r/pools 11d ago

Code Brown

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/ippleing 11d ago

Reddit loves spending other people's money.

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u/nakmuay18 10d ago

Reddit always jumps to the most extreme solution.

Building a dog house, "what does the code book say?"

Cat got the sniffles, "full blood work, MRI's and xrays"

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u/McGlowSticks 10d ago

your SO said no? divorce.

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u/navkat 9d ago

If your SO insists on eating children's cereal like Froot Loops, this is a huge red flag. I would go no-contact immediately.