How to Prepare for Being Prepared

[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.