cleaning pool after the winter

ronie


Joined: 11/02/2009
Posts: 67

Message Posted:
26/03/2011 09:21

I need to add liquid floc to my pool water.Can someone tell me how much a ten by five pool will need?Then how long will it have to stand before its vacumed?Thanks

TRNCVaughan


Joined: 27/04/2008
Posts: 4578

Message Posted:
26/03/2011 11:01

Get a few mug fulls of floc and dilute in half a bucket of water. Walk around the pool broadcasting the diluted floc by flicking mugfulls across the surface of the water.

This must be done with the pump OFF. Leave the pump off for 12-24 hours and then vacuum to WASTE.

ronie


Joined: 11/02/2009
Posts: 67

Message Posted:
26/03/2011 16:36

Thanks for that Vaughn,will give it a go

eyebob


Joined: 22/06/2010
Posts: 143

Message Posted:
26/03/2011 21:16

A few mugfulls?10 by 5 pool,4 litres of flocculant,1 litre each side of the pool,leave pump off for 24 hours,vacuum, then add algicide and run pump for 24 hours,turn off,leave pool to settle and re-vacuum,hey presto,pool is up and running!!

TRNCVaughan


Joined: 27/04/2008
Posts: 4578

Message Posted:
27/03/2011 09:26

Why would you floc the pool BEFORE treating it with the algaecide?

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
27/03/2011 10:45

Also, I would do this once the sun has gone down as pool chemicals last longer without the effects of direct sunlight.

TRNCVaughan


Joined: 27/04/2008
Posts: 4578

Message Posted:
27/03/2011 10:53

Well, chlorine lasts longer, but the other chemicals we are talking about here are not effected.

It's done overnight because no one is using the pool then.

swyflot


Joined: 07/11/2008
Posts: 916

Message Posted:
27/03/2011 13:07

Really should not be a problem,if you have been cleaning the pool once a week in winter,this of course includes chemicals