Pool Care
How to switch a pool over to ECOsmarte from salt: A pool that has been using a salt chlorinator needs to be completely drained and refilled with fresh water to use ECOsmarte. After refilling the pool use the
If you are located in a region where freezing water is not a concern, lower the pH to 6.8 and raise the copper level to .8 ppm. There is no need to run the pump and filter every day. You must, however, run the pool if a frost warning...
Items Needed To Cure A New Vinyl Liner In A Pool: Regular Household Bleach New vinyl liners release gasses from the manufacturing process (off-gas) for up to 3 years after installation. The gases irritate eyes, cause pH to rise...
Items needed to peroxide wash the pool: Garden Sprayer Peroxide (approx 20 qts) 1) Drain the pool.2) Apply hydrogen peroxide with a garden sprayer.3) Let it bubble for about 10 minutes.4) Rinse it off and repeat the...
Items needed to open a pool with chemicals (chlorine): Chlorine (5 gallons if clearing the pool) pH Test Kit Alkalinity Test Kit Calcium Test Kit Chlorine Test Kit Phosphate Test Kit Liquid Muriatic Acid Baking Soda or Soda Ash...
This article gives a complete list of steps to eliminate algae and try to prevent its return. If doing a quick algae elimination make sure water parameters are correct and do steps 1 through 4. Items Needed To Eliminate Algae In A Pool: ...
Item needed to switch a pool over to ECOsmarte from Bacquicil (biguinide): New Pool Water 1) Bacquicil creates a "slime" that is only removable by draining the pool and refilling. 2) Scrub the walls of the pool to ...
ECOsmarte recommends using automatic pool vacuums to help lower the maintenance load. We recommend using a filter with an onboard filter. This keeps the skimmers free for circulation. Some recommended pool vacuums for our purposes and reliability...
Items needed for regular testing and maintenance in a pool: Copper Test Kit or Digital Test Kit Phosphate Test Kit or Digital Test Kit Calcium Chloride Flake (may be needed) Liquid Muriatic Acid (Hydrochloric Acid) ...
Item needed to switch a pool over to ECOsmarte from chlorine: ECOsmarte Pool System 1) Standard/Turbo Pool -Raise Copper) 4) Then begin to operate the pool as an ECOsmarte Pool using the
There are several ways to clean the pool surface: First, try using one of the methods using liquid acid. If that doesn't work, try using ascorbic acid for spot cleaning. Items needed to clean the pool surface with liquid acid: ...
Items needed to Open An ECOsmarte Pool: Digital Test Kit Digital Test Kit Digital Test Kit Digital Test Kit Liquid Muriatic Acid (Hydrochloric Acid) or Calcium Chloride Flakes (may be needed to raise calcium) Test pH. ...
Water circulation is critical to maintaining a clear and sparkly pool. All the water has to go through the filter every day to remove particles. Efficient circulation is key. Several factors of efficient circulation are: Skimmers ...
1) Prior to closing day - make sure the pH is lowered to 6.8 and the copper is raised to .7ppm for closing2) Drain water to below skimmers by running the pump to waste through only the main drain.3) Turn off the pump. 4)&...
Point the return jets in the swimming pool directly to the middle of the pool - not up, down, or to either side. Test the circulation of the pool by floating a beach ball on the surface of the pool and watch to make sure the ball circulates...
Items Needed To Remove Phosphates From Pool Water: Phosphate Remover Phosphates in the water will prevent the copper from rising above .3ppm. Phosphates are in rain and in municipal water supplies due to pollution and sewage...