly the BEST video available today on the subject. Thank you so much for taking the time to put it together for us.
Thank you - I am happy you find this content helpful!
Thank you Steve! Thanks to your expertise and great videos, I have redesigned the pool filtration plumbing (after pipes cracked this winter) and have a handle on pool chemistry!
I am happy to say that my pool is crystal clear, balanced, and ready for tomorrow’s opening day pool party!
Keep up the great work!
Hey Steve, have been subscribed for a couple months now and just wanted to say I appreciate you and your content!
I've been installing my own 15x30 in-ground pool and am hoping to get a final inspection in 2-3 weeks.. You've given me confidence thru the process especially in the plumbing aspects. Just wanted to say thank you!
Steve, thank you so much for this clear explanation of it all. I became a pool owner at my second home in France (live in UK) just 2 years ago. I didn’t have a clue what the pool technicians were doing for what I paid them. After watching your video, not only do I feel empowered as I now understand how it all works but I also feel quite happy to pay the pool guys as I think they are well worth it given all the aspects they have been keeping an eye on!
Thank you. I quite often have pool professionals get mad thinking that I am taking work away from them but my experience is like you, after learning more about the process you feel more comfortable paying someone else to do the work. I just know that starting in this industry 30 years ago it drove me crazy not having any real resources with which to learn from.
Excellent information. Everything you mentioned is exactly what my pool builder has taught me. I'm a new pool owner with a fiberglass pool. Took a while to comprehend the chemistry and equipment, but quickly got the hang of it. We went with a UV system along with using Target Zero, glass filter, prepump leaf collector and a cyclone. Not once did I have to clean out the pump basket. I backwash weekly and scrub and run the robot at least 3 times per week. Again, great video.
I had to do it. My guy couldn't fix green water (I used tablets at the time and didn't know anything about CYA). He was just trying random stuff every week while I lost usage of my pool for a month. I learned the chemistry within a week. It's not hard. But I kept a positive relationship and I still use him for mechanical work. He's cheap and does great work. Chemistry just wasn't his thing.
This is really common in the pool industry, especially in some areas with rock bottom service pricing. We call it splash and dash. Some guy tosses a few chlorine pucks in your skimmer and sends you a bill. Like, thanks buddy. Doing me a real favor lol! For these pool owenrs you need to pay for better service, or as per this video, fire your pool guy and take it over yourself. Its not so hard.
Living rural Texas... 30,000 pool is fenced, surrounded by pasture.
I was reading the labels of "lake & pond" supplies at Tractor Supply a few years ago. I noticed "per acre"... Did the math for 30,000 gallons and figured out the Copper Sulfate Crystals are way less expensive via "lake & pond". 👍
Also added a "Power Saver 1200" to the breaker that serves the pump. Boy, did THAT instantly save Me $50 a month on the electric bill. So, I added another one to the breaker to the AC. 👍
Local water is always HIGH pH, adding Acid is how I bring the pH down.
Currently upgrading to a larger Sand Filter, instead of buying replacement parts... Replumbing PVC again. 🙄
THANKS for the info... Locating PVC connections can be a hassle... buy more, return what isn't needed saves trips to the store. 👍
Thanks Steve this video covers is all in great detail. My pool guy just retired and I am retired so I am doing the pool by myself as the cost to hire these people has really gone up along with all of the materials!!! I will be using this video as my reference book as I take on this project. Thanks Again!!!
Thanks Steve. A lot of great advice for new pool owners.
Some of your best work thank you Steve
Thank you. I am happy you appreciated my extra long video
Great video and thank you 🙏🏻
Thanks!
Your videos are amazing, well-informed, and just plain awesome!
Lol, I get the question "what should my pressure be" or "how do I get my pressure up" over 100 times a season, when I say it's a relative thing some people understand but others look at me confused and think I'm from mars. Water displacement over the winter from a cover sagging is also a concept many clients just don't understand and are convinced they have a leak, I should make a video with some baking pans to illustrate it. Customers that understand their pools are often our best and I totally agree with not denying information if someone would like to maintain or even repair their own pools. Most people after doing so realize what you charge for the service is more than fair. We see so many pools with dangerously low pH, problem is once it's fixed the pool often turns green if the customer doesn't maintain their chemistry, a really acidic pool looks clear and won't get algae but of course causes a ton of damage to everything.
this is perfect! I appreciate the knowledge-sharing!
I am happy you found this information helpful!
Very informative Steve, Thanks. We're just commissioning our new inground fiberglas pool this Spring and I'm learning lots from you. I live in rural NB so it's me who will be maintaining our pool.
Well I hope this video was a good start for your getting your head around the maintenance cycle. When you are ready for the chemistry component to pool care take a look at my crash course: www.swimmingpoolsteve.com/pages/chemistry.html
Hi Steve, thanks for the awsome video. I managed to learn everything online and like you said downloaded all the manuals. One interesting thing I discovered later on was the so called Langelier index which will tell you your water is corrosive (tends to eat calcium) or scaling (tends to deposit calcium). There are some handy apps and websites where you enter pH, water temperature, alkalinity and hardness and the index should be between -0.5 and +0.5. I am.sure you know all about it. One thing I would like to give as an advice to salt water generators is to let your pump run about 15 minutes longer than your swg. It will prevent scale buildup in your cell.
thanks, my pool is so hard like 450ppm or 45°f the water is cloudy white. I need to find out if it will eat calcium or deposit it.
I live down under I own a 50.000L pebble pool, i would spend upto $1000 a year on my pool, it has taken me 12 years to get an understanding of how to properly maintain it, change pump etc, once you know how to balance chemicals it’s easy sailing
Great information even for those of us who have been taken care of our own pools maintenance!
I love watching your videos. I don't have a pool myself, but the information you give is interesting. There are pools all over town, from community pools to gym and school pools open to the public in my small city in south Texas. And, I am also close to the Gulf of Mexico with plenty of bays along the coast. 🙂
Phenomenal video! Very informative! You covered all the basics. I already had knowledge of most of the information you mentioned, but it was good to hear affirmation that I am doing everything correctly. This tutorial is great for people with some idea of what they are doing. I dont know if a complete newbie or if a cognitive miser will comprehend what you are saying, though. Swim University's style stimulates lazy brain neurons, but I find his information to be a bit too elementary. You explain things clearly, concisely, accurately yet without going into too much minutiae. It's a complete waste to hire someone for weekly maintenance unless you have a gigantic pool with a complex setup. Most of my neighbors with pools in NYC have anywhere from 5000 to 15000 gallon pools with a single pump, return and skimmer. Very easy. Plus our water tap is one of the cleanest of any city (ironically). The only issue we really have is extremely high phosphates due to the city intentionally adding it to the water supply. It's not a big deal. Our summer season, like yours, is incredibly short.
Thank you, I am happy you found some value in this content. I have always favored the more technical content with the assumption that the people who want it will be happy to have someone who is speaking in technical but still understandable terms, and deep diving into subjects. That is how I like to learn other subjects so I apply that to my content.
Excellent! I just wish I had this sort of content when I bought a house with a swimming pool thirty years ago! It would have saved hundreds of hours over the years ... and dispelled a lot of bad advice.
Also, you are 100% on costs of pool services. There has been astronomical inflation in chemical and supply costs at both wholesale and retail levels. A pool service company has no choice other than passing those costs on to customers.
Here bc I NEED to do my own.
I'm not upset about pricing, heck paying somebody else to do it was technically cheaper. But our pool guys either 1) took on too many clients too fast. Or 2) just didn't really care to show up on time.
We tried for a whole year to lock down a schedule with them (with a 4 hour window, half a work day) , every day of the week from first thing in the morning, all the way to being their last call .. still they always showed up when we had finally given up and started our own lives for the day. There at the end they'd show up while we were actively cooking or eating dinner.
It's another chore on my list but the math is simple... If I wait on them for 4 hours(the time window we agreed to, and they set/asked for) + 2 (the extra time after we would wait) = 6. 6 hours. Doing it myself, 15 mins a day brushing 2× a week, and an hour (maybe) testing the water, clearing the debris from baskets and adding chemicals... It's a no brainer. Add on top of that the cost of the pump they were bound to burn out since they continually forgot to lube the ring when replacing the basket cap.
It's frustrating to say the least.
Thank you for making it possible, I really thought I was about to have to learn a whole new trade just to keep this pool open for my mother's daily physical therapy.
Excellent
I really appreciate what you do. Thank you
I appreciate you commenting!
Thank u Steve
It is a paradox for something made for leisure and relaxation requires so much work. * BTW My tip: I use a common hand minnow net used by fishermen to scoop out my skimmer basket.
Well in theory it gets easier as you go and eventually should not be much of any stress at all. But I suppose that is relative as every pool is unique!
I used to use the minnow net but have since switched to a skimmer sock that you just rinse once a week. The sock allows zero debris to reach the pump basket and filter cartridge. My filter cleaning interval went from monthly to every 3 months. Really inexpensive and a HUGE time saver
Had a service open my inground pool two weeks ago. Because of this channel, my water is crystal clear and I haven't needed my local pool guy! Just wish I could get rid of the silt.
You might need to vacuum to waste. Dead algae can accumulate and clog your filter if there is too much.
And thank you very much
@@Swimmingpoolsteve
I should have added I have a line of old growth trees about 25 feet away from the pool
Pool robots makes maintenance sooo much easier! My Dolphin Cayman does 90 percent of the work. I just scrub a little bit of algae here and there but it gets most of it. My DE filter is large for my pool so I only have to backwash once a summer. Pretty much shock once a week. Maybe add a little PH and/or alkalinity up and calcium up once in awhile. My area water has PH of 7.0 and Calcium of 60ppm. Very easy to do. I dont get paying someone for that. Then again, my semi-inground pool setup is very basic. Most residential pools in the NYC area arent that big. Of course in there are huge pools on large properties way upstate and in the Hamptons out in Long Island. Of course it pays to hire someone for those. Really depends. My local pool guys charge ridiculous amounts.for.small pools. They charge $300 to $500 minimums to open anything, even the simplest and smallest of setups. My pool literally takes 15 minutes to open! My local guy wanted $400! Come on, Bidenflation is bad..yes...but how can he justify that price?
FANTASTIC content!
Much appreciated!
Just by opening the pressure relief valve on the top of the filter, the pump will fill up itself and you will hear air hiss as the pump fills. just leave it open till it spouts water.
I too the pool guy to my office and said, "You're Fired, son"!
Thanks bud! I currently own a 450 gallon hot tub bromine.. and plan to purchase salt water pool. Need all the tips and advice I can get
I would gladly paid for your services, Steve!
Well I do have am online consulting service www.swimmingpoolsteve.com/pages/ask-steve.html but the view and comment are definitely payment enough!
I appreciate the explanation on how to use Google, Jk great video and thanks for the info!
I fired FIVE pool guys before I decided to do it myself. The techs were just dumping in chlorine and brushing in hopes it wouldn’t turn green in the next 7 days. Eventually the CYA gets too high and your pool is green 4 days after they leave. Took a sample to the pool store and there was nearly zero alkalinity or calcium hardness. So many pool service companies just hiring untrained kids and cutting corners on important chemicals. So my pool surface and pad equipment failed prematurely from yours of imbalance.
With Steve’s help my pool is blindingly and sparklingly clear for years. CYA at 50. Borates at 50. Liquid chlorine every 3 days to level 1-3ppm. Only shock if zeroes out chlorine or combined chlorine elevated (every 6 weeks or so). Phosphates always 0ppb with 1 ounce PhosFree every three weeks. Socks in skimmer basket and inline leaf catcher off Kreepy Krauley keep cartridge filter clean for 3 months at a time. Only need a few cups of acid and about 2 gallons of chlorine per month. Variable speed pump only runs two hours a day at 2800rpm to vacuum/skim and another 8 hours at 1200 to circulate. I never have to brush or skim manually. I’m literally saving thousands of dollars a year and don’t even remember what green algae looks like
THANK YOU STEVE!!!
Thank you!
They were overusing tabs not pouring chlorine in if your cya got high..
Do you use chlorine tabs?
Thanks for all of this good information Steve! We are in the process of bidding out a pool build. Have a question, Does having a Ozone and UV sanitizer change any of these ideal values or how to manipulate them to the levels you need to keep?
It does not change them, but it makes them easier to achieve and hold using less chemicals and corrections to the water overall. Here is my preferred method for the "average" swimming pool: www.swimmingpoolsteve.com/pages/best-water.html
To the pool guys complaining. We have a 16ft pool, have requested maintenance by multiple companies only for them to decline or no show. Have been maintaining ours for about 8 years. We really appreciate Steve and other techs that aren't threatened and are willing to share their knowledge.
From Australia and learnt very young to not put fingers in anywhere 36:43 …. Even putting shoes on need to shake it first haha. Cleaning skimmers always a gamble
I have watched so many of your videos. I will be installing a 15,000 gallon pool soon. Are there any videos or resources about getting the pool started chemically? After I fill it with water with the garden hose, what is the best way to get it on the right path chemically. I have seen a lot of videos about maintaining and correcting water, but I haven't seen any for a brand new pool fill.
Try this one: czcams.com/video/9T1Ub8SBijg/video.htmlsi=em8CN7ARBJCAJyuJ
@@Swimmingpoolsteve perfect. Really appreciate your videos. They are informative and professional. I love learning new things and I wish there were more content creators like you on CZcams
I’ve been working my pool from day one, not to perfection when it comes to the chemistry because I’m lazy on that part of it.
Such a good video! But my pool is brome based using BCDMH with an Ozone generator ;) a bit more complicated. I wish it was chlorine so I could apply what you just taught me!
Almost all of this will still apply. Happy you found the content helpful!
Hello Steve my pool heater Pentair mastertemp 400 is has a heater blinking light what do I do
Steveee I wrote yesterday about needing/wanting tips on installing vinyl liners with a high water table. Do you have any tips beside popping a hole! How would you cover the hole after? Currently using stone and hydro cement. Do you suggest hydro cement or verm for fixing the bottom of a pool? Thank you in advance
We have a inground salt water pool with a liner you said you own a sand filter what filter would you recommend
Hi Steve...do you have any thoughts on Fiberglass vs Concrete? I've seem a ton of videos on the subject. Just wondering from your perspective.
Had a swimming pool care service since 2021 that up and quit on me because I didn’t open the pool when they wanted. The next two were lazy and didn’t care about doing a good job. Do I keep searching and hope to find a good service or do it myself? Decided to do it myself and let’s see how it goes.
Quick question here, new pool owner. I have a fiber glass pool and when the mason was doing the coping he got some of the mortar in the pool. The water is obviously cloudy now. Wondering the best way to get it out.
Hi, have you tried to use your (sand?)filter a bit longer by letting the pump run a bit longer? You could also try a floculante in order to get the water cleaner. Don't forget to backwash and rinse your filter. If nothing helps you could always replace part of your water.
You just traumatised me just with the thought of skimmer lid removal, I was such a happy ignorant person before and now I'm like every time I'm opening that skimmer lid I'll die. I don't even have a pool just interested 😆
Ahahahaha - sorry boot' that
My hayward control panel is in Manufacture test mode. How can I fix this
Steve, a great overview of the basics required to start caring for your own pool. I have no major issue with pool care management companies, but no pool management company can do a better job than oneself considering the time constraints they need to work under unless you are paying a lot of money to have them visit your pool far more often then once or twice a week. I’ve also run across some pool guys that have a poor grasp of pool chemistry in general. One guy didn’t even know why I would dose borates. In addition, It takes time to re-adjust pool parameters and sometimes the pool guy just does not have the time to do it properly. A few things I would add, the best thing that I think anyone can do is to buy a reliable test kit such as the Taylor K2006C kit and really take control of your pool chemistry. I would also suggest a reliable robotic pool cleaner (maytronics/dolphin makes a lot of great ones that have parts available for easy replacement). Also, a nice thing about the Taylor test kit I mentioned is that it includes a little pool chemistry booklet. If you read through that little booklet and understand it and follow it step by step, your pool will look absolutely immaculate. Also, I loved and used your videos on variable speed pumps and their benefits in terms of ‘cheaper’ flow required for proper filtration of the pool over 24 hours. My intelliflo pump never stops running and I generally run the pump less than 1000 rpm (40-50 watts/hr). Oh, another thing I thought was helpful was over sizing my sand filter and also using glass media filter in it. I generally run filter pressures at less than 1 PSI and the pool looks immaculate. I backwash once pressure reaches 3-5 PSI to keep flow up at those very low RPMs. Also, if anyone is looking for a more automated solar reel system for their solar covers, look up Solar-lakes solar reel systems (Gabor is the owner and he is just as passionate as Steve is about pool maintenance and customer service is great).
I am surprised I did not mention the Taylor 2006 complete test kit. I had intended to
I wish you were here in my area 😢
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Great video. My cya was over 200. I started draining my vinyl liner pool. Down to a 170 then tested And down at 160 now. I brushed the pool and I had a purple haze dusty Material on the sides of the pool and the bottom. Was not visible until I bhushed. The filter is still clean But the levels are coming down very slowly. Do I have to clean my filter again. Can you help me out?
Watch the filter pressure to know when you need to clean it. You should test you pool for metals in addition to all the normal water chemistry. With CYA this high you would need 10 to 15ppm free chlorine. If you have to partially drain and fill a few times to get down to 70 or less CYA this will be worth it in my opinion. Then switch to unstabilized chlorine and eliminate this problem.
@@Swimmingpoolsteve copper was 4.2 last year. Used a product that brought it down to normal levels. I should have diluted the water last year and could have saved money in chemicals. Didn't watch your channel lad year. Glad I subscribed. Thank you.
Is this a good system
Oasis P490 Pump 2.0HP (>9m)
Oasis CX25 Mineral Chlorinator (>8m) Oasis 28" F/Glass Filter (>8m)
If free chlorine goes to 10ppm, should you try to reduce it after it breaks up combined chlorine?
I previously knew nothing about pool chemistry. Now I’m an expert. Why? My pool girl turned my pool green. With stabilized chlorine. So I learned about CYA, the LSI, and so on. Now my pool is crystal clear all the time. It was worth the little bit of trouble to learn it!
Where did you learns this any link please
@@7thNoteOfficial The number one key is understanding how cyanuric acid (stabilizer) controls your pool. Using stabilized chlorine is ultimately going to turn your pool green. You want your cyanuric acid level about 30-40 ppm, period. Cyanuric acid does not break down. The level will go up and up and up as you use stabilized chlorine. When the stabilizer level gets too high, there will be no free chlorine! Use separate stabilizer and you can set the level exactly. Then use unstabilized liquid chlorine to set your chlorine level. Once your cyanuric acid level gets too high, the only way to reduce it is to drain some water from your pool and add fresh, to dilute it. I'll try to find the link where I learned about this.
@mguerramd thanks will be much appreciated. The chlorine level is dark purple at the moment i have a salt chlorinated pool should i turn doelwn the percentage of chlorine its making its at 100 percentage at the moment
@@7thNoteOfficialI posted several replies to you but they are not showing up. Look for a book called “Easy Pool Chemistry” by Robert Lowry. Also his other books. This guy is THE guru on this topic. As well, get the Taylor K-2006 reagent test kit, it is way better than strips.
@@7thNoteOfficial You tube keeps taking down my replies. I really don't know why, I'm just trying to clue you in on a book. "Easy Pool Chemistry" by Robert Lowry.
The number one thing about having a weekly service provider is that it's 99% based on a convenience thing. It's not about saving money or anything like that. It's about you wanting to do other things with your time so you pay somebody to do it for you. It's not because it's something you can't learn how to do yourself.
55:25 when one goes up the other goes down and when one goes down the other goes down?
I've heard you say CYA at 30-50, but then say up to 70 for a salt system. However, I've not heard you say why a higher amount is ok for salt systems. Is that because of the type of chlorine generated by the SWG interacts differently? Please clarify if you would. Thank you.
Chlorine from salt generators is a very weak chemical. 50-70cya will help protect much better then 30-50. When you add liquid your essentially shocking the pool. But salt generators add chlorine much slower, so it can use a little more protection
great video and love your style, but broken out chapters would be super helpful to skip around
Steve you are gifted and talented. Pool oversight and continue care no joke.
Having lived in Chicago, California & Florida I left it to the pool experts and professionals.
The cost of schlepping toxic chemicals, falling in while skimming the pool and the sheer liability prompted me to at all times to have hired professional help.
Trust I love a well maintained pool and would pay for Premium Service on:
“Thursday/Friday” so that pool would be ready for weekend activities and would pass the chemical test of any crazy parents with questions.
Mistake made will cost you in equipment repairs, and sanity.
Peace, Calm and Clean clear waters my mantra…
Splash Down - Enjoyment
Hi Steve, do you have an email that I can send you some info and pool pictures to get some feedback from you with my pool problem.
Please how can we communicate. 😊
Bottom line…want a pool?=hire a professional Knowledgeable pool Tech and don’t take it for granted.
Thank you so much.
Ok, what's an Eaves-trough?
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@@Swimmingpoolsteve I kind of figured but I just had never heard that before, great video!
lol….good luck
What do the simple water tester which measure Ph and Chlorine actually measure in terms of kind of Chlorine (free, total, combined?)
Which pool water tester(s) would you recommend?
@@aleskorencan3343 Taylor K2006 complete test kit
Pool guy; comes once a week dumps a 2 gallon jug of chlorine in your pool acts like he swept the walls. Once a month or every 6 weeks he checks the chemistry. Adds another 2 gallons of chlorine. That'll be $125 please ✌️
I told my wife I’m going to fire the pool guy, my wife said not to fire him because she really liked him. That does that even mean? 🧐
What's he bench? Both 1 rep max and sets.
it means hes fired. fire him and get an ugly guy who good at chemistry.
I posted a comment and now its gone?
My water turns to green when i put chlorine
If your water turns green AS you add chlorine, this indicates high levels of copper in your water. Do a water test for copper levels and consider not adding copper based minerals to your water.
Mmm I’d say pool service is more than just saving someone from doing chores. There are serious dangers associated with pool service, maintenance, and repairs.
I’m a professional pool business and although I dont disagree with your willingness to help the average homeowner, I think stressing the importance of safety is paramount. There are so many dangers involved in doing one’s own pool. So an example of dangers in this industry are homeowners DIYing filter cleans. This can be extremely dangerous with lids potentially blowing off if not removed or put on properly. People should look up filter lids blow off on CZcams. And I personally have a client who shattered all the bones in his left elbow from a lid blowing off. Electrical equipment being properly bonded or doing your own pool lights etc. you’re working with electricity and water. Unless you’re a licensed contractor, you should think very seriously about the risks to family and friends.
Pools aren’t toys they can kill people. I’ve watched your videos before and I again don’t disagree with particular things you’re helping homeowners with.
But water borne diseases are a possibility in pools not chemically treated properly. Some friend getting electrocuted from a gfi not properly installed or equipment not properly grounded could leave people wide open to major lawsuits god forbid something happen.
Basically, your pool isn’t lawn care, you make a mistake with your lawn it grows back, but a mistake with your pool could be a very expensive mistake, or worse deadly. Just I’d stress the safety factor way more in your video and that’s really what I’d say is missing here.
I do appreciate you stating the increases pool professionals are dealing with. Sadly this is a transient industry and easy to buy into. So many people’s experiences are poor with bad pool companies. And there are sadly way to many bad pool “pros”.
However there are companies such as mine that take what they do very serious and care for the client. Just be safe yall doing these things, for yours, your family and friends sake.
You’re fired .
Came here for help! Way too much talking. Why don't you show us from different types of pools and pumps?
Haven’t watched this video but as a pool professional in the uk , I disagree with firing your pool guy it’s a specialist trade that takes years of experience, chemicals, I’ve had lots of clients try to do it themselves and never get it right , they pay for my years of knowledge not just my time
I guess you will have to watch the video to see how I, also a pool professional, address this.
You shouldn’t really be promoting it, you can’t learn off a you tube video, it takes years and years of skills to learn our trade but people think it’s easy , yes vacuuming and netting is , but try to teach them chemistry/ flow rates/ dosing systems/ it’s like trying to teach a person to re wire their house and fire the electrical engineer, each to their own guess you’re getting paid for the videos on you tube so you don’t mind.
@robertcoombs3562 my man...learning pool chemistry on youtube is 100% possible. People literally do this every day. And we are talking about a half dozen measurements here...not building a particle accelerator in your garage. Caring for a pool is WELL within the capability of a dedicated, informed pool owner. It is a little ridiculous to suggest otherwise. So long as the owned of the pool understands that they need to learn and commit themselves to understanding their pool, it is entirely reasonable to do so. Having a pool pro care for your pool is a luxury. Not a requirement of owning a pool. I know you see this as taking bread off your table but there will always be people who want to take care of their own house and their own pool, and there is nothing wrong with Empowering someone to do just that. In any case I appreciate you taking the time to comment on my video.
@@robertcoombs3562 Now that I (a homeowner) have taken the time to learn to maintain my pool I could pass that knowledge on to ANYONE who has the time and desire. It is easy to explain and duplicate. Took me about 8 months and I’ve since taught my neighbors to do the same. There is no “special knowledge” or years of experience needed thanks to Steve and his peers on CZcams. Some people will want pool service guys but the knowledge to do a great job yourself readily available. It’s obvious you feel threatened by that but we are living in the future
@@drdrew3 I’ll pop you over my leak detection equipment and you can show me how it works and how to identify a leak in your pool then ? I’ll also ask you to re wire a new pump, filter , dig up the lawn , and concrete, find the leak repair it , then I’ll ask you how to service your heat equipment, then I’ll ask you to change the electrical equipment and update, if you can provide me with all these credentials and have learned all this in. 8 months I’ll be very surprised
Get to the point already. Too much talking in the beginning
I am literally eight minutes in and this guy is just rambling about God knows what. Please get to the point you are losing me. You are lucky I am driving. Otherwise I would have clicked out of here. Using voice to text FYI.
All of the needless jibber jabbering makes me want to scream.
Do you want to talk about it?
Liberal Steve hates solo proprietor’s.