Pool Still green after 20 gals of bleach...1st time post.

[Steve V]

Ok kit is in test results from the wifes test

FC 39.5ppm
combine 1.5 ppm
ph 7.2
alk 125ppm
cya>100ppm

guess the cya is the issue pool is green still

Drain and refill time?

[Watermom]

If it was my pool, I would. But, do NOT totally drain your pool.

[Steve V]

Well I am on well water and I have a deep well that is only 20yrs old. I imagine there's plenty of water left in that well. I am going to vaccum it in the am to waste and then leave the vaccum in the pool sucking from the bottom and drain a good bit off. I have not decided how much but not anymore than 1/2 is my guess. probaly take a sunday and monday to refill.

[CarlD]

Wells used to be rated at gallons per minute, with 20+ as the max rating. I don't know if that's still true. Of course, the well gets ground water deep down.

Carl

[Steve V]

Vaccumed,I can see the bottom with sun over it. Not much debris there anymore. I did stir up a bunch of fine crap in the water that settled.

I have a new delema. I can get the pump to prime on the vaccum hose now that the water level is below the skimmer and outlet jet. How can I drain more water off. I don't think 4 inches of my 4 ft pool will impact my CYA at all I wanted to drain about 2 feet off to start.

[PoolDoc]

With an AG pool, usually you can just use your vacuum hose to siphon it out. If you tape the hose down, with the end in your pool adjusted to the level you want, it will break the siphon when it reaches that level.

Ben

[Steve V]

Got the garden hose sophoning now. Gonna try vac hose with shop vac on it!!

[PoolDoc]

Uhh, no, don't do that. Shop vacs aren't made for sucking water out of pools.

Do you have just a plain pool vacuum hose (for hand vacuuming the pool)? Use that.

Ben

[CarlD]

What Ben said!

Carl

[Steve V]

Should've been more specific. I used the shop vac to start the sophion on the larger diameter pool hose. Worked quite well.

Pool is now drained with only 12-15 inches left. I turned on the hose lastnite. This am it is about 1/2 full so between today and Monday I should be able to get it filled up.

I need some replied to my thread about my sand filter in that section please.

Thanks for the help we are gaining on it.