Most likely it is one of these issues...
Chemistry
Like a picture is a million words, the same with a pool chemistry test. It reverse engineers what has happened over the days, weeks or months. The cool things about LSI:
- It's a way to look even deeper into the balance-side of the chemistry.
- It gives your pool exactly what it needs based on additional factors such as temperature and TDS/salinity.
- When you can stop pitting and scale in its tracks that means preserving the pool for as long as possible.
How did my pool get so out of shape?
In a nutshell, we have expectations that the companies we hire will do the job the right way. It is cool when it works out like, but in your case this is probably not what happened and why you are looking for options. Reasons:
- Using tablets as main source of chlorine
- pH and balance overlooked
- Over/Under filling the pool
- It leaks
- Pouring acid directly in the pool
- Bad communication from pool store to consumer
- Shoddy pool companies
- Over-complicating it with too many chemical "remedies"
Does it leak?
The maximum water loss at the pool should be under 1 inch per week.
- If you notice elevated water bills , low water levels, algae or the pump sucking air, these are common symptoms of a leaking pool.
- The standard weekly allowance for water loss in your pool is at one inch per week. This includes evaporation and splash out.
- When one inch gets pushed it leads to damage to the pool and higher future cost. Not trying to scare anyone!
- The biggest affected factor is your pools chemistry, its structure and equipment. (pretty much the whole pool).
- Frequent doses of tap water dilute your chemistries framework making it lean corrosive(pitting) or alkaline(scale).
- Skytide Pools incorporates proven technicians to diagnose where your pool is leaking. Once the leak is pinpointed, we can give you a quote for your pools repairs.
Algae! Where is it coming from?!
Honestly it could be a number of factors, the big ones are phosphates and too much Cyanuric acid in the pools water. The best way I prevent and treat for this is with Orenda PR-10000.
Does it Circulate?
The pool needs to be moving the water around correctly & consistently. I am not trying to give up some secrets accidently however those systems using Variable Speed Pumps can be set too low Flow wise. The Filter & its Preventative Maintenance is a big one too...
Consider your filter the lungs of your pool! Every day your filter rejuvenates the clarity of your pools water. On average, every four to six months it needs to be cleaned and rebuilt. We use a vacuuming technique which takes a big chunk off of the amount of debris the filter accumulates over the months. This is done by not using your skimmer suction to vacuum with but instead bring an external vacuum that is battery powered. https://www.riptidevac.com/
When this type of preventative maintenance service is applied, it keeps the filter preforming better, and lasting longer!