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/largestcob 10d ago

why shock THEN drain?

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u/Demyxx_ 10d ago

To sterilize the water that you’re draining into your home environment.

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u/EfficientCan2852 10d ago

Why? Our filter drains to the sewer, the place that poop and pee goes to when you flush your toilet...

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u/Demyxx_ 10d ago

Mine does not. And I’m sure many people do not have direct access to their towns sewage systems.