Chlorine smell

[Jaxpoolswimmer]

Hi all. Dave here new to the forum.

Had a pool for a year now and all gone fine. Just had wife’s family over for two weeks, kids must have pee’d in the pool and the smell of chlorine has now started to appear.

I have shocked the pool.

Still comes through.

Will it go on its own eventually or is there a method to clean those contaminants out and stop the chlorine smell?

 

[Shirker]

There is a good chance of pee... And yes, the chlorine smell is the smell of pee breaking down. You need to SLAM the pool. SLAM Process.
You will need a good home test kit. Test Kits Compared. It is super important that you know both your CYA level and FC level.

 

[Jaxpoolswimmer]

Thanks for the quick response. Researching your links now!

Appreciate you taking the time to come back to me.

Dave

 

[Shirker]

Most people find themselves here needing to SLAM because of algae. Clearing the pee should be a lot easier than algae. But make sure you keep the FC at SLAM leves (based on your CYA level FC/CYA Levels). Note that pee has ammonia. Ammonia will consume a lot of chlorine. If your FC drops too low, you might have to battle algae too. Stay ahead of it.

 

[Katodude]

I am not sure that some pee and chlorine smell will require a full SLAM. I would start with a proper test kit and then post a full set of results. At that point the experts here can give you some more precise advice.