Vinyl pool, Old Orchard Road ·
Opened after two winters shut
New owners, a pool that hadn't been opened for two summers, and a cover full of rainwater and leaves. Two days later it was clear and the kids were in.
- What we did
- Cover off, plugs out, equipment started, shocked, balanced
- Time
- 2 days
- Visits
- 3 visits
- Cost
- $540 all in
The water
- Free chlorine
- Before: 0 ppmAfter: 3 ppm
- Alkalinity
- Before: 40 ppmAfter: 100 ppm
- Clarity
- Before: Tea-colouredAfter: Clear to the floor
The new owners had been told the pool was “probably fine”. It had been shut for two winters, the cover sagging with rainwater and leaves, and nobody knew whether the equipment still ran.
We pumped the cover off and lifted it clean, then started the pump and filter one valve at a time: everything ran, with a new o-ring on the pump lid. The water underneath was tea-coloured but not green. A shock, two filter cleans and a lot of brushing later it was clear, and we put them on weekly service for the summer.