Should I drain and refill or SLAM?

[CBhayat]

Recently started renting a home with a 60 000 liter pool which is incredibly green and I know nothing about pools so I was hoping to find out how to revive the pool. The top looks really bad but I brushed around in the water and it's like little green spores everywhere and leaves and under it's dark dark green water.

Would it be better to drain the pool, clean it and refill it? Bearing in mind it'll cost me thousands to fill the pool again as water is expensive where I am from or is it possible to revive the pool with the water that is in there now?

My first plan of action is to get the water tested at my local pool store but I just need to know if I can revive this water and if so, how exactly?

 

[sande005]

Before anyone can give better advice, we need to know a few things -
What kind of filter is being used (sand, DE, cartridge, etc.)? What make and model?
Does the system run - circulates water without leaks?
A picture of the equipment pad and plumbing would be very helpful.
What is the construction of the pool itself? Concrete, plaster, fiberglass or...?

How much access do you have to liquid pool chlorine? At least 10% strength. What is the cost per unit?

Do you have the ability to buy any of the test kits preferred in this article? Swimming Pool Test Kits Compared

It is going to be an expensive undertaking either way. You'll need very, very large amounts of chlorine. Even if you replace all the water, there will be some need to do a slam after, to make sure everything is taken care of. Removing the dead material will entail wasting a lot of water also. But we can give better opinions once we have more information.

 

[ajw22]

Welcome to TFP.

What is the availability of liquid chlorine? You will need a lot of it to clear that swamp.

What type and size filter is in the pool? Clearing that swamp will require a lot of filtering and filter cleaning.

Clearing that swamp with liquid chlorine can take a few weeks.

Show us pictures of your pool equipment.

You need to balance the cost of water versus the cost of liquid chlorine and the time it will take.

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[CBhayat]

I have no idea about pools or their equipment to be honest which is what brought me here.

I know the pool pump and filter runs fine, I took a picture of it, the pools construction is concrete, it's freshwater not saltwater.

I am planning on getting the water tested at our local pool store but other than that I know nothing about pools or it's parts.

 

[ajw22]

I am planning on getting the water tested at our local pool store but other than that I know nothing about pools or it's parts.

Our Pool School can educate you in maintaining your pool.

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[ajw22]

I am planning on getting the water tested at our local pool store

The only tests you care about with that swamp are the pH, alkalinity, and calcium levels. You will not have any chlorine or stabilizer.