The best time would be in the morning or evening, when the sun isn't directly overhead. The glare it produces is a hindrance and annoying.
The best way to clean a pool with dried out leaves on the bottom is to fill the pool about an inch deep and allow enough time for the leaves to loosen up. Once the leaves are floating loose, take a wet and dry vacuum and suck out the leaves and water together.
Have you used clarifier or flculent at any stage to clear the pool water. If you have the thick looking stuff is the clarifier or floculant settled on the bottom. The pool pump will pump this stuff only it is important not to put it through the filter as it will block it up in no time. Gently hand vacuum it to waste.
The best time of the day to vacuum is in the morning.
I have the same problem, I think it is the dirt and dust in the water that settles to the bottom of the pool during the night. I now wait until morning to run the pool cleaner. Found it to be a waste of time doing it at night.....
This sounds like flocculate, or clarifier, The next time you vacuum the pool gently vacuum the scum at the bottom to waste, Do not put it through the filter. you will lose a bit of water but it should top the problem from recurring if I am right.
This sounds as thought the laterals in your sand filter are worn. Laterals are horizontal spokes at the bottom of your sand filter with tiny holes in them that let water through but not sand. After a time the holes get enlarged and start allowing sand through and back into the pool
Algae spores float around in the air and can hit your pool at any time You can fix it by 1 shocking the pool and scrubbing the walls and floor of the pool if this doesn't clear it up just get an algaecide from your pool shop. When you vacuum the dead algae out of the pool it would be a good idea to vacuum it to waste to reduce the risk of reinfecting the pool.
If it is structurally safe to empty the pool (consider type of pool, ground water level etc - check with a Pool Service) sure it can be emptied and refilled. That's probably the best way to clean up the pool walls etc and star with fresh water. Add salt and connect the Saline System and you'll have the best pool water in town. If you cannot empty the pool, you need adjust pH to correct range and treat with chlorine (check dosage wih Pool Shop or Pool Service Co) and vacuum - probably best to vacuum to waste, not into your filter. You also need to have the filter stripped down and checked out. If your pool is that green then it may be easiest to drain, clean and start fresh. Be carful draing a pool in the winter as high water tables could push the pool up out of the ground like floating a barge.
When you put floculant in the pool you do not run the pump. you let the pool sit still for about two days. This will allow it to settle. After that time you will notice that there Is a cloudy area at the bottom of the pool. This is the floculant and all the contaminants that it has dragged down to the bottom as it settled. This will need to be vacuumed to waste DO NOT PUT THIS STUFF THROUGH THE FILTER,(VACUUM IT TO WASTE.) It's ok to pump it but not to run it through the filter.
To remove worms from your pool, you can use a pool skimmer to physically collect them from the water. You can also use a pool vacuum to remove worms from the pool bottom. It's important to identify and address the source of the worms to prevent further infestations. Regular pool maintenance and proper chemical balance can help deter worms from entering your pool.
Yes you can. First of all shock it with chlorine and hit it with an algaecide. This will kill it of. let the pool circulate for a day or so. stop the filtration equipment and turn it to waste. Next cast a floculent (clarifier) over the surface of the water. do not turn on the filtration equipment. leave the pool to settle for 2 or 3 days. At the end of this time you will notice that the water in the pool has cleared up completely, except for a clearly defined layer at the bottom of the pool. You gently lower a hand vacuum into the pool and then vacuum this layer carefully to waste ( do not try to filter this stuff as it will block the filter in about 1 minute) vacuum it to waste until it is completely gone. you will lose up to a foot (300mm)of water doing this.
The best time to vacuum in an apartment is typically during the daytime when most people are awake and active, to avoid disturbing neighbors.