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Re: HELPppppppppppp
Chemical folks, please correct me if I'm giving wrong advice here!
If you have an Intex pool, whose life expectancy isn't more than a few years, I would not worry at all about high PH or ALK. You might have to use a little more chlorine, but that's about it. Low PH is a problem, obviously, but high PH as far as I know only poses a risk of scaling, which shouldn't be an issue with a disposable pool.
Sounds like you are dealing with dead algae. If you search the forums, you'll find some posts on how to vacuum to waste with an Intex. I've never tried it... we can't afford to lose that much water in the drought we're in down here. But you're going to have to get the dead stuff out at some point. Run the filter and change the filter often. They don't clean real well and at under $10 a piece at Wally World, I just stock up on them. You should be seeing a bunch of brownish gunk on the filter by now. Time to replace, else it will end up back in the pool. Hopefully you're Intex came with the vac that runs off the skimmer and pump... it should be able to pick up the leftover dead algae. I don't have that and had to buy a Pool Buster to get it up, but once it's gone, it's gone.
After this, just follow the advice on this website and keep your chlorine levels up, using liquid bleach as directed and it should be smooth sailing.
Lori
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