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To follow up and close this topic, I thought I'd give the final results due to the excellent adviced I've received. After 4 days at shock level and changing the little intex cartridge filter, the pool is clear and clean. On day 7 of the process the pool now looks absolutely sparkling clear! I...

Duraleigh, EDIT: Thanks for the TF-100 kit. I received it in less than 24hrs of my order. Awesome service! Really saved me! I'll forget about the calcium chloride then. Continue to shock until all is well and then maintain PH and FC is the plan. Now I just hope the little factory filter can...

Last night added 16oz CYA in a sock. PH was 7.2 so I resumed shocking. Added 79oz bleach to get back up to 10. This morning tests indicate: FC = 10.5 CC = 0.5 TA = 120 CH = 40 PH = 7.5 2/3 of the CYA in the sock has dissolved. I plan on monitoring the PH and keeping FC at 10 until no CC and...

Linen, Here are my latest test results at 6:00pm tonight: FC = 0.5 CC = 0.5 TA = 120 CH = 40 PH = 7.5 Still light green water but the walls are no longer slimey. I picked up 5 lbs of 100% CYA and will put 16oz by weight into a sock tonight hanging from the swim ladder to reach the target CYA...

I have my results from the overnight FC loss test: Last night at 8:30pm FC = 9 This morning at 6:20am FC = 6.5 Also: TA = 120 (up 20) CH = 40 (same) PH = 7.8 (noticebly darker shade of pink,trending up) Per the pool calculator, I should add 29oz of 6% bleach if my target FC is 10 for...

OK. Thank you so much! I'll post test results tomorrow.

Linen, I will do the OCLT test you recommend. Do this before adding CYA? Thanks.

Linen, The water had a green tint this morning that was not cloudy. Also some small brown "hairs?" on the intake? Sounds like the plan is: Stabilizer (CYA) in a sock over the return with pump running 24/7 Monitor CYA (may take a week?) to get it to 30ppm Keep FC at 6ppm? Thank you!

Richard, Thanks for the reply. The walls do feel slimy. I don't have rust stains on the toilet bowl. When I test the PH it really was between 7.5 and 7.8 but closer to the shade that represents 7.8. Can I put 40 or so more ounces of bleach in there now while I head to the store for stabilizer...

I recently purchased an Intex Ultra frame 14x48 AGP. This is my practice pool while I'm making repairs to the existing 27' pool that came with the house I purchased. My girlfriend wanting to use to pool immediately (she won the argument) so I filled the pool with municipal water and we swam...

I love the idea of gorilla tape and a new liner. It sounds much better than my over-engineered sheet metal patches/riveted-on idea. I'm tired of looking at it and ready to fix it. A 2 speed pump sounds good. I would like to keep the center drain as it seems like a good thing to have. Time to...

I'm located in VA. It may be hard pipe under the sand base, not sure. I'll check tomorrow at the 90 deg fitting just outside the pool to see if it's different under the pool. I guess the center drain would be nice in order to clean towards it with a brush? Someone told me to take it out...

Frustrated, The center drain line is shown in the 3rd photo running along the ground below what I believe is the return hole to the right of the skimmer? The material is white flexible pvc, I think. You nice folks have me hoping that I can repair this thing - gosh that would be nice. My...

Affirmative on foreclosure. Not sure how the damaged occurred but it's what I'm left with. I would rather repair and enjoy it than tear it down. Seems like a shame not to use it. Thanks! Edit: My initial post suggested that the previous owner did the damage. I guess that's not entirely fair...

Thanks! I know it's difficult to assess without photos so I'll work on posting them. I would like nothing more than to be able to enjoy the pool!

The outside of the pool is thin steel I believe. I was thinking of riveting repair patches of sheet metal from the inside and covering the rivet heads with tape or something for abrasion resistance. Wanted to see what experts thought before I do anything. Thanks for the reply!

I purchased a home that came with a 24'x48" above ground pool. The pool was empty and the liner has deteriorated. The previous owner was nice enough to cut 3 slits in the sides approximately 8-10" long (darn it!) It also has a center drain installed which I assume should be removed for safety...