Adding CL with no circulation? Help!

[Watermom]

It is fine for you to swim this weekend.

Last summer, we were hit by that huge derecho. Trees were down everywhere and my pool was full of leaves, tree branches and other sorts of debris. It was during a week where we had temps in the 100s every day. I lost my power for a full week. So did 80% of the rest of the people in the state. You couldn't find ice anywhere and we were miserable. The only thing that made that week bearable was having a pool. We stayed in it. I removed the branches, twigs, leaves, etc. I added bleach every day while we were in the pool and swirled and twirled and made waves and moved the water around as much as I could. The water stayed clear. Of course, I had no way to get the dirt off the bottom without a pump and vacuum but the water was clean and clear.

Go ahead and use the pool this weekend. As long as you have maintained proper chlorine levels, you will be fine.

[JimK]

It is fine for you to swim this weekend.

Last summer, we were hit by that huge derecho. Trees were down everywhere and my pool was full of leaves, tree branches and other sorts of debris. It was during a week where we had temps in the 100s every day. I lost my power for a full week. So did 80% of the rest of the people in the state. You couldn't find ice anywhere and we were miserable. The only thing that made that week bearable was having a pool. We stayed in it. I removed the branches, twigs, leaves, etc. I added bleach every day while we were in the pool and swirled and twirled and made waves and moved the water around as much as I could. The water stayed clear. Of course, I had no way to get the dirt off the bottom without a pump and vacuum but the water was clean and clear.

Go ahead and use the pool this weekend. As long as you have maintained proper chlorine levels, you will be fine.

Thanks for the encouragement. I've really been stressing over this.

[Watermom]

Don't stress. It will be fine. Life is too short to sweat the small stuff.

[BigDave]

Don't stress. It will be fine. Life is too short to sweat the small stuff.

True that.

[JimK]

I greatly appreciate the encouraging words.

[Watermom]

You are very welcome!

[JimK]

The pump motor arrived yesterday and after a couple hours of work and cussing at frozen bolts we're back up and running. This was definately a learining experience since I've never done this before.

Thanks to everyone for your advice and encouragement.