Best way to reclaim post-Ida pool?

I would get leaves out best you can and start throwing gallons of bleach in there now to kill the algae. Try to get water moving and mix it with a brush or net manually. When power comes back get the pump filtering 24/7 and clean filter or backwash often. Look up SLAM on trouble free pool.

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Really should have elevated chlorine levels substantially before the storm hit.

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I did that but I reckon there was so much shite on all junk that fell in it immediately spiked it.

First...even before you get power back, you should get the leaf/debris rake out and get down and scoop all that crap off the bottom of the pool. Get as much as you can of the heavy debris. I had 3 large garbage bags of cypress needles and other twigs and leaves scooped out from my pool.

My water never turned green. I used a lot of liquid chlorine before the storm and then when I got a large part of the debris removed and again threw a lot of liquid chlorine in and sort of manually agitated the water to get the chlorine to spread out.

My power was out for only3 days. Once power came back on I ran the pool cleaner for about 2 days and it picked up all the smaller debris I didn't get on the first pass.

Once that's done the water should be clear. Re-check the water chemical balance and you should be good to go.

Lastely I'll say, if your pool water was green then you need to put out a shitload of chlorine and let the pump for at least 24 hours or even 36 hours.

Hope this helps.

Go to pool store and get product called Back to Blue. It circulates through the pool and smothers all the crap in the water. Then you vacuum it off floor of pool out to waste. No matter how green or black my pool gets, it always turns clear the next morning after using this stuff.

Should I worry about high ph ruining my plaster? Guy I know claims the plaster will be ruined and that I should drain, pressure wash and will likely need to replaster. This person is a true life moron so I’m skeptical.

Get the leaves out asap. I shocked the shite out of mine prior to the storm coming

this thread has me rethinking pool bigly.

Agreed.

Thanks yall. I thought it was the most absurd thing I’ve ever heard, but I’m only three months into pool ownership. I shocked the shite out of it before we left and added chlorine bleach when I went back. Got some debris out but I had broken my big net so wasn’t able to get big crap off the bottom.

So far, the pool isn’t bad. It’s a bit of a pain, but I’m getting the hang of it

Like everyone else said manually skim everything you can in the pool. then just SLAM the pool and it will be back in no time. mine never got green as my power was only out for 25 hours.

i do not buy into adding ANYTHING to the pool regularly except liquid chlorine and acid. I do supplement Cyanuric Acid, as i dont use tablets, and Calcium Chloride as levels warrant it.

If you are new to your pool check out Trouble Free Pools and their Pool Math app. it is the easiest process to follow to keep your pool clear. SLAMing is Shock Level and Maintain. as just shocking your pool might not kill all organics in the pool/plumbing/ filters. Bringing your pool to SLAM level and keeping it there will ensure everything is killed all while being able to still swim(if on the lower end of the SLAM).