Drain AG and refill?

[Poconos]

I wouldn't waste water just to clean up a pool. That plastic sheet thing would be reserved for chemical dilution as would be the case with way high CYA where the only decent option is to drain and refill. I saw a neighbor fussing with a big plastic sheet a few years ago and assume that's what they were doing. Idea is to keep the new and old water separated so you get a 100% replacement. You can either find a huge plastic dropsheet or tape or bond several sheets together to cover the pool with a lot of slack around the edges. Fill on top and use a submersible pump to suck from the bottom. I suspect duct taping sheets together, using lots of duct tape, would hold for whatever time it would take to fill the pool. The technique was mentioned somewhere on the old forum that crashed by someone else and I never had to do it or try it. Should work though.
Al (ajs-1)

[hrsdennis]

Thanks Al for the comments. I have always said there is nothing that running the the filter 24/7 and using the proper chemicals won't cure.

Am I wrong in the case of high CYA? What is it and does it happen often in vinyl pools? Would draining to 6" and refilling be OK?

Matt, any updates on the neighbor's pool?

Strange, I am loaded with questions tonight. Actually, it's way past my bedtime and I am questioning everthing.

later, Dennis

[matt4x4]

Update on Neighbour's pool!!!! -- Greener than yesterday!!!
I have no idea when we're getting to it, maybe mid summer?!?!
No, just kidding, should be some time soon though - this thing wintered with a dillapidated solar blanket on it, so imagine all the nice shreds of solar blanket we will have to fish out.....
Maybe I'll take some pictures of this transformation......

[NWMNMom]

Ooooh, can't wait to see THOSE!

[Islander2C]

Thanks for all the responses. OK...It's May 17th and guess what I woke up to find covering the ground...Yup...Snow ! I can't believe it! I WAS going to get the pool going this long weekend, but it is supposed to rain all weekend and it is still so cold out! This atlantic province weather is insane!
Matt...how's the weather over there?
Mary

[matt4x4]

Hi Mary!
The weather's been pretty good here, our son took the first swim about 1-1/2 weeks ago, water was around 70, he stayed in for close to an hour! We've had a few cold days, a little frost in the mornings but nothing too bad, pools still hovering around 66-68, going to hook up the solar panels this weekend right after I fix a leak that reapperared from last year (my dog keeps doing the "shortcut" across them)!