Watermom, in another thread you said something about using a submersible pump to aid in circulating while the filter pump was down. Pump in the shallow end, with hose running to deep?

How about making sure the pump is clean internally, by recirculating a 1:1 bleach:water solution in a bucket for about 10 min before introducing the pump to the pool......

Couldn't these guys also use the bucket/pump/hose to shoot the chemicals towards the middle of the pool? or is "as far as you can reach" good enough?