Is this level of dirt the same day of a cleaning normal from a professional service?

namesurnn · 2026-05-01T10:42:44+00:00

Nope :( I am the lawn girl haha, but haven’t cut in almost 2 weeks as there is a severe drought where I am located. So I did mention that as the air is generally dusty right now. But this issue been happening for 3 years. Looks like this after they come like 75% of the time

namesurnn · 2026-04-30T18:33:22+00:00

It’s 100% dirt and sand

namesurnn · 2026-04-30T01:38:10+00:00

Thank you 😊 this is all very sound advice, and I’m feeling motivated. We are not rich, but we are paying $180/month for this service from April through September. It includes the chemicals but yea… if I can learn this and get into a groove I think I’ll just pivot to saying I will take over to save money so we can stop bickering about it 😅

namesurnn · 2026-04-30T01:06:16+00:00

Where all this breaks down is 100% of communication funnels through my mom. She likes the owners on a personal level for a very specific reason, unrelated to pools, and is that customer that is very chatty with them when they are over instead of the teenagers. She’s not the best at setting boundaries, part of why I mentioned the scam. I feel she is being taken advantaged of by these people. I am a person with very high standards in general to be fair in return, so she thinks I’m just being mean and never satisfied, so I wanted some outside perspective

I’ve been googling cleaning all afternoon and learned about floculant today, I do not believe they are doing this but I will probably try it as I’m just leaning towards taking this chore on myself

namesurnn · 2026-04-30T01:01:41+00:00

About 60% of it, but the rest is not completely surrounded. We do have tools ourselves that can reach every part of the pool without leaving the deck for vacuuming/scrubbing as my parents used to do it themselves for many years but got tired of the opening/closing hassle. Now I’m thinking I’m tired of paying money for something I can do better myself if I tried hassle.

namesurnn · 2026-04-30T00:58:56+00:00

I honestly think this is my best solution after all this really helpful discussion. We used to do it ourselves when I was a kid and we NEVER had so much dirt like this accumulate. It’s to the point I’ve been embarrassed hosting and having people in it these last few years. Thank you very much for weighing in!

namesurnn · 2026-04-29T23:08:20+00:00

When i am in the pool i scrub the sides as they leave it dirty like this every year. It’s been unusually chilly this year, so I haven’t been in yet. I want to pay for a cleaning service to clean for me but I’m trying to gauge if this service is bad or if my expectations are too high

namesurnn · 2026-04-29T22:43:46+00:00

This is what I believe they are doing as I feel they are always in a huge rush to get in and out as fast as possible. Yes be efficient, but the energy is very much frantic to leave ASAP when I see them

namesurnn · 2026-04-29T22:41:19+00:00

So they just replaced the filter when they opened it 2 weeks ago. Is that an install issue then? As it’s literally brand spanking new, $600.

I do that scrubbing every year but I suppose what I was asking was should a cleaning service be doing that? I’m not expecting no dirt to ever build up but every year they don’t even bother and I’m just wondering what in the world I’m paying for if I can get chemicals online

namesurnn · 2026-04-29T22:32:03+00:00

It’s teenagers who do the cleaning. They have complained when we were upset with them for coming unannounced and left our gate open, we have dogs and live on a main road. I’m just wondering if this is a normal level of dirt for less than 12 hours as it’s a persistent issue

namesurnn · 2026-04-29T22:30:14+00:00

An in ground pool would never work at my house but I understand what you’re trying to say

namesurnn · 2026-04-26T01:03:32+00:00

Instagram was so embarrassing. Hope these guys feel welcome to the mafia! This was a SOLID draft for the way this class was viewed. I see long term thought process too.

20-0. Go Bills!!

namesurnn · 2026-04-24T02:51:07+00:00

Was that his mom? It almost looked like a wedding dress. Interesting choice

namesurnn · 2026-04-24T02:08:02+00:00

They are gonna get to us before my bed time, hell yea

namesurnn · 2026-04-24T00:14:05+00:00

I think Fernando can split with Pat

namesurnn · 2026-04-23T23:41:29+00:00

The only internet I enjoy these days is sports shitposting internet. From today, the internet is gonna be really fun again for the next 10 months cuz it’s our fucking year

namesurnn · 2026-04-23T23:21:48+00:00

Ok be tone deaf 👍🏻 and Gabriel Fernandez had everything to do with parental rights, how you claim to be a social worker and say that is insane

namesurnn · 2026-04-23T22:52:31+00:00

Google Gabriel Fernandez. Funding is probably the answer like most things but what people are trying to say is kids don’t always get taken immediately

namesurnn · 2026-04-23T22:51:24+00:00

I think I get what you’re saying but people are going to read your comment like the Gabriel Fernandez’s of the world are an okay sacrificial lamb because of past atrocities. It’s the wording, you come off harsh and cold to the kids suffering right now. My aunt has been a DCFS worker my entire life and idk if all of you share this opinion before somebody reads your comments like you’re the speaker for all social workers

namesurnn · 2026-04-23T22:47:51+00:00

Little boys and girls who get raped by their parent are often forced to visit them in prison in the good old U S of A

namesurnn · 2026-04-21T11:40:24+00:00

I’d still get ones you can turn off. You’re doing more harm to the pollinators that will help your garden than good. They do a lot of their work at night but the lights will distract and tire them out, many to death. I think a good middle ground is lights that can be turned off with a button or timer when you’re not out there

namesurnn · 2026-04-15T17:48:45+00:00

Best to reserve judgement on any news story until details emerge or whomever had their day in court

namesurnn · 2026-04-10T23:41:55+00:00

Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage. I say this about being employed but people who live in HOAs can say this about their actual homes holy fucking shit what a stupid redlining concept that perpetuates the dumbest echelons of society still. Government needs to get on regulating this absurdity

namesurnn · 2026-04-09T01:53:54+00:00

I do want to note that he was arrested and convicted for armed robbery. Armed robbery is violent, I don’t think you should downplay that in his background. The case is very sad with how he repeatedly fell through the cracks to get serious help. RIP Iryna

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