3-week vacation

[ej1989]

I am in the same situation and I too am worried about the water level. What I am planning on doing is shocking the pool before I leave with a good amount of bleach, and then shocking it again when I return and leaving the pump OFF in my absence. I however don't have someone who can stop by once a week. I too am planning on covering it.

If I were in your shoes, and I did have someone who could come once or twice a week, I would fill the pool as high as you can and put mesh over the skimmer to prevent it from filling up w/ leaves, and leave the pump on. Our evaporation rates aren't too bad, so as long as someone checks ours once or twice a week here I would be ok. But unfortunately I don't have anyone as I just moved in...

I know they sell "automatic water levelers" - - but my fear is that if the thing didn't shut off it would just keep going for weeks while i'm away and cause a huge mess.

[CarlD]

When I'm gone for two weeks (never 3) I have someone add 1/2 gallon of LC (12% bleach) every other day. I have them check the water level and that's usually all it takes.

You may want to up your stabilizer level and then shock the pool before you leave, letting your maintenance person just add LC.