Flash flooding got me!

[jasonwbaggett]

Welp, just popping in to add my “flash flood, creek surge, heavy rain, etc. flooded our inground pool” post. Nothing particularly unique about my situation except it’s a first time for me. And the water was perfect prior to this evening. :-|
Looking at other posts, it could’ve been much worse. Mostly just cloudy cloudy murky water. Fortunately I don’t think we’ll have much mud but won’t know that until I can see the bottom. Thanks to all those who have gone before me, posted about their own experience and thus prevented me from having a stroke tonight. Wish me luck.

 

[mknauss]

Let the SLAM and filtering begin!!!

 

[kimkats]

MUCH luck to you! Take pics and let us know what works best for you!

Kim

 

[Texas Splash]

Be patient. A pool heavily loaded with dirt and organics simply takes time to filter. Lots of sweeping and aspirin may help.

 

[jasonwbaggett]

Appreciate the encouragement! Interested to see my numbers when I get home from work this evening. Everything was balanced so nicely. I'm wondering how much water turned over? If daylight agrees I'll take some pics this evening and post.

 

[jasonwbaggett]

Ph 7.5
FC 10 (I know, I was already relatively high around 15 with a CYA of 80)
CC 1
CYA 60

Not too bad. A little embarrassed by my high FC even after the flooding. Had finished SLAMming a couple of weeks ago for some algae (maybe mustard, not sure) and left my SWG at 90% for 12 hrs a day. Now that summer’s here I was going to start steppIng it down.
Excuses aside... added two 128oz jugs of 10% to get to SLAM. Working from home tomorrow so I can tend to it.

Happier times about a week ago!

 

[kimkats]

You are already getting ahead of it!! NICE JOB! You be there really soon!

Kim

 

[jasonwbaggett]

You’re always good for the self-esteem and encouragement @kimkats! Thank you. Dumb question probably but should I be brushing? Part of me imagines if I don’t brush sediment will settle and then I can vac to waste. But if brushing is needed, then brushing I’ll do!

 

[kimkats]

I would brush tonight and tomorrow morning to make sure any yucky stuff is up where the FC can get to it. Then I would think about turning the pump off to see if any of that stuff will settle for your vacuum to pick up.

Kim