Cusser Posted March 21, 2023 Report Share Posted March 21, 2023 I've got a 3600 gallon above-ground pool. I took a water sample in to Leslie's for free water test and got a reading for high phosphates, like 5000 ppb. Of course Leslie's tried to push No Phos chemical on me, but I feel that maybe it's just time to drain the pool and add fresh water. Anyone agree??? By the way: Leslie's is quite expensive for everything, and there are about 5 Leslie's within a 2 mile radius of me, they bought out almost every other place !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cusser Posted April 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2023 I decided to drain and re-fill. Chlorine neutralizer at Leslie's was 3X the price I paid over a decade ago, didn't want to risk damaging some grass. I dragged out my 20-year-old $61 FloTec submersible pump from Home Depot, and it did its job draining. However, pump motor gave its life in the process, could only get it to spin occasionally. So I tried to take it apart to investigate, turns out that the motor section is bathed in oil, got all over me. Anyway, pool is refilling now, and if I need such pump again, still available at HomeDepot.com for $64 !!!! It's refilled now (Sunday morning), need to vacuum it this morning and add cyanuric acid and buffering chemicals, and chlorine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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