Question by leslieguelker0517: above ground pool — how to kill all stuff growing without draining the water or fuming out the neighborhood?
I just bought a house and the above ground pool is a thriving swamp for toads, frogs, bugs I can’t even begin to describ, and I am sure mosquitos.
The neighbors have said in the past draining the pool flood out the couldesac. So that is out.
Covering the pool will only trap them in, until they find another way to escape.
One person did tell me to put oil in the pool and it would create a layer on top of the water & kill everything in the deep murky waters. I don’t know that I am entirely comfortable with that and don’t know what kind of oil to even use.
Ok I did call a pool service company and they want to come out & charge me for even looking at the problem — and then in the same breathe stated that was not exactly there area of expertise.
As the days get nicer, the problem increases and I need to take care of this immediately, please help.
Best answer:
Answer by jrpmeheh
First get rid of the junk. Get a mesh net and scoop up everything and throw it away. That is the first task. Once you get rid of everything you can start to treat it. You pretty much have to drain it after that because the water is definetly contaminated with bacteria and microorganisms. You don’t have to flood the cul-de-sac if you let it out more slowly. Drain it completely, get a big brush and scrub with a clorox and water. Rinse it and enjoy your pool!
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You don’t have to drain your pool, ignore that nonsense about “contaminants and bio-organisms”.
First, buy a good leaf rake at any pool supply store, spend the extra six dollars and get a good one.
Second, remove as much debris as you can with the net.
Third, start up your equipment.
Fourth, add two pounds of Dichlor shock (ONLY DICHLOR) for every ten thousand gallons of water.
Run the filter continuously for the next 24 hours.
Back wash your filter every time it goes ten PSI over the initial operating pressure. This might take several times.
Repeat as necessary. Your water will eventually become clean, safe, and bio-organism free.
Maintain with normal pool chemicals
I would drain the pool because water is cheaper then chemicals. Apologize to the neighbors in advance and invite them to come swimming once your pool is clean. You will have to scrub the surface with bleach-Soft Scrub works well.
Don’t leave the pool empty for too long because liners tend to shrink up when they are left empty and I’m sure you don’t want to replace the liner. But, if you really are against emptying your pool then scoop all the yuck out with a leak rake and add 10 gallons of liquid chlorine, run your filter for 48 hours and remember to backwash when your pressure goes 10 above the starting pressure. You will see a difference and make sure to test your water about 2 days after adding the liquid and adjust your ph, alkalinity and calcium. Good luck!