Got a house, pool is a mess...

[dxkj]

It looks like the water has been sitting there a while, should we empty the water clean the pool, and start from scratch? Or should we just shock it, and filter/backflush filter/backflush until it is clean?


Thanks guys, IMA pool noob It's a 24 foot, circle above ground /in ground pool. i think one side is 6 feet deep.

 

[tami]

uh, get a pool cleaner dude. my folks have one for their pool in florida.

 

[dxkj]

Originally posted by: tami
uh, get a pool man. my folks have one for their pool in florida.

Um.. no, but thanks for the advice




I dont need a lawn man, or a drive the car man, or a clean the house womman, why would i need a pool man

 

[cjgallen]

Is it just colored green, or does it have leafy plant life growing in it?

 

[Safeway]

Drain/Fill. And buy a robot cleaner thing.

 

[woowoo]

Drain
Scrub
Rinse
Refill

Less $ in chemicals

 

[grr8scott]

take a sample of it, to your local pool dealer, and they can tell you if it will be better to empty and start clean, or they can give u the proper chems to get it clear. Also depends on how soon you wanna use it, might be quicker to empty and refill, than to wait on chems.

Good Luck!

I LOVE MY POOL, cant live without one!

 

[Ktulu]

Why don't you taste the water first, it might still be good

 

[scorpmatt]

Originally posted by: grr8scott
take a sample of it, to your local pool dealer, and they can tell you if it will be better to empty and start clean, or they can give u the proper chems to get it clear. Also depends on how soon you wanna use it, might be quicker to empty and refill, than to wait on chems.

Good Luck!

I LOVE MY POOL, cant live without one!

^ what he said

 

[YetioDoom]

You'll probably want to drain it and wash it. There's probably some nasty shyt growing in there.

 

[jammur21]

Isn't refilling a pool very expensive?

<<-- pool noob

 

[iamwiz82]

How bad is it? Depending on the cost of water in your nieghborhood, you may as well drain and refill. I had to put over 3,000 gallons in my pool to recharge it from this winter, that and 2 months of normal water usage only cost me $35.

 

[slycat]

maybe there's little green men living in the pool, that's why it looks green.

 

[dxkj]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
How bad is it? Depending on the cost of water in your nieghborhood, you may as well drain and refill. I had to put over 3,000 gallons in my pool to recharge it from this winter, that and 2 months of normal water usage only cost me $35.

It is bad bad, stuff floating all over in it. It is a 17,000 gallon pool... i got some information on how much it costs, I think it is something like 1.18 per 750 gallons....

 

[edro]

Where exactly do you drain 3000 gallons of green water?

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: dxkj

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
How bad is it? Depending on the cost of water in your nieghborhood, you may as well drain and refill. I had to put over 3,000 gallons in my pool to recharge it from this winter, that and 2 months of normal water usage only cost me $35.

It is bad bad, stuff floating all over in it. It is a 17,000 gallon pool... i got some information on how much it costs, I think it is something like 1.18 per 750 gallons....

Well, that makes it $27 to refill. Go for it. Draining it will not be fun unless you have a pump though. Siphoning will work, but if there is a lot of garbage in the water, you will be clogging the hose a lot and will have to restart it all the time.

 

[dxkj]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: dxkj

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
How bad is it? Depending on the cost of water in your nieghborhood, you may as well drain and refill. I had to put over 3,000 gallons in my pool to recharge it from this winter, that and 2 months of normal water usage only cost me $35.

It is bad bad, stuff floating all over in it. It is a 17,000 gallon pool... i got some information on how much it costs, I think it is something like 1.18 per 750 gallons....

Well, that makes it $27 to refill. Go for it. Draining it will not be fun unless you have a pump though. Siphoning will work, but if there is a lot of garbage in the water, you will be clogging the hose a lot and will have to restart it all the time.

Where do i drain 17,000 gallons of nasty, chemical water to ?

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: dxkj

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: dxkj

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
How bad is it? Depending on the cost of water in your nieghborhood, you may as well drain and refill. I had to put over 3,000 gallons in my pool to recharge it from this winter, that and 2 months of normal water usage only cost me $35.

It is bad bad, stuff floating all over in it. It is a 17,000 gallon pool... i got some information on how much it costs, I think it is something like 1.18 per 750 gallons....

Well, that makes it $27 to refill. Go for it. Draining it will not be fun unless you have a pump though. Siphoning will work, but if there is a lot of garbage in the water, you will be clogging the hose a lot and will have to restart it all the time.

Where do i drain 17,000 gallons of nasty, chemical water to ?

The sewer. I would run a hose to the nearest sewer drain, assuming it's on/near your property.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

if it is just colored green and green on the walls, dump in the chemicals and brush down the sides. no need to drain and fill. like someone mentioned, take a sample of the water to the local pool place and they will test it comepletely and tell you what you need. if it has been sitting for a while, you can be pretty sure there are no chemicals left in it, hence the algae.

im really curious about some of the advice given in this thread, have you people ever maintained a pool? for the record, i have

and why do people think draining it is such a big deal? there is much more volume in a nice rainstorm... as for the chemicals, its really not that bad at all. there is more chlorine in tap water than in pool water...

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: tami
uh, get a pool cleaner dude. my folks have one for their pool in florida.

He wants his pool cleaned, not to have his wife's pipes cleaned

 

[HardcoreRobot]

brushing down the walls is important. even if you DO drain it, as soon as you refill it the algae will start to grow again unless you have brushed them off and killed them

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
if it is just colored green and green on the walls, dump in the chemicals and brush down the sides. no need to drain and fill. like someone mentioned, take a sample of the water to the local pool place and they will test it comepletely and tell you what you need. if it has been sitting for a while, you can be pretty sure there are no chemicals left in it, hence the algae.

im really curious about some of the advice given in this thread, have you people ever maintained a pool? for the record, i have

and why do people think draining it is such a big deal? there is much more volume in a nice rainstorm... as for the chemicals, its really not that bad at all. there is more chlorine in tap water than in pool water...

You may as well start over since you have no idea how old the water is. Considering he said the wate rwas "bad bad" I'd say it's going to be less of a headache to start over.

 

[scorpmatt]

Originally posted by: dxkj

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: dxkj

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
How bad is it? Depending on the cost of water in your nieghborhood, you may as well drain and refill. I had to put over 3,000 gallons in my pool to recharge it from this winter, that and 2 months of normal water usage only cost me $35.

It is bad bad, stuff floating all over in it. It is a 17,000 gallon pool... i got some information on how much it costs, I think it is something like 1.18 per 750 gallons....

Well, that makes it $27 to refill. Go for it. Draining it will not be fun unless you have a pump though. Siphoning will work, but if there is a lot of garbage in the water, you will be clogging the hose a lot and will have to restart it all the time.

Where do i drain 17,000 gallons of nasty, chemical water to ?

you just pull the plug at the bottom of the pool, the water will drain where it needs to

:beer:

 

[HardcoreRobot]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
if it is just colored green and green on the walls, dump in the chemicals and brush down the sides. no need to drain and fill. like someone mentioned, take a sample of the water to the local pool place and they will test it comepletely and tell you what you need. if it has been sitting for a while, you can be pretty sure there are no chemicals left in it, hence the algae.

im really curious about some of the advice given in this thread, have you people ever maintained a pool? for the record, i have

and why do people think draining it is such a big deal? there is much more volume in a nice rainstorm... as for the chemicals, its really not that bad at all. there is more chlorine in tap water than in pool water...

You may as well start over since you have no idea how old the water is. Considering he said the wate rwas "bad bad" I'd say it's going to be less of a headache to start over.

if there is solid particulate floating around, i would agree with you, but its amazign what a dose of algaecide, flocculant (sp?) and a good brushing will do

 

[dxkj]

There is stuff floating all over inside it. On the walls, on the top, in the middle, on the bottom.


Will this water kill my grass? If it has been sitting all winter with no chemicals. Because my lawn REALLY needs water