Burlington MA Pool Service Job
After a homeowner has opened their swimming pool, and tried unsuccessfully to clear the water for 3-5 weeks, they will call for help. Let me describe the scene when I arrive: There are 6 empty jugs of clarifier, and empty bags of powdered shock, or jugs of chlorine littering the cement deck – patio.
So I ask… Whats going on? Then I hear the same story I get from all of them… I took my pool water to be tested and they sold me Alkalinity Increase, PH+ or minus, and like two cases of shock. They think something is wrong with the filter, but are not sure, and no matter what they do, they cant clear the pool water. Some get rid of the green water for awhile, but it returns within two days.
Burlington MA Pool Service – The Soto Job
I showed up to a call from a nice family in Burlington MA – I learn that they (the Sotos) just bought the house the year before, and the previous owner closed the pool as a condition of the sale. Then they tell me exactly what I wrote in the first two paragraphs.
So I did what I always do… I tested the water to discover chemical levels, and I sink a leaf net to the bottom of the deep end (this is a 20×40 inground pool) to see if there is any debris. I discover there is no chlorine in the pool, and I pull up a completely loaded basket of leaves.
I’m used to no chlorine because most home owners give up days before they call. But the Sotos hadn’t given up – The leaves and algae were eating their chlorine almost as fast as they poured it in.
I took the job and explained that we had to remove all debris from the bottom before we run the filter. It took me and a helper over three hours to remove 13 full barrels of leaves branches, twigs, dead chipmunks, frogs and debris from the bottom of the pool. We called it quits for the day and came back the next day, this gave the rest of the debris a chance to settle back to the bottom. It is tough to remove what you cant see.
The next day at the Burlington MA Pool Service Job we removed another barrel and a half of debris. I disassembled and cleaned the filter – adjusted the chemicals and super shocked the pool. I left them with directions to backwash the pool filter everytime the filter pressure reached 19 lbs.
I came by the third day to discover I could see the bottom of the pool (yay). Guess what I found in the shallow end of the pool? Dead body??? No! – There is a snapper turtle 13-18 inches in diameter. I saved it to show the Sotos, as they were not home when I discovered it, and then released it to a nearby swamp.
The Burlington Ma Pool Service job from hell take a ways -If your having trouble clearing a pool, make sure there is no debris on the bottom. If you have a nasty swampy looking pool, you may have to backwash your filter several times a day. Maintaining a low filter pressure is the key to clearing your pool fast. Most clean filters will operate around 7 – 12 lbs.
