- Jul 5, 2017
- 12
- Pool Size
- 4400
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Intex Krystal Clear
Got a brand-spanking new Intex Prism Frame 15' x 48" pool and set it up yesterday after spending all afternoon Sunday trying to level to ground it's on. Started filling it, looked great! Water was crystal clear and icy cold coming out of my well, got up to about 6 - 8 inches started, then ran into town to pick up horse feed and groceries. When we got back a few hours later, the pool was more than half full.... of dirty water. We'd reached the bottom of the well water, and the sediment is now in my pool. We shut off the water at about 3/4 full to let the well pump rest over night and see if the water would settle any.
I would not have even bothered with putting a pool up in the first place, but I had knee surgery last year (about 7 months ago) and the physical therapy exercises I did in last year's pool (which had to be thrown out due to multiple issues- it was too damaged) really helped me build up strength prior to my surgery. All winter and spring, ever since my surgery, I have been anxious to get my pool up so I can get back to doing my physical therapy... and now this.
We've not added any chemicals to the water yet in case we can't actually get it all the way full. The water is coming out of the hose somewhat less cloudy/dirty than yesterday so we're thinking... finish filling it and see if the pump can clear it out. My train of thought is that's what the pump is for, right? Filtering crud out of the water.... maybe some flocculant and vacuuming cycles would help as well.
Is this water salvageable? It did rain yesterday so we're hoping the well isn't 100% dry, just needed time to catch up with the usage burden we strained it with by trying to fill the pool. CH is 300, ph is 7.0, TA is 270, water is 62 degrees [brr!] and sat index is -0.1. Any and all advice will be greatly appreciated. Thank you all in advance.
I would not have even bothered with putting a pool up in the first place, but I had knee surgery last year (about 7 months ago) and the physical therapy exercises I did in last year's pool (which had to be thrown out due to multiple issues- it was too damaged) really helped me build up strength prior to my surgery. All winter and spring, ever since my surgery, I have been anxious to get my pool up so I can get back to doing my physical therapy... and now this.
We've not added any chemicals to the water yet in case we can't actually get it all the way full. The water is coming out of the hose somewhat less cloudy/dirty than yesterday so we're thinking... finish filling it and see if the pump can clear it out. My train of thought is that's what the pump is for, right? Filtering crud out of the water.... maybe some flocculant and vacuuming cycles would help as well.
Is this water salvageable? It did rain yesterday so we're hoping the well isn't 100% dry, just needed time to catch up with the usage burden we strained it with by trying to fill the pool. CH is 300, ph is 7.0, TA is 270, water is 62 degrees [brr!] and sat index is -0.1. Any and all advice will be greatly appreciated. Thank you all in advance.
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