Ya definitely don’t have to pull the drain plug. The water will run out while removing the bolts. An pulling it apart. Removing the plug is just an extra step. Ad most loosen the clear lid cover

Thank you for this, it is very helpful

So water or no water in the hose?

So the title says 24 hours, but it took 4 days.

Subscribed! I own a few water parks in India, and even though a lot of stuff shown in this video isn't available here in India readily, the video helped a lot. We get a lot of people everyday in the pool and so we need to shock the pools everyday. We need the pool clear within 12-15 hours. It's a tough job to do. We manage to keep the water blue, but keeping it clear and non cloudy is the biggest problem. Have been trying to find an answer for that at our scale. We manage about 1 million gallons of water a day per water park.

Subscribed! I own a few water parks in India, and even though a lot of stuff shown in this video isn't available here in India readily, the video helped a lot. We get a lot of people everyday in the pool and so we need to shock the pools everyday. We need the pool clear within 12-15 hours. It's a tough job to do. We manage to keep the water blue, but keeping it clear and non cloudy is the biggest problem. Have been trying to find an answer for that at our scale. We manage about 1 million gallons of water a day per water park.

Just hooked up a new sand pump and when I put it to waste it’s spraying out sand. Is it because I put in to much sand or is there a way to stop this from happening?

Great Video! I have the exact same hot tub! I really hate the control panel. Its really hard to use when it gets even a little wet. I bought a Wifi controller so that I can use my phone or even my Apple watch to control it!

Did you have to do any balancing before shocking this thing? Also, how important is it to get the PH, alkalinity, hardness, and other minerals at the perfect level before adding chlorine? I just can't seem to get the water clear even after shocking it. The hardness is a color that doesn't even match the chart. I checked it many times, but the hardness doesn't match. It doesn't even match when I test my tap water, straight out of the faucet. I'm not sure if it's way too high or low because it doesn't match. I'm thinking I'll try vacuuming it out first. Our cover was really dirty and a lot of stuff fell in when I removed the cover. Looking back, I should've cleaned the cover first, but it's our first year. I wish I'd done more reading before messing with it. If you have any advice, I'd appreciate it.

I have a question so once you flocculate and let it circulate. Do you shut the pump off to let it settle?

great great,would you like to work with us for pool vacumm ?

Do you need s and filter for this or can you do it with a cartridge filter?

Great instructional video. Did you connect the hose to something in the skimmer or just lay it in there?

It's annoying when vaccum to waste having the shut off the pump periodically and cleaning the pump filter basket if there is a lot of debris. Any solutions to this other than a top plate over your skimmer Inlet ? Also if vaccum to waste by passes the filter why would your pressure meter increase as if it were needed to get backwashed ?

best video i have scene on pools filters

I hate opening my pool because it always look like a swamp and takes me 2 weeks atleast trying everything under the sun and using every video I can find. Most stressful thing on earth for me I swear. I need to try this...hopefully it works!

when dumping the floc into the skimmer, you said circulate 2 hrs, yet next you say it's been 8 hrs. Then you say "flip the switch on the pool pump" do you mean turn it off for the night? Great vid. Thanks

This never works for me. Poolmis green and I clean and balance and triple or quad shock it and stil teal. I end up double shocking again and then maybe itll go blue cloudy and then it's like that for a week or more with the filter running 24/7. I hate openimg my pool! I either suck at it or it's my well water which what I think is the issue. 😢😢

Does anyone tried hydrogen peroxide?

Best video I’ve found on opening a pool. Killing the algae and using flocc worked like a charm. Once everything settled to the bottom of the pool, it was a cinch to vacuum out. Pool was open in 2 days. Thank you for the helpful and informative video!

Any suggestions for hooking up the vacuum when there isnt a skimmer like that? I have the 12x24 intex soft side above ground pool and im struggling with my water. Im part way thru your process, have scooped and brushed and shocked and brushed again. "Deep rinsed" the sand in my sand filter and backwashed twice since then. Hoping to floc it and vacuum but i have a robot vacuum and she goes too fast lol

Thank did mine after watching video works well thanks again

Thanks for the tips. What brand of vacuum do you recommend? I have fine silt in my pool and need to clean it soon.

Is it the same for an above ground?

My pool was completely full of leaves this spring (injured in october and didn't cover pool for the winter) and it turned very dark green. I've managed to get the chemicals right and the leaves out, but I stll can't see the bottom even in the shallow end. It has gone from a dark dark green to an emerald green. I'm concerned that if I use flock and the water doesn't clear up at least so I can see the bottom, I will not even be able to see to vacuum out the flock. Any suggestions? And great video!!!

Mine turned dark brown over the winter. Before i shock it do i put ph in it?

Jesus ducking Christ. It's $100 bucks for 10k gallons of water. Drain it and refill. These pool people are a scam or people are either rich or lazy as f.

THE best pool opening video! Finally it's been explained clearly without unnecessary information. I needed that video "beyond pool opening" and this was perfect

Wow! That's a lot of information. Thanks. Great video.

I actually adjusted the actual actuator to an actual accurate flow, achieving an accumulative response accurately, actually! But for real, this was actually what I needed, thanks! 😊

Great video! I dread opening my pool honestly everything that’s not swimming in it… I’m going to try hard this year to not waste money and properly read and test my water.

Thank you for your information!! Hoping to get a position soon and need refreshment training 😂

Great video! You covered so much useful information! I have a question about the Floc. I have heard you have to be careful with it because it can ruin your filter. So after you do the first vacuum, is it then safe to put the filter back to filter (vs recirculate)? Or what should I look for to know it’s safe to do so? Thanks!

I did this with my new Intex sand filter pump and the next day the dust was right back in my pool

How do u know when u need to replace this pump seal?

This is the best video I've seen for a beginner. I just bought a home with a salt water pool. Is the process basically the same?

Thanks for the video. Really helpful 👍

Hi! Nice! My I use this video, please- I can attribute the author. Pool guys in southern Africa 😅

When it comes to choosing a cleaner, you might have to pick what's available locally depending on your turn around time. Your local stores will help you if you have to use a different brand or product than you normally use.

Thanks, you explained it very well.

Whenever we vacuum the suction makes it hard to move (unless pulling the vacuum towards ourselves). Is there something we are doing wrong that makes it hard to move the vacuum?

Great video! What do you do if the cover comes out of the track only in one small spot, like 8 inches long and jams the track so that the cover won't retract?

I have added 15 lbs of shock and 6 gallons of liquid chlorine and it turned a little and seems to be going back to green . What do I do now ?

Thanks!

Make sure to wear a mask when pouring your silica sand into the filter. That dust is no joke and can turn your lungs to stone

Why do we need to dry the filter before it goes back in the water?

Super informative. Thank you!!

What sweeper head do you use? Brand/model, etc. I use a wide flexible head with wheels, I think I got from Leslie's. It seems it only picks up in the center section where the hose connects, rather all along the head. Also, it seems to stir up the algae, same as the concern you mentioned. Does it matter that much which head to use, as long as we go slow? Thanks

Will this same process work with an above ground pool and simple above ground filter?

Look into a vacuum cap to go over the skimmer pot so it can filter out some of the debris