Carcass in Pool

[BigDave]

If your going to refill, I'd say no need to start the circulation system. How are you going to drain?

It's gonna be gross but you'll have to get all the debris out before refilling. I'd wash it down pretty good with strong bleach solution as well.

You can tie lines to the top rail and stake them out (like a tent) to help keep the wall from collapsing.

This might be a good time to switch to chlorine. Read about the "BBB" method we tech here at poolsolutions.com and in the stickies in the forums here (you'll have to log out to see the rest of the forum).

Good luck, let us know how you're doing (and when you make the decision to switch to chlorine).

[PoolDoc]

. . . membership updated.

A lot of the advice we normally give, doesn't apply to brominated pools because they can't be stabilized, and lose sanitizer like crazy whenever the sun shines.

But, if you're starting with slime-pit, it will be sanitized by the time it's crystal clear.

[BoBo4902]

Thanks for your help. Sorry I posted twice earlier. I'm new and didn't realize it was just waiting for moderation.

Well, we decided not to drain. I've been sweeping the bottom and scooping out more leaves and leftover animal tissue. The stench is not as bad.

Our first goal will be to get it more clear so we can see what's still in there.

Husband isn't interested in switching to chlorine as we have lots of bromine.

So, once we get it clear, you think it is sanitized right? That could take a long time!

[PoolDoc]

Actually, if you want to switch to chlorine, you may NEED to drain the pool. The problem is, chlorine will convert the used up bromine in your pool, back from bromide into bromine again.

In fact, if you look closely at your bromine containers, you'll probably see a chemical name like bromo-chloro-dimethyl-hydantoin. They can make 2-bromo-dimethyl-hydantoin, but the bromo-chloro version is cheaper, and once you've got a little leftover bromide in the pool, all of the active sanitizer in the pool is bromine, regardless.

Another version of that info is this PoolSolutions page that I wrote 15 years ago.

Is your pump a 2-speed pump? If it is, that will help.

Can you do the DE-test? You have to be able to see the point where water emerges from your pool return, in order to do the test. => http://pool9.net/de-test. Doing this test will allow you to determine whether your filter is working adequately or not.