Intex Easy-Set - Under-Pool mud and MAJOR FUNK!

[matt4x4]

I would say toss the tarp, get a new one next year.
As for the pool, I would turn it upside down and scrub it with a mild bleach solution, if you have an older broom or a garage broom, use it to help you scrub the pool bottom.

[RavenNS]

SnowyMoon ( cool nic btw )
I know exactly what you're talking about.
I had the 18' donut pool for two summers...
After I drained it the first summer, holy funk batman! WHEW & PHEW!
- mere words simply can not describe just how disgusting that rotton grass smell can become ( especially in the heat of summer, when I drained the first time)... it smells worse than dead skunk!
I swear we attracted every fly in a 5 kms area!
My neighbourhood stunk; it was embarrassing to hear the neighbours complain about the smell ( although they didn't know what it was or where it was comming from).
After that I had an excavation company come & remove the dead ground ( the smell actually sank a few inches down as well) & flatten/level the area out & then put some small-stoned gravel down.

I think that bleech will probably work fine for getting the mud/smell off. I used vinyl pool cleaner in a spray bottle. sprayed it on & left it there for a couple of hours before hosing it off & then letting it dry ( as best as I could; its so difficult because of the shape of these pools, it's practically impossible to dry the whole thing with all the folds in them)
If you have a pressure sprayer, this will take some of the work out of cleaning it.

You will probably need a new ground sheet.
I also bought a few smaller sized tarps ( because you can get a cheepo ten foot tarp here for about $10). Then I rolled up the pool like a burito for storage, using bungee cords to keep it completely closed.
The 1st winter, I left it outside in burrito state in the snow, it was fine the next summer ( no holes or apparent damages). the 2nd winter I wrapped it up & put it in the shed... I assume it waas okay since it weathered the 1st winter so well, but I sold that pool with my house, so I can't say for sure.

Anyway, hope something from my experience with this helps you,
Best of Luck to you & here's hoping that stentch goes away quickly

[jonv112]

I experienced the exact same thing. I just took my pool down Monday, but the pool and ground tarp are still on the ground drying (thankfully). We are thinking about getting an AGP because of the hassle of taking it down each year. I used Dawn antibacterial to clean the pool inside and out, which worked well.

[MarkC]

I use to put up a seasonal pool on a sand bed and it still stunk like crap when I took it down in the fall. I used to replace the liner every year. It was only a 12ft diameter pool so the new liner was only $50 or so.

[Snowymoon]

Thanks everyone. At least I know I am not the only one who has experienced this. I am surprised to read that the sand did not help with this issue. I don't think death could smell much worse than the bottom of that pool did. Blech!..::giggles::

We have not taken the pool back out to re-clean the bottom as of yet, but it is in the plans. Hopefully the weather will cooperate.