How to Prepare for Being Prepared

[wilsol4]

I guess I left out that I am starting with fresh, clean, new water and brand new liner in the pool, so there is nothing right now. We are forecasted for 3-4 inches of rain this weekend so liner likely wont be installed until next weekend, so I have more time to prepare.

I am going to go ahead and purchase the dichlor through amazon, going to try to find the link to go from this website so you earn some money from the purchase.

Thank you for your response!

[PoolDoc]

The links you need are all in this thread:
http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php/17055

The best place to get dichlor, if you have access is to buy the PoolBrand products at Sams Club. Amazon is 2nd choice, but better than buying locally, since almost all dichlor is now blended with 'mystery' chemicals, some of which can cause real problems with your pool.

[Watermom]

Just wanted to welcome you to the Pool Forum and say thanks for the subscription!

[wilsol4]

Turns out, I have a cracked housing on my pump. SO now I need advice on how to maintain the water without the pump for about a week or so! (All that beautiful fresh water and gorgeous new liner about to turn green is what I fear!)

I have the following on hand...thanks to your website:
Kem-Tek 103 Poll All in One Chlorinating Granules
Kem-Tek 107 Chlorine Tablets, 3"
Bleach, Concentrated
Mule Team Borax
K-2006 Testing Kit

[JimK]

Turns out, I have a cracked housing on my pump. SO now I need advice on how to maintain the water without the pump for about a week or so! (All that beautiful fresh water and gorgeous new liner about to turn green is what I fear!)

I have the following on hand...thanks to your website:
Kem-Tek 103 Poll All in One Chlorinating Granules
Kem-Tek 107 Chlorine Tablets, 3"
Bleach, Concentrated
Mule Team Borax
K-2006 Testing Kit

I went through the same thing last year when my pump died. You need to maintain chlorine at the appropriate level by adding bleach (spread it around if you can and/or stir up the water best you can). Even doing that I was afraid I might get algae so I also added a quart of Polyquat (60%) just in case my chlorine fluctuated more than expected (I use a SWCG so chlorine levels are usually pretty stable when running normally).

In my case I added 121 oz of 8% chlorine each day which kept it at about 6-7ppm (my stabilizer runs 70-80) and had no issues over the week or so my pump was out of service.