Re: Inground Pool not used for 3 years, is full of leaves, e
I just opened our pool which had been closed for 20 months, with a ton of leaves, pine cones, small branches, frog remains, etc. on the bottom. Took me roughly 2 weeks using the BBB method, now the water is crystal clear.
Daily, I used a "leaf bagger", the vacuum attachment/bag that goes on a pole and uses a garden hose for power that pushes the debris into the attached net. At first, I could only see/vacuum the shallow end. As the water slowly cleared, I would brush the deep end stuff into the shallow end, to vacuum again. At times the pool would turn a bluish color, but after brushing it would go green and crappy again. I usually gained about a half a foot or so, of visible depth per day.
After the first week, I doubted my progress, but eventually by doing the above, and constantly maintaining the proper shock level, I was able to see the bottom of the deep end well enough to vacuum it.
You need to get the solids out of the pool as soon as possible. Once I was able to clear the debris from the deep end, in just a few days, the pool cleared right up.