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I am getting ready to shock my pool. The pool came with a house that we just purchased, and all I know is the following:
1. There are no leaks
2. Pump and equipment are in good working condidtion
3. The pool has been covered with a mesh safety cover but it was not "closed" correctly (equipment plugs weren't removed, lines not blown out, water level not lowered, no gizmos or plugs in skimmers/returns, etc.)
4. I do not know how long the pool has been in this state i.e. when it was last used
5. The water is a little high (near the top of the skimmers)
6. There does not appear to be much debris in the water but it is a murky green
I have the recommended Taylor kit on order and it should come today. My goal is to have the pool swimmable by September 10, but I will be in California for four days the last week in August :-( Is it possible to "super-shock" the pool by using a lot more than the recommended liquid chlorine to bring the FC to shock level based on my initial testing? Would this not clean up the pool faster? What if you were to use twice the recommended level? I imagine that there is a downside to that but I am new to this
I do realize that everything depends on getting that Taylor kit into action
1. There are no leaks
2. Pump and equipment are in good working condidtion
3. The pool has been covered with a mesh safety cover but it was not "closed" correctly (equipment plugs weren't removed, lines not blown out, water level not lowered, no gizmos or plugs in skimmers/returns, etc.)
4. I do not know how long the pool has been in this state i.e. when it was last used
5. The water is a little high (near the top of the skimmers)
6. There does not appear to be much debris in the water but it is a murky green
I have the recommended Taylor kit on order and it should come today. My goal is to have the pool swimmable by September 10, but I will be in California for four days the last week in August :-( Is it possible to "super-shock" the pool by using a lot more than the recommended liquid chlorine to bring the FC to shock level based on my initial testing? Would this not clean up the pool faster? What if you were to use twice the recommended level? I imagine that there is a downside to that but I am new to this
I do realize that everything depends on getting that Taylor kit into action