A coworker's swamp

[waste]

elsie, you're a good soul! As I'm sure you realize, bleach (and lots of it) is the way to care for this problem! If it's a total guess as to gallonage and cya level, I'd say to dump 4 gallons of 10 - 12% chlorine 2X a day until you can see the bottom and get an idea of how deep it is. IS the pump and filter system running? Using the filter 24/7 will help clear it up more quickly! However, your friend needs to know how to clean the filter when it starts getting clogged -- we can help

Try to get the pool to a point that you can measure both the cl and cc levels and also the depth. We can give you a good # for the gallonage

[Phillbo]

Is "gallonage" a word

[waste]

If it wasn't before - it is now

[elsie]

Yes sirre Phillbo, gallonage is a word (but I'm not sure sirre is):

Main Entry:
gal•lon•age
Pronunciation:
\ˈga-lə-nij\
Function:
noun
Date:
circa 1909
: amount in gallons

Waste, she doesn't even know the filter type at this point, but if it's a sand filter, I imagine it will just involve a lot of backwashing when 12-15 above baseline psi. If it's anything else I'll come back with questions as I know nothing about other kinds of systems. Thanks for the input re: how much bleach to add. Will report back at some point (could be weeks away).

[Phillbo]

Yes sirre Phillbo, gallonage is a word (but I'm not sure sirre is):

Main Entry:
gal•lon•age
Pronunciation:
\ˈga-lə-nij\
Function:
noun
Date:
circa 1909
: amount in gallons

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Well, I guess this place is worth the price of admission, I lernt something new today

[AnnaK]

Elsie,

If you put a sock in the skimmer basket and change it a couple times each day during the cleanup process the filter won't need a whole lot of backwashing at all. I had to let my pool go green for a month during 85 F weather, long story. With lots of bleach and the pump running 24/7 I had blue water within 5 days and sparkling clear water by Day 10. I brushed the bottom even though I couldn't see it, just to dislodge the algae. The skimmer socks caught nearly all the debris and I backwashed just the one time after the water was clear again.

AnnaK