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Pool back wash and waste water
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 1:03 pm
by lefkes
For fourteen years the back wash and waste water from cleaning the pool have been pumped through my garden wall onto a field , For some reason the owner of the field[ which has never been used for crops or any other purposes ] has decided to block the pipe with cement . What are my options now and how do other pool owners cope with waste water ??.
Would be grateful for any replies .Lefkes.
Re: Pool back wash and waste water
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2020 1:13 pm
by Uncle D
lefkes wrote: ↑Wed Jun 10, 2020 1:03 pm
For fourteen years the back wash and waste water from cleaning the pool have been pumped through my garden wall onto a field , For some reason the owner of the field[ which has never been used for crops or any other purposes ] has decided to block the pipe with cement . What are my options now and how do other pool owners cope with waste water ??.
Would be grateful for any replies .Lefkes.
Not sure how big your property is but our waste goes directly into our garden, it soaks into the ground overnight.
Re: Pool back wash and waste water
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 2:34 pm
by Firefly
David
Yes we used to do the same, it never harmed our plants. Our shower water in the en-suite used to run onto our garden too.
Re: Pool back wash and waste water
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 4:30 pm
by Uncle D
Thanks Jackie, as long as the Chlorine levels aren't too high it should be harmless
Re: Pool back wash and waste water
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 9:10 pm
by PW in Polemi
My backwash water goes into a large white plastic tank and is pumped from there up to smaller barrels more conveniently located for filling watering cans so I can readily water my potted plants, by which time any chlorine has long dissipated.
Re: Pool back wash and waste water
Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2020 10:36 am
by lotus
My Cypriot neighbour lets it run down the hill outside our house,it's like a tidal wave ,keeps the road clean though
Re: Pool back wash and waste water
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 5:39 pm
by Lincoln
How often should a back wash be done. Any advice appreciated.
Re: Pool back wash and waste water
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 3:25 pm
by Lincoln
Wonders never cease. The pool cleaner did a BACKWASH for the very first time since they took over cleaning the pool. The water going to waste was nearly BLACK with filth. It slowly cleared and eventually became nice and clean.
Re: Pool back wash and waste water
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 4:36 pm
by trevnhil
And this guy calls himself a 'Pool Cleaner' ??????? And you entrust him to keep your pool in good condition with the careful use of Chemicals
If he has just take over from someone else i suppose it depend how long he has been in charge of the pool
Re: Pool back wash and waste water
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2020 5:33 pm
by Uncle D
I agree, heaven forbid that someone has a stomach bug and follows through in the pool, the whole complex will be ill
Re: Pool back wash and waste water
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2020 12:09 pm
by The Aquila
Lincoln wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 3:25 pm
Wonders never cease. The pool cleaner did a BACKWASH for the very first time since they took over cleaning the pool. The water going to waste was nearly BLACK with filth. It slowly cleared and eventually became nice and clean.
Has he got a CPO licence?
Re: Pool back wash and waste water
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2020 12:21 pm
by Lincoln
The Aquila wrote: ↑Sat Aug 29, 2020 12:09 pm
Lincoln wrote: ↑Fri Aug 28, 2020 3:25 pm
Wonders never cease. The pool cleaner did a BACKWASH for the very first time since they took over cleaning the pool. The water going to waste was nearly BLACK with filth. It slowly cleared and eventually became nice and clean.
Has he got a CPO licence?
Yes as it is through a proper pool company. However, the young lad doing it has only recently been trained.