What are the chances of bubbling or chipping the plaster in a swimming pool if it is drained?
Question:15,000 gallon pool; 3400/ppm TDS (?) - do I need to drain pool with that reading?
Answers:
good golly, don't waste that water! You also run the risk of your pool popping out of the ground.
Go to a reliable pool supply store, or research well online...you should be able to chemically treat it, with time and patience.
good luck
An inground pool like this needs to be drained and cleaned occaisionally, but should not be left empty for more than 2-3 days because of the pressure of surrounding earth areas. Depending on the area where you live (freezing or not) will determine what treatment you use. (Here in Phoenix, I treat mine (chemicals and scrubber) year round and have only emptied once in 10 years). The TDS (desolved solids) partly depends on what kind they are (bacteria content, PH etc) -you need to get more info.
I know someone who drained their pool, what he didnt realize until it was too late was that his neighbor had an underground water leak for sometime and water got around and under his pool, as the water was drained the entire pool lifted from the ground on one end, it really damaged his pool badly and its been left until he figures out what to do with it.
TDS is way too high, will only get higher with ANY chemical you add, so you have to drain off. Only danger is if you're in a high water table area and your pool lacks a hydrostatic relief valve.
High ground water will turn the pool into a boat and it will try to float.
Assume the worst (that you have no such valve), don't drain during or after a heavy rain, and fill right after draining.
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