Green smelly swamp. Shrek would be proud.

[triplets&quads]

This is the second season with our small Intex pool. My husband closed it up last fall before I got it prepared for closing. We opened it today and it's a green, smelly swamp!!
What do I need to do first? Here are my numbers:
FC 0
TA 50
Salt 1200
Ph 6.8
CYA 0
Should I add CYA when I add chlorine?
I'm not turning on the SWG until I get this mess under control.
I have an automatic vacummn but I'm going to get a vacummn so I can vacummn to waste.
8x16x42" Intex, sand pump, swg

 

[PoolStored]

At 2900 gallons, I'd check your water rates and refill the pool.

If you decide to fight it.

Add 30ppm CYA, use the sock method.
Follow the SLAM process. Use 30CYA to determine your SLAM level FC. Link-->SLAM Process

 

[triplets&quads]

We have a well and my husband won't fill a pool with well water. I have everything on hand to clean the water up. Our yard is already so wet from all the rain we've had, so draining the pool is a no go anyway.

 

[JoyfulNoise]

what was you CYA level when you closed the pool last year?

A zero CYA reading with smelly green water could potentially mean ammonia is present. That will make slamming the pool all the more hard.

 

[triplets&quads]

As soon as the sun gets off the pool, I'm going to add 10 ppm chlorine to it and check in 30 minutes to see how much chlorine has been used, then go from there. That might give me a good indicator if I have an ammonia problem. My pool was perfect all last summer. It got out of whack because I didn't put any chlorine in before my husband shut it down!!

 

[JoyfulNoise]

It got out of whack because I didn't put any chlorine in before my husband shut it down!!

Yeah. You definitely want to close a pool when the water temp gets below 60F and you should definitely bring it up to SLAM level. Otherwise …. pea soup awaits you … maybe you shouldn’t be the one rectifying the mess

Some light reading for your hubs -

Closing Pool for Winter - Further Reading

www.troublefreepool.com

 

[triplets&quads]

Yeah. You definitely want to close a pool when the water temp gets below 60F and you should definitely bring it up to SLAM level. Otherwise …. pea soup awaits you … maybe you shouldn’t be the one rectifying the mess

Some light reading for your hubs -

Closing Pool for Winter - Further Reading

www.troublefreepool.com

My hubs doesn't even know how to turn on a computer! We had a large above ground for around 17 years. We never covered it, so I could see what was going on with it. This small pool came with a cover and he thought he was doing me a favor by covering it up!! NOT!! He's now out there brushing the walls and scooping out junk!