Open Your Own Pool & Keep it Clean All Season

Open Your Own Pool & Keep it Clean All Season - EASY TIPS

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You can spend upwards of $500 to have your pool opened! See how I open my pool for $10 & share tricks to have crystal clear water all summer long. No more GREEN & CLOUDY POOL WATER. It's easy when you can see how someone else does it start to finish. Stop buying algicides, clarifiers & swimming pool miracle products that do NOTHING! For above ground & in ground pools.
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@SilverCymbal 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching please *LIKE & SUBSCRIBE* Test Strips: amzn.to/2PWOQzy Liquid Shock: amzn.to/3meWkKu Scrub Brush: amzn.to/3fDPnBC

@Skialta2024TX 3 жыл бұрын

How do you know how much of what chemical to buy when using the Hach strips? I'm a Western MA guy, I truly appreciate your videos!

@iisreset 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, we just got a home with inground pool and we opened it yesterday and it was super green! Hope we can get it cleared up.. Thanks mate!

@tumiliese7861 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for helping my dad

@ladder238photography6 2 жыл бұрын

I use nothing but liquid chlorine in my pool

@alexanderwilliams-hoffman5436 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t even have a pool but great video LOL

@SilverCymbal 3 жыл бұрын

I apreciate that

@TheJsote1988 3 жыл бұрын

Me neither 🤣 oh wait a small 1 for the kids

@dorkface-zt3ge 3 жыл бұрын

SAME LOL

@eveyn1989 3 жыл бұрын

lmfao i dont even have a pool

@jerzeelalingco9668 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@janicejohnson1424 2 жыл бұрын

My father was in charge of our family pool. He passed away in January and we are in charge of helping our mom open the pool this season. Thanks for your amazing videos. From Massachusetts...

@Famousykwydit 3 жыл бұрын

As someone who wires pools for a living, this guy is spot on with his info. Great video and advice for the unknowing.

@floryder8385 Жыл бұрын

Great informative video. I purchased my home about 10 years ago and last year, with the help of this video, I opened and maintained my pool all by myself! Thank you so much!

@PhAnt0M9817 3 жыл бұрын

As someone who has worked at Leslie’s Pools for 4 years, I can say getting it checked in the store is far more accurate than testing strips. Also there are certain things the store checks for and the strips don’t test for so it’s a better choice if you can get it done! Liquid shock is essentially slightly stronger bleach at about 12.5 percent chlorine and some powder shocks are up to 73 percent available chlorine so powder is much stronger for extreme algae but liquid is more convenient. Great video!

@michaelplace4754 3 жыл бұрын

Never seen someone plug up a filter like that tbh Iv been opening pools for 10 years and that seems very unnecessary never had my lines Crack after blowing them

@thomashamilton9658 2 жыл бұрын

I've been going to Leslie's for 4 years and I no longer have them test my water. Back and forth, wild goose chase, ka-ching! I buy their 7 in 1 testing strips and use soda ash and dry acid etc to get those numbers where they need to be. And I also use Leslie's Perfect Weekly and a floating chlorine tab dispenser. Pardon my ego but my pool water is to die for. So why should I stand in line in un-air conditioned Leslie's to have them test my water? UN EFFING NECESSARY.

@christ6370 3 ай бұрын

Another tip that is super efficient is to first use a vacuum brush head. It directly sucks up the algae instead of just mixing it all up and gets any sand or dirt off the bottom. Go nice and slow and your pool will be clean almost immediately. No need to run the expensive pump for days and days. Less chlorine to sanitize and pool will be ready in no time. Get the vacuum brush head with spring bypass ports in the top so there's no issues of too much suction. Just plug the hose into the skimmer suction hole or if you have a lot of leaves get the vacuum plate that fits over your skimmer basket, you can also use an inline leaf catcher. I use this setup once a month even though I have "The pool cleaner" vacuum running every day and I'm surprised by the fine debris my skimmer sock catches when I do it. As always keep an eye on filter pressures and clean / de-scale regularly. If you like this tip please Thumbs up 👍 this comment to keep it at the top of the list to help other people.

@makingmoney8405 Жыл бұрын

Sir thank you truly. I did exactly what you said , exactly , I bought the liquid hth as well . Even though I have a 12,000 gallon fully sunken above ground pool and my pool is not a true in ground and my filter is nowhere in the class of yours it worked perfectly . Thank you for taking the time to explain in a very clear concise way . Your the best

@sirchasm1625 2 жыл бұрын

This is not the first time I watched this video, nor will it be the last. Well done and many thanks!

@dustincercado 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best DIY channels on KZfaq. Thank you for sharing!

@sotexlawn 3 жыл бұрын

Now I need a pool to apply these great tips 👍🏻 Another great vid

@WranglerRunner1 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. I definitely do, however, prefer a Taylor test kit to the test strips. Reagents seem to be a lot more accurate and mostly save you from a trip to the local pool store for a test. It does take a little bit of getting used to but is worth it in the long run.

@JagdishNarkar 3 жыл бұрын

This looks so amazing, I am going to try this and will let you know

@brianpederson7315 2 жыл бұрын

Here in MN, I find when you close the pool (wait for the water temp to hit 60F) directly affects how much algae is in the pool when I open it in the spring. Everyone locally, declares labor day weekend as the end of swim season, and closes their pool (too early) just to find the algae mess in the spring. The same thing happens in the spring, when the pool temp starts getting warmer than 60F, you start flirting with algae growth again. Also, we find closing the pool 2x easier than opening the pool... Cleaning all the "winterizing" parts takes all day with the pressure washer!

@adamcrouch2937 3 жыл бұрын

I do this now and it saves more money not buying all those extra chemicals and stuff to treat it. Thanks.

@ericawilliams8951 2 жыл бұрын

Best pool cleaning video by far!!! Thanks

@user-lw9hc2lz3b 4 ай бұрын

Used to rent a room in a house with a pool in my younger days. What a blast. It was fun to see results. Wish I would have had this system for sure.

@winingwithanelisa709 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, will definitely try this.

@sweat319 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your information and video 📹 I appreciate you 🙏

@watertech011 11 ай бұрын

You Sir are a National Treasure thank you for all your informational videos! I always learn something from your videos.

@mskikitv1681 3 жыл бұрын

This video is great! Trying this today. I just purchased a home with a pool and have no prior knowledge of pools. Will keep you posted on how everything turns out. Its so strange when I scoop up the water it looks clear but the pool is definitely green

@DanburyConnecticut 3 жыл бұрын

it's just density, like how the shallow end will look less green than the deep end, that or there is just algae buildup on the sides.

@corndogonasticc 3 жыл бұрын

Idk how i found this but man this is probably one of the few random videos that i enjoy randomly

@jamesbrown7521 Жыл бұрын

Don’t assume your local pool store is out to get you. Shop local and develop a relationship. These guys are usually very knowledgeable and buy you products from then that’s how they stay in business. You’re support is how these guys stay in business and they can teach you plenty to keep your pool well taken care of.

@kelm1123 3 жыл бұрын

Very good tips, I open my pool three days ago and is still green. Will brush and shock it tonight.

@sk8boredd 3 жыл бұрын

Who literally watched this when they didn't really have a pool

@bigguns2229 2 жыл бұрын

This is helping me decide if I want a pool in the future

@Valkyiria01 Жыл бұрын

Dude having a pool is not that complicated. The issue is impatience, I spent a ton of money with chemicals to speed process and just wast of money. Shock is key

@boogherghostgreenslimy529 7 ай бұрын

So, DON'T WATCH IT!!!

@zendayashearer8800 7 ай бұрын

Mee😊

@thuff3207 3 жыл бұрын

Very good advice to open a pool. I would add turn on your automatic chlorinator when you shock to help with more chlorine while your filtering the water.

@EagleKeeper86 2 жыл бұрын

It’s a great idea to check the pH and balance it first. Because the sanitizing mechanism of chlorine is dependent on pH. Too low, or too high and the chlorine won’t be as effective.

@eywrong 3 жыл бұрын

don't have a pool, and probably never will, but this is a great and comprehensive video. you did a great job explaining everything. cheers.

@SilverCymbal 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! I appreciate it

@granTurismo295 3 жыл бұрын

Hey loved the video. Opening pool myself this year and this makes it seem super-simple. Wondering if you were planning to make more pool videos discussing what you use to maintain the pool during the season like liquid or powdered shock, now that chlorine prices shot up. Cheers!

@dildoshwagins2222 3 жыл бұрын

Didn’t know about those test strips appreciate the hours saved

@NewRobR23 3 жыл бұрын

That pool looks great actually from the beginning. Most are straight black n filled with leaves at the bottom depending where you live

@richrelationshipsrefuge 2 жыл бұрын

Wow,thank you so much we have had a pool for seven years and have never gone from green to blue in hours. Thank you so much you are amazing!

@mikag642010 2 жыл бұрын

This is an awesome channel. Glad I found it and subscribed

@jonkirkwood469 3 жыл бұрын

You had me at "liquid chlorine." I'll verify your premise. After a repair one year, the pool company had water delivered that came either from a pond, or an abandoned pool. I had a mess. Because my pool generates its own chlorine, I'd never used shock. "Superchlorinate" was just a setting. I asked a friend, who had more pool experience for help and he told me: "You can never add too much hypochlorite." So I took his word and added five gallons of 10% NaOCL. Within a day, the Paramount nozzle system and the chlorine had cleared the water. I love that nozzle system. That, and a saltwater pool make for a lazy man's dream. I use the test strips, too. I spent nine years doing reactor coolant and steam plant chemistry. The pool chemistry I did was spent nuclear fuel pool chemistry. A backyard pool just doesn't require the precision of complicated test methods, especially if you have a vinyl or fiberglass pool. I have a plaster-coated gunite, saltwater pool. I use an impermeable cover over winter to keep the water below the tile line to prevent freeze damage to the tiles (See: ...a repair one year). The cover blocks light and rainwater, therefore: no algae. Downside: it's a heavy sonuvagun. It weighs about as much as your helpers. Your place looks great. Thanks for another informative video.

@rxlo1062 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video 👍

@DanburyConnecticut 3 жыл бұрын

lol i found my lawn care vids from silver cymbal, then i look for pool care stuff and there he is, silver cymbal again. God bless this man. will no longer pay 350/year to open/close pool (700 total damn!!).

@stacierichardson4475 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this😁👍

@danb3080 3 жыл бұрын

Cal hypo and revive water conditioner work wonders too, especially deep green water.

@valdimirjose 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best video here yet.

@MRobert1984 3 жыл бұрын

We're living the same life. Whenever I do something or think about doing it, you put out a video on it. Do you BBQ too?

@SilverCymbal 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely we love the grill

@mohamedfahad2364 3 жыл бұрын

@@SilverCymbal you need to pull up that grill and give us some BBQing tips. 💉💪🏾🙏🏽

@louisluis1 2 жыл бұрын

Can you teach us how to close a pool as well? Love the channel! 😁

@BenG78 2 жыл бұрын

Wife just bought a pool with a house and now I'm a pool guy 😂

@VRTimeFun 3 жыл бұрын

Great video my dude. Wish more KZfaq content creaties where like this

@jimmillecam8147 Жыл бұрын

Can't wait to try it!

@edwinmonterroza7426 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly!! When you take a sample of water to the pool store they wanna sell you everything. I just use the test strips

@joetropika 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Good info

@JimmyTurner 3 жыл бұрын

I live in south Florida. I didnt realize this was a thing. I just never thought about it.

@T24Anthony11 2 жыл бұрын

Omg Tysm 110% worked love u bro ❤

@ColinBarrett001 2 ай бұрын

Excellent. Thank you!

@davepowers7650 Ай бұрын

Great video...im amazed that your test read so high chlorine after just 2 bottles of shock!!!

@aliaksandranikovich6300 2 жыл бұрын

Классное место для релаксации.

@GentrysGlossMobileDetailing 3 жыл бұрын

if you want to let out all of the air there’s a pressure relief valve on the top of your filter for a reason.

@generessler6282 2 жыл бұрын

Great video except the advice on test strips. I've compared exactly those strips with carefully done Taylor K2006 tests numerous times. For chlorine they're in the ballpark. (That's why I keep the strips around: a sanity check when there's no reason to suspect chlorine is low.) For hardness and TA they're iffy. For CYA they're just about meaningless. Of course this is for my pool. Ymmv.

@strikergaming4862 9 сағат бұрын

Thanks man

@teresarafael9357 Жыл бұрын

We have a pool and needs maintenance, I'm, going to help my brother to keep it clean per your video. Thanks. it was very heplful.

@milkqc Ай бұрын

Just saved my life ..... and a lot of money thank you very much !

@Eunotus 2 жыл бұрын

The green is just algie. That type of cover allows light through. Also easier to take it off if you fold it seem to seem and leave the springs attached until you fold to them. Keep the cover from going in the water so much like that. Do this for a living

@frankmolina6910 3 жыл бұрын

I will never get inside another Pool again as long as I live great video

@petebeat1510 2 жыл бұрын

Great video mate

@pf5658 3 жыл бұрын

Just bought my first house that came with a pool and I have no damn idea what to do so now I’ll definitely have to try. 😂

@hardushelm6268 3 жыл бұрын

Lol me 2, but I seem to manage thus far. Just keep your hand on it

@AceTechn0 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t have a pool but this was pretty cool

@ultimatesteve 3 жыл бұрын

i switched to liquid shock this year because it doesnt add any stabilizer. last year i had a build up of stabilizer from years of using tabs and not draining the pool for closing. liquid shock is way cheaper too.

@mgrifi 2 жыл бұрын

i was told to pour the chlorine at night so the sun UV doesn't eat up the particles, so we just did that this evening. I did get Regal Ultra 60 for algaecide too, but next time I will just try bleach first... Oh and I guess we are brushing the bottom of the pool tomorrow morning as we definitely didn't do that lol!

@bbblitz502 2 ай бұрын

Amazing video!! You are my hero. Thank you so much for making this. Can I ask, did yoy use 10% or 12.5% shock? Thank you so much.

@krehbein 3 жыл бұрын

For under $500 you could put in a Hayward pro logic panel and get rid of those timers and aqua rite. The aquarite will fetch you at least $300. Take that and apply it to a pro logic plp4. Your handy with electrical. Also you can then control your Hayward vsp. Controlling everything with the plp4 is nice. This is what I did.

@thomashamilton9658 2 жыл бұрын

The chlorine bottle itself----if you read it---will say to first adjust alkalinity and pH. Before you add the chlorine. Not a huge issue, but your chlorine will be more effective if pH and alkalinity are in the proper ranges. Usually at open they are far from it.

@gurups 2 жыл бұрын

Will you make a video on closing the pool?? That would be great.

@QuietStormX 3 жыл бұрын

Good Tips for Owners save DIY $$$$ season after season... 👍😎

@chrismaxny4066 2 жыл бұрын

That cover was super clean not like mine after a winter! The water was at the point after I add 15 gallons of chlorine and much vacuuming and skimming.

@SilverCymbal 2 жыл бұрын

It gets a lot of debris. I use the electric leaf blower to get the stuff off periodically.

@cookingwithmans264 2 жыл бұрын

This is another very intresting video. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻full watched🧐😂

@bp516 Жыл бұрын

Great video!!

@sergeybebenin 3 жыл бұрын

Can't believe you already opened! May is the season of all the crap coming down from trees haha

@SilverCymbal 3 жыл бұрын

It is very early. I don't mind if I need to clean the skimmer. We dont have a heater but we get a lot of sun I wouldn't be surprised if we were in it at the end of the April early May

@marcberm 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! I think a lot of people are under the impression that you can just keep rebalancing water chemistry by adding things. While that's partially true, it's always better to work toward dialing-in rather than overshooting and correcting. There's only so much "stuff" water can hold, before the total dissolved solids (TDS) are so high the water becomes particularly hard and/or irritating and difficult to manage chemically. At that point the only solution is replacing some or all of the water.

@SilverCymbal 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely great points. It reminds me way back when I had aquariums. Some people would get all that stuff sold to them, additives, boosters, etc. The water gets almost polluted with all that stuff. Keep the basics good and the other things take care of themselves.

@marcberm 3 жыл бұрын

@@SilverCymbal Growing up I used to take care of my family's pool because I took an interest in it while it seemed like dad was always screwing it up. In time they just appreciated it as one of the things "the kid can do." 😂 I do like to occasionally have my water tested (free) at the local pool store... But more just as a baseline to make sure I'm not going off the rails. You just have to be good at declining the hard sell that comes after the test.

@Gdplayer89 8 күн бұрын

Tip: Add Pool salt or idionized salt. It helps with preventing bacteria, and in a week or 2 will turn into chlorine.

@johnrday2023 Ай бұрын

Thanx ! But what strength is the liquid shock ???

@JohnSmith-hs5nr 3 жыл бұрын

No mention of pH. A most important aspect of pool maintenance. I worked in the pool industry 20 years.

@takohma1056 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t even own a house to have a pool lol. Good video!!

@Jstroman221 3 жыл бұрын

You can cut the test strips down the middle and double your testing capabilities cheap 😆

@WayneJohnsonZastil 3 жыл бұрын

or more and put under microscope haha

@UmarMinhas4121994 3 жыл бұрын

Superb done excellent

@NaniStar11 Жыл бұрын

Hello, thanks for your video. How would I know which Valve to open? My pool had a few but I’m scared to open the wrong one.

@sciotediligamteetliberfier3277 Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@timothybracken1728 3 жыл бұрын

Wow this is a big pool for a house in Massachusetts

@gouda272 3 жыл бұрын

what are type of bushes on the other side of the fence ? i'm looking for something like that.

@keekee7632 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! I’m having issues with backwashing….as well. I have a neighbor for years who doesn’t like the water to run through her yard but I’m trying to find another option .. it’s not tons of water but I wish I could figure out another way.

@keekee7632 2 жыл бұрын

@40 Life thank you I will check into this.

@highlanderdad630 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@pujo28 Жыл бұрын

He forgot to mention u need to add earth to the skimmer basket when u start the pump to coat the filter assuming u have an earth filter. Other thing is before u turn filter on add silicon lube to the rubber ring that sits between the 2 halves of the filter n make sure everything is tight. Add the plugs back to the secondary skinner and heater if u have. I usually have to clean my filter after a few days of the filter cleaning all the crap out of the water n vacuuming. Lastly, but everything online. Much cheaper than in the store

@charlesknowles7789 2 жыл бұрын

Never knew so much goes into owning a pool

@KNARFNY 3 жыл бұрын

That's a solid LOOP-LOC and your pool opens green? Also, you should shock at night when it's dark so the sun doesn't dissolve the chlorine too quickly.

@hunglong6587 Жыл бұрын

Thanks your good video for me first time own the pool learn some. Can I ask you my pool have some yellow on the wall , step and on spas, so Do I put the liquid chlorine and let the pump run it and how long should let the pump run and what speed or gallon minute to set the pump for effective. Wait your response thanks again.

@csalinas-sf6jg 2 жыл бұрын

thanks

@CheeseyChazHD 3 жыл бұрын

Test your Ph before. if it's too high your shock won't work. put at 6.8 and you'll be good to add shock.

@bazli5059 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks nowbi now how to clean my pool

@JustinHolder 2 жыл бұрын

Great great video!!!!

@Sam_420 3 жыл бұрын

I head a Mr. clean Magic Eraser removes algae if you put it in the skimmer basket and run the pool for a while

@TomCo11ins 3 жыл бұрын

How may times did you have to backwash the algae out? First 24+ hours my filter runs super high when the algae starts to back up inside.

@tbearski 3 жыл бұрын

I bought a house in 1991 with a 25 x 40 ft gunite pool and no knowledge of doing what! First-year of opening I had a service to open and close($500.00 plus weekly and monthly $$$ charges) and watched every move they made...The following year I did it myself for about $40-75 dollars, BUT every year it got more costly! I even had an honest pool store that gave me the correct advice. The key to an easy opening is doing a proper closing! Sometimes you just scratch your head and look at that crystal clear beautiful water and realize it's been in there for 5 years????

@ncon00iplus17 Ай бұрын

The chlorine float dispenser you used for winterizing do you just add 5 tablets for the winter and leave it or do you change them out during the winter?

@railroadsgarage9242 2 жыл бұрын

Hey man great video. I have all dead algea at the bottom of my pool. I been vaccuming but it’s very tedious . Your saying all i need to do is brush it? Add some liquid chlorine and run the filter?? And it will clear it all up?