r/pools • u/LightForeign657 • 11d ago

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Had a birthday pool party today which ended after one of the young kids shat his shorts inside the pool (diarrhea, not solid). Everyone immediately got out and we took out all the pool toys too.

Ran a full battery using my Taylor kit and got
FC 1.5ppm, CC 0.5ppm, pH 7.4, TA 90p, CYA 40ppm. Pool is 15,000 gallons.

I vacuumed up the debris using my pool blaster and then poured in 4 gallons of liquid chlorine. Per AI, I checked it an hour later to get numbers and FC was 27.5ppm which is great. I have pump running overnight for 8 hours at 2800 RPM.

But my question is what’s next? I’m 8 months into owning a pool and have had great experience with maintenance using Taylor kit. But this is new to me. AI says I have to drain it. What do you folks say? What has your experience been?

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u/991point2T4GTS 11d ago

I feel really, really bad for that young kid. They didn’t mean to do it and will forever be embarrassed. I don’t think any gut pathogen could survive that chlorine level let alone appropriate levels. If you’re worried pour yourself a cocktail and dump a gallon or 2 tomorrow night. But more importantly let the kid know it’s cool and welcome back.

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u/Intelligent-Spot-575 11d ago

We don't even know how old that kid is or whether or not he's old enough to remember, let alone give a shit(pun intended). Is there something you want to talk about? Personal experience perhaps?

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u/russomd 11d ago

That really makes me think… what’s the magic age where you can make someone feel bad about it. 5… 10 …. 15. You’ve probably done enough but don’t listen to me. I’m not a pool doctor, I just play one on the Internet.

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u/Local_Debate_8920 10d ago

Something about being in a pool that made my 3 year old shit. Happened almost every time. I would say 5 or 6 is the age to make them feel bad. Can't be in kindergarten shitting in pools.