Pool Still green after 20 gals of bleach...1st time post.

[Steve V]

Wife went to pool store. They could not figure out what was wrong with our water other than our phospates are extremely high,no other recs on pool chemicals. Asked her what color and she said it was green,they said we don't know what to tell you other than add phosphate balls in the skimmer. She bought 2 at $10.00 and I told her No we are not using them....shes know more chemistry than me and is mad at me now . Pool store said do not use bleach it will hurt your liner.

Anyway pool is still a mid to light green,not slimy or smelly does smell like chlorine. Total chlor off the chart,free chlorine pegged,alky ,ph ,cal all ok ph actually came up to middle of color chart after borax yesterday evening.

Our real test kit is still not here....dang it!!! maybe tommorrow.

[Steve V]

Ok kit is in test results from the wifes test

FC 39.5ppm
combine 1.5 ppm
ph 7.2
alk 125ppm
cya>100ppm

guess the cya is the issue pool is green still

Drain and refill time?

[Watermom]

If it was my pool, I would. But, do NOT totally drain your pool.

[Steve V]

Well I am on well water and I have a deep well that is only 20yrs old. I imagine there's plenty of water left in that well. I am going to vaccum it in the am to waste and then leave the vaccum in the pool sucking from the bottom and drain a good bit off. I have not decided how much but not anymore than 1/2 is my guess. probaly take a sunday and monday to refill.

[CarlD]

Wells used to be rated at gallons per minute, with 20+ as the max rating. I don't know if that's still true. Of course, the well gets ground water deep down.

Carl

[Steve V]

Vaccumed,I can see the bottom with sun over it. Not much debris there anymore. I did stir up a bunch of fine crap in the water that settled.

I have a new delema. I can get the pump to prime on the vaccum hose now that the water level is below the skimmer and outlet jet. How can I drain more water off. I don't think 4 inches of my 4 ft pool will impact my CYA at all I wanted to drain about 2 feet off to start.

[PoolDoc]

With an AG pool, usually you can just use your vacuum hose to siphon it out. If you tape the hose down, with the end in your pool adjusted to the level you want, it will break the siphon when it reaches that level.

Ben