Pool is brown from flood, think there is something in there but cannot see?

[VinylDelight]

I am in the beginning of fixing my disaster of a pool and vacuuming to waste, however the visibility is terrible. Even in the shallow end I cannot see the bottom. However, on the deep end I believe there may be something in there. I typically run a robot vac so I am not very in tune with how a vacuum brush should feel around the slopes, but I believe there is something there.

1 - What is the proper protocol here?

2 - How much more do I vacuum before I start the pump again and use chemicals? The tadpools are depressing... beyond that I simply cannot tell if I am vacuuming effectively given my inexperience with the tool.

 

[kimkats]

With your having a vinyl pool you do need to use great care just in case there is something in the pool.

How much and what kind of stuff are you getting up when you vacuum now?

I say start up the pump and get to the SLAM SLAM Process now. The longer you wait the worst it will get.

 

[wireform]

My take on this subject is clean the pool as best as you can to rid the pool of anything that feast on the chlorine then let the water sit a few hours without interference of the filter and you'll be surprised how clear the water really is as all the muck settles to the floor then you can vacuum and really see more. After that start the filter and let it do its thing. I had this happen to a pool I do 3 times in 3 weeks as the landscaper tried to rectify a slope problem but in reality he made it worse and with the heavy rains a few weeks ago the mud got in pretty bad. That pool turned around in 2 days each time with lots of work.

 

[VinylDelight]

My take on this subject is clean the pool as best as you can to rid the pool of anything that feast on the chlorine then let the water sit a few hours without interference of the filter and you'll be surprised how clear the water really is as all the muck settles to the floor then you can vacuum and really see more. After that start the filter and let it do its thing. I had this happen to a pool I do 3 times in 3 weeks as the landscaper tried to rectify a slope problem but in reality he made it worse and with the heavy rains a few weeks ago the mud got in pretty bad. That pool turned around in 2 days each time with lots of work.

I had to leave for 2 weeks and it settled for sure, but still was cloudy and only on the shallow end could you faintly see shades of blue under the swamp water.

 

[VinylDelight]

My take on this subject is clean the pool as best as you can to rid the pool of anything that feast on the chlorine then let the water sit a few hours without interference of the filter and you'll be surprised how clear the water really is as all the muck settles to the floor then you can vacuum and really see more. After that start the filter and let it do its thing. I had this happen to a pool I do 3 times in 3 weeks as the landscaper tried to rectify a slope problem but in reality he made it worse and with the heavy rains a few weeks ago the mud got in pretty bad. That pool turned around in 2 days each time with lots of work.

So are you both saying I should start to SLAM now? I was told I should floculant first but honestly the pool is full of Darn, dark brown, and I am not sure I can vacuum much better although I did buy a new vacuum head that is a triangle someone recommended --- Amazon.com Milliard Deluxe Pool Vacuum Head/Weighted Triangle Shape/for Inground.

 

[kimkats]

NO! NO FLOC!! You sure don't need to add any more gunk to the water. SLAM to start killing the algae now or it will only get worst.

 

[wireform]

Floc is NO NO but here is the thing. Floc is not supported here on the forum as it'll kill the filter media, is designed for when the water is cloudy with waterborne junk and it'll make that stuff fall to the floor for vacuuming to waste. Here we are speaking of mud which I've witnessed just recently 3 times in the same pool which mostly settled on the floor and on the inclines in the deep coming away from the basin. The water is mostly clear but appears to be dark due to the reflection of the floor. Vac as best you can, clean filter, let the water settle for a few hours and then vacuum again and rinse and repeat if needed, then let pump run 24/7 filtering with slam level FC. It'll come around in front of you eyes. This pool in the picture is 2 days after a major mud influx.

 

[VinylDelight]

Thank you for the responses folks as well as the inspiration.

 

[kimkats]

So how is the pool looking today?

 

[VinylDelight]

So how is the pool looking today?

Can't work on it during the days, but it is improving probably just from the chlorine knocking down the algae. The filter isn't getting clogged up yet because I'm not sweeping until I figure out what is in the deep end to avoid ruining the vinyl liner! Thank you for asking, I will update possibly tonight after I do some stuff. I've been working with shoplights late nights on this thing!