I watch most all your videos, but having a 15 month old and another coming in November, this video was eye opening. We live in the countrysides of Pittsburgh and can get a raccoon or two througout the year. Now with a renovated inground pool, I'll rid those critters with more seriousness. Thanks Steve for all the great information.
Hi Steve, Have learned so much from your channel. Thank you for all the videos. #1. Oh I know the pain of this. I have giant pine trees' and a date palm near the pool. Always have organic material in the pool and I'm always adding chlorine even with the salt cell turned all the way up...
You maybe not have enough stabilizer, I was dealing with having to add chlorine granules over and over and causing scaling on the salt cell until I figured I had no stabilizer. I added that and liquid chlorine for shock and now the salt does its job and no more scaling on the cell.
Hi Steve I have a 12x6 pool in france and the liner is developing mustard coloured stains. There is no pattern to them they are randomly all over the pool in both the deep ends and shallow. They don’t remove with scrubbing or with hoovering. Any suggestions what they can be. The pool has been crystal clear all year since March👍
@michaelroberts555 could be mustard algae. The answer will be in your water chemistry. If determined to be mustard algae use yellow out product to remove it which is bromine.
Here is an article inwrote about copper pipes being used to clean pools. It's not the solution you are hoping for www.swimmingpoolsteve.com/pages/copper-pipe.html
Hi Steve, I have a question for you? I am getting a 15 x 30 fibreglass pool I live in Canada do you recommend saltwater or or UV light and and a chlorinator?
@@Swimmingpoolsteve I am a first time new pool owner and I went with fiberglass. I really would like it to be less maintenance pool as I have two disabled children on my own so it’s really just asking your opinion on what you would do if it was your pool, anything else special that I should know to do, I am having a hard time deciding if I salt water would be good financially and for maintenance compared to a UV light and a chlorinator system. Thanks for your advice Dave if you have any other advice, I’ll be happy to listen.
HOW does one actually keep the raccoons out though? Do you have to trap and kill them? I'm not even sure that is legal where I live... I'm sure they are capable of climbing a chain link fence.
Like with most pests there is often not a one line defense that is 100% effective. Dogs, unclimbable fences, motion activated lights, motion activated sprinklers, live trapping if legal...
Wouldn't leaves or other organic debris sitting in the pump and skimmer baskets have the same effect on pool chemistry than if they were in the pool itself?
The assumption here I think is that you regularly clean out you skimmer basket at least daily. Unless you have a robot you use every day, leaves that sink to the bottom stay there a lot longer.
Never thought much about racoons, but I don't ever see them around. I'd say "DOGS" (those that shed at least)... Historically I had vinyl lined pools and would always tell friends and neighbors not to let their dogs in the pool for fear of tearing the liner. I now have a concrete/fiberglass pool and a few weeks ago I was like "sure, I don't see why not, let him swim, there's nothing to tear" Bad idea! Fast forward a couple days.. Not only weird thick cloudy chunks of coagulated hair in spots on the floor I had to scoop out, but all up in the filter, strainer basket, completely clogged up my robot vacuum's impeller to point it wouldn't move and I thought it was broken. Took me an hour at least to clean it all up. All is well now, but never again! No dogs!
@Swimmingpoolsteve thankfully it doesn't happen very often and it's always by the steps. I've been using a wet vac to suck it out. Using a skimmer doesn't work well because the poop designates bringing it to the top. FYI, I've never seen it float.
Didn't even know raccoons pooping in a pool was a thing. Seems like they would rather use some tall grass or something like a cat. I can't imagine a raccoon seeking out a pool of water whenever they needed to go.
@AidanSkoyles fair enough. It apparently works. Statistically the best new video release I have had in weeks. I stopped.fighting against youtube and just give the algorithm what it wants now
I watch most all your videos, but having a 15 month old and another coming in November, this video was eye opening. We live in the countrysides of Pittsburgh and can get a raccoon or two througout the year. Now with a renovated inground pool, I'll rid those critters with more seriousness. Thanks Steve for all the great information.
Thanks! I didn’t know about the Racoons poop 😮
Hi Steve, Have learned so much from your channel. Thank you for all the videos. #1. Oh I know the pain of this. I have giant pine trees' and a date palm near the pool. Always have organic material in the pool and I'm always adding chlorine even with the salt cell turned all the way up...
You maybe not have enough stabilizer, I was dealing with having to add chlorine granules over and over and causing scaling on the salt cell until I figured I had no stabilizer. I added that and liquid chlorine for shock and now the salt does its job and no more scaling on the cell.
Great video....thank you sir
5.. Drunk unkle. 😅
Thanks for this informative video. What about duck poop? I don't know how to keep them out of my pool.
@gambno99 use enzymes to keep them out of your pool. Floating alligator apparently works also. Their poop is an annoyance more than a danger.
Do you have any thoughts on radiant above ground pool? I’m looking to install one in New England and wonder about structural integrity ?
Hi Steve I have a 12x6 pool in france and the liner is developing mustard coloured stains. There is no pattern to them they are randomly all over the pool in both the deep ends and shallow. They don’t remove with scrubbing or with hoovering. Any suggestions what they can be. The pool has been crystal clear all year since March👍
@michaelroberts555 could be mustard algae. The answer will be in your water chemistry. If determined to be mustard algae use yellow out product to remove it which is bromine.
I will give that a try👍
Someone suggest, adding copper (like from plumbing copper fittings) in skimmer basket, that will kill all the algae…
Here is an article inwrote about copper pipes being used to clean pools. It's not the solution you are hoping for www.swimmingpoolsteve.com/pages/copper-pipe.html
Hi Steve, I have a question for you? I am getting a 15 x 30 fibreglass pool I live in Canada do you recommend saltwater or or UV light and and a chlorinator?
Both could be good. Depends on your priorities and expectations of function. If it were my pool I would likely go germicidal UV and liquid chlorine.
@@Swimmingpoolsteve I am a first time new pool owner and I went with fiberglass. I really would like it to be less maintenance pool as I have two disabled children on my own so it’s really just asking your opinion on what you would do if it was your pool, anything else special that I should know to do, I am having a hard time deciding if I salt water would be good financially and for maintenance compared to a UV light and a chlorinator system. Thanks for your advice Dave if you have any other advice, I’ll be happy to listen.
HOW does one actually keep the raccoons out though? Do you have to trap and kill them? I'm not even sure that is legal where I live... I'm sure they are capable of climbing a chain link fence.
Like with most pests there is often not a one line defense that is 100% effective. Dogs, unclimbable fences, motion activated lights, motion activated sprinklers, live trapping if legal...
Get a dog or two. Mine got the raccoon population under control within one year.
what about skunks that have drowned in your pool?🤯(during extreme cold temps)
Super gross and hard to clean up but not actually dangerous. Just gross and will respond to chlorine cleaning.
Wouldn't leaves or other organic debris sitting in the pump and skimmer baskets have the same effect on pool chemistry than if they were in the pool itself?
The assumption here I think is that you regularly clean out you skimmer basket at least daily. Unless you have a robot you use every day, leaves that sink to the bottom stay there a lot longer.
Mars Bar!
Never thought much about racoons, but I don't ever see them around. I'd say "DOGS" (those that shed at least)... Historically I had vinyl lined pools and would always tell friends and neighbors not to let their dogs in the pool for fear of tearing the liner. I now have a concrete/fiberglass pool and a few weeks ago I was like "sure, I don't see why not, let him swim, there's nothing to tear"
Bad idea!
Fast forward a couple days.. Not only weird thick cloudy chunks of coagulated hair in spots on the floor I had to scoop out, but all up in the filter, strainer basket, completely clogged up my robot vacuum's impeller to point it wouldn't move and I thought it was broken. Took me an hour at least to clean it all up. All is well now, but never again! No dogs!
Dogs are definitely something that is taxing on pool filtration systems
Leaves. Metal. Glass. Raccoons. There I saved you 10 mins of your life.
1. Snakes 2.tootsie roll
Holy crap! I have the raccoon poop problem.
@@petersalls4083 then you need to fix that problem!
@Swimmingpoolsteve thankfully it doesn't happen very often and it's always by the steps. I've been using a wet vac to suck it out. Using a skimmer doesn't work well because the poop designates bringing it to the top. FYI, I've never seen it float.
Ducks
Ducks sucks
I have a permanent rust stain left from a woman's hair pin. Very visible even on my black bottom pool.
@@major_west rub some vitamin C on it. Or put some crushed up in a nylon and sit it on the stain for an hour
Didn't even know raccoons pooping in a pool was a thing. Seems like they would rather use some tall grass or something like a cat. I can't imagine a raccoon seeking out a pool of water whenever they needed to go.
They love pooping on the steps. Raccoons love water and will wash stuff in it, hang out, drink some etc
Lol. Reached a new low in clickbait. Yet, I clicked on it.
The comments seem to indicate the content is helpful to some people. I certainly like making the videos and trying to help with pool ownership.
@@Swimmingpoolsteve dude don't get me wrong; I love your videos too. But the title did make me lol.
@AidanSkoyles fair enough. It apparently works. Statistically the best new video release I have had in weeks. I stopped.fighting against youtube and just give the algorithm what it wants now