TIME AT POOL – MINIMUM
- Signature, Full, Bi-Weekly Sign/Full – 22 Minutes
- Partial, Bi-Weekly Partial – 12 Minutes
Order of Activities
- Start Timer
- Picture – PRE
- Verify size / gallons in Pool
- Check Chems – Put chem readings in ION
- Back Wash Filter (Monthly DE, Weekly Sand)
- If Pressure High, note Filter clean needed)
- IF ALGAE (more than limited algae)
- Balance Chems – Put chems added in ION
- Clean Pool
- Verify ALL is PERFECT B4 you leave
- If chems, way off, re-checks chems, at end, make minor adjustments
- Picture – POST
- Fill out TIMER CARD
- Picture – TIMER CARD
- End Timer
Activities
- Verify size / gallons in Pool
- Pool gallons = Width * Length * Aver. Depth * 7.5 (note: there are 7.5 gallons in 1 sq foot)
- Check all chems
- Monthly
- CYA
- Calcium
- Weekly
- Alkalinity
- Ph
- Chlorine
- Salt
- Monthly
- Back Wash detail
- Cartriage – No backwash
- Diatomaceous Earth – backwash mode 30 sec, then filter mode for 5 sec (do 3 times), add DE that pertains to sq ft of the filter
- If filter has internal damage – you will see DE come out jets (blow-back) OR vacuum particles; report to office
- Sand – backwash mode 90 sec, rinse mode (on multi-port) 30 sec, waste (on multi-port) 10 sec
- If filter has internal damage – you will see Sand come out jets (blow-back) OR vacuum particles ; report to office
- IF ALGAE (more than limited algae)
- CALL THE OFFICE (have chem readings & pictures ready) – 830-276-2486
- Balance Chems (for a pool in GOOD SHAPE, no/limited algae)
- CYA/ Cyanuric Acid 50-80ppm) – CYA to bring UP
- Calcium 200-400ppm – Calcium to bring UP
- Alkalinity 80-120ppm – Muriatic acid to Bring DOWN; Sodium Bicarbonate to Bring UP
- Ph Level 7.2-7.6 – Muriatic acid to Bring DOWN; If Alkalinity OK, Ph will fix itself (add Soda Ash to Bring UP < should never need to do)
- If Chrlorine
- Chlorine Level 3-5ppm (Target 1-2 over, as will burn off in several hours) – USE Cal-hypo/ Shock
- Tabs – Based on Size (4-11)
- If Salt
- Salt (3000-3400) optimum is 3400(check control panel to be sure for the model) – Add Salt to UP
- Chlorine Level 1.5-3ppm
- TO ADJUST CHLORINE – ONLY Use Salt Cell settings (setting normally should be between 20 & 60 percent)
- DO NOT USE ANY Cal-hypo/ Shock
- DO NOT USE ANY Chlorine TABS
- IF LARGE AMOUNT OF ALGAE
- Clean Pool
- FIRST – Empty all baskets (including Polaris)
- Net Surface
- Vacuum Bottom (on Full/Sign ALWAYS GET VAC out – even if perfect (we call this acting job for video camera)
- LAST ALWAYS – Brush walls
- VERY LAST – Empty all baskets (NOT Polaris)
- Verify ALL is PERFECT B4 you leave
- Valve positions, run times, pump baskets, check for leaks
- NOTE: leaks drain out chems pre-maturely (chlorine is the 1st to go) >> Pool will look HORRIBLE NEXT WEEK
- If chemicals way off, re-checks chems, at end, make minor adjustments