Damian42

So, having not winterized my pool it was a swampy mess this year. The only resolve was to completely drain it as there was algae and leaves down to the bottom and I wasn't going to spend the money on chemicals. Unfortunately, because of weather it sat for several days with only about an inch of water in it. Now, the liner tapers from the top to the bottom, wrinkles along the bottom and a LOT of air behind it. Is it wasted or can it be fixed? How can I remove air from behind the liner and get it back formed along the walls? There is still some sludge and water on the bottom and I need to bleach and clean the walls and stairs but I'm not going to bother if it needs to be changed. Also, whats the price of a liner for a pool that is 17' around and 4' deep? Thanks, Damian

We used Aqua Chem Shock Xtra Blue. Ingredients are as follows. Sodium dichloro-s-triazinetrione 63.05% (I guess this is where the problem is) Copper (metallic) 0.26% Other 36.9%

Thanks for the reply but I don't understand a word you're saying. I know NOTHING about caring for a pool (obviously) and unfortunately we're about out of money at this point. I can't afford a sixty dollar test kit. I have the six dollar one from Walmart which tests Chlorine, PH and Bromine (Sp?) and that's it. I got in it yesterday and brushed the bottom which stirred a LOT of white powdery stuff up. I tested the water again this morning and it showed the PH being low still. If I'm reading this right the Chlorine reads around 3.0, the BR around 6.5 and the PH around 6.8. When I brushed this morning I stirred the white stuff up again and did notice it did look like calcium coming up. Thicker then a powder. I cleaned the filter again and put it all back together. It does look as if it's clearing, but I'm honestly not certain if it's clearing, or just all settling to the bottom. The bottom also has a lot of leaves and pine needles in it still I cleaned a lot out yesterday but since I can't see them I can't go after them.

Well a full bottle of clarifier didn't do the trick. I put it in in two sessions, half a bottle at night, and the other half in the morning. Still a 17,000 gallon tub of milk. My chlorine levels are through the roof because of all the shock we used to kill the algae, and my PH level is down to like a 4.8. I have some baking soda to add to the pool today. It looks like I need to add about five pounds. I added another bottle of clarifier this morning as well.

So we've had rain for almost a solid week and I wasn't able to work on the pool. I added ten pounds of shock last night and a bottle of algacide an hour later. I had gotten in earlier and brushed the bottom and sides, and used a rag to wipe all the way around. There is a LOT of debris at the bottom which I can feel, just can't see it. Anyway, I stirred up all the algae before adding the chemicals and I made sure the filter was clear as well. This morning the pool is back to being cloudy blue. I brushed a bit around the steps which are typically a bad spot for algae and didn't see anything come up. Now what? How do I go from cloudy blue to clear?

Good info. I realized one of the problems was I was vacuuming instead of brushing. After writing the above post I went and switched the vacuum attachment back to the brush and started scrubbing the bottom and sides of the pool. The cloudy blue water quickly turned green from all the crud I was releasing. Unfortunately I haven't been able to get back out there because of work and bad weather tonight. I'll follow up in the morning to see how it looks and give it another brushing.

Surely there are tons of articles about this so sorry for not searching but I'm desperate. 17,000 above ground pool with salt system and cartridge filter. I can NOT get rid of the algae. First I started with a local pool store who was more then happy to keep selling me hundreds of dollars worth of chemicals at each visit. None of them worked. Now I'm down to buying shock and algacide from Walmart because I can't afford the pool store stuff. Three nights ago I put in six pounds of shock and an entire bottle of algacide. (spaced one hour apart at dusk) The next day the water was cloudy blue so I started vacuuming. Within minutes the water was green again and the pump was clogged. (I had vacuumed the pool at least three times before adding the chemicals the previous day) The next day (yesterday) I vacuumed and vacuumed and vacuumed. Each time the filter would clog within minutes. when I drained it to clean it nothing but green water came out. I added half a bottle of algacide last night at dusk. This morning I went out, cleaned the filter and vacuumed. More green came up and the filter clogged within minutes again. I'm at the end of my road. How do I fix this problem. The family wants to start swimming. Thanks, Damian