"Shinnokxz" wrote in message
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Hopefully this is the best off place to be posting this. First time
poster- just got assigned to my parents' pool (6 ft. under ground
pool). moslty just needed a good skimming and brushdown- well
enough... i needed the exercise and tan 
Also noticed a bit of algae
growing on the corners and near the skimmer intake. Gave it a good
scrub and gave me the decision to shock it with this stuff in their
garage.
But the water is still a real murky color. At first it was more green,
but after getting rid of all the debris, clearing filters and throwing
in a quick bag of SHOCK... the murk seems to be turning more a blue
color. How would I got about making it crystal clear? We have lots of
chemicals in the garage, pH decreaser, shock, algae killer, some other
assorted. What will be the next step?
Thanks for any thoughts all.
My thoughts:
(You asked for any)
1. Drain the pool.
2. Clean the filter. (You failed to include the important part about if it
is a sand, DE, or cartridge filter.)
3. Hose down and scrub the pool surface, acid washing if necessary, if only
lightly.
4. Refill pool with new water.
5. Replace or clean contents of filter. Make sure inside of filter is up
to snuff. If it's a cartridge, you can clean it. If it's DE, remove the
DE, and make sure all your screens and assembly are okay.
6. Invest in a cyanuric acid test kit. Cyanuric acid is the stabilizer
that is added to chlorine to keep it from evaporating and going into the
atmosphere. You will need to buy a bottle of stabilizer with the new water.
Once your cyanuric acid level is right, you will use LOTS AND LOTS less
chlorine, and you only have to check it like once a year unless you drain
and refill the pool.
7. From there, get a good test kit, and don't really spend a lot on phUP
and phDOWN chemicals because if you got it right, you won't have big ph
swings.
You asked for any opinions. Mine are to start with clean water, put the
right chemicals in there, and start correctly from square one. Who knows
what happened in that pool in the past. You think you're going to clean out
all that gook and end up with clean clear water?
I don't think so, Tim.
START with clean clear water.
Steve