Help with 1st time pool closing...

[mariner09]

Bump...

Either my thoughts are right on for this or I'm just asking way too many questions in one post....

[JohnT]

Bump...

Either my thoughts are right on for this or I'm just asking way too many questions in one post....

Very few people here use Baquacil/Soft-Swim, so you won't find much info here. If you can keep it open for a while, you may be better off to convert now and get it over with. Post details about your filter and pool.

[waste]

Mariner, closing it yourself is a good way to go. As John pointed out, most of us, myself included, don't have a 'handle' on the chlorine alternatives for chem advice. I know you've been around a while so you'll understand it when I say that it's the Softswim that has hurt your cash reserves, and left you with a green mess. A solid cover should ~ halt the 'swamping' of your pool, but the water tubes tend to leak and need to be replaced every few seasons (... not all at once, but expect to replace 2 - 5 every year). You are going to open the pool to the same 'swamp' that you closed it, next spring will be the perfect(!) time to change over to BBB (read, like you haven't ) the 'Baq' section of the forum.
Next spring, ditch the expensive 'stuff' and convert to BBB - the water draining required to clean the pool will help with the conversion (and bleach is a lot less expensive than the Softswim cr*p), work the conversion and spring cleaning to get yourself to the point that soooo many people here have had sucess with. Cover it soon, and prepare yourself for a 'week of H*LL' next spring, when you pull the cover.
I'm only trying to give you a realistic forcast of what to expect, not scare you
Best of luck, we are here for you!!

[mariner09]

I'm certainly not looking to maintain any amount of Softswim at all.

The water temp is quite cold, so I doubt anything is growing.

I also plan on doing an early opening to get it all cleaned up before the season starts.

Aside from a lot of vaccuming and scrubbing I think it'll all be fine.