WHIPPED CREAM in pool CLOUDY problem from the DAIRY and OIL

[funkymut]

Hi PoolDoc and others, I am going to get the water read at one of the stores to get the exact levels but PoolDoc I am confussed about the concern regarding refilling the pool as I copy and quote from you,
"2. If you want to QUICKLY and SURELY clean your pool up, draining and refilling is the way to go, IF (and ONLY if) you have clean clear fill water with no metals. "
Excuse my ignorance, clear fill water with no metals but as opposed to what, Sir? Could you also elaborate on your third point as well, please? PoolDoc's Quote: "3. However, if you choose to drain and refill, you need to make SURE you have the right chemicals (with as few mystery chemicals as possible + the right testkits AND + a good plan, BEFORE you start draining" A good plan? More ignorance on my part but can't I just empty and scrub down the liner with baking soda and rinsed and refill and shock and level it out?

[aylad]

Pooldoc's advice to drain and refill IF you have clean clear fill water with no metals is the easiest and quickest way to clear up the pool....but if you have well water, or stream water with metals, then it's a real nightmare to try to manage a new fill, and would make it easier to possibly try to work with what you've got.

You can empty the pool, scrub down the liner with baking soda and refill, as long as this is one of the plastic-type one-piece pools and doesn't have a separate liner. When you drain a liner pool, the liner generally doesn't stretch back out again and will have to be replaced. Also, if you're going to start over again, you'll need a good test kit in order to get your water re-balanced, so you don't have to depend on the pool store tests and their advice (you've already seen how well their advice works). And by "as few mystery chemicals as possible" he means none of the pool store goop where they're not just selling you chlorine, or stabilizer, they add other stuff into it that has unpredicable results in the pool (such as what happened when you added a huge dose of clarifier).

[funkymut]

Hi Aylad, Oh, thanks for reading and answering and reading between the lines of my post questions and ignorance. I think I will refill because the amount of electric and personal energy and time it is costing me more in the long run. I do not have well water or stream either. Ugg, my husband is going to kill me. This $300 pool has cost us $200 in labor for trees to be cut down only to find out the neighbors trees cover the pools sunlight and leveling off the ground $200 and sand delivered $125 only to find out the sunny area and low end of the yard is on the other side of the yard and chemicals, and we have'nt gotten the water bill for the first 5000 gallons, now another! Yikes! Oh well lessons learned and a story to pass down to the grand kids someday I guess. lol

[aylad]

Having a pool is a learning experience, that's for sure!

The good news is that once you refill it, if you start it off right (no pool store goop!), then it gets much cheaper and easier from here--as long as you enforce showers after the next whipped-cream fight!!

[BigDave]

This $300 pool has cost ...

Out first donut pool cost $70.00 on sale at a major national toy store and included filter, ladder, and groundcloth. I thought "What a great deal! No problem". This "gateway" pool has led to greater and greater expenditures for bigger and better pools. It snared us like a schoolyard pusher. Not really. The pools we've had the last several years have brought much happiness to our family and friends and what I've learned here has kept us clean and safe.