How do you clear up muddy water in the pool?

1273 miles away and we have the same problem!!! how bizarre is that?

I just bought 'SUPER FLOC OUT' for our pool...we had a major mudslide one stormy night (even running the pump for week straight didn't clear it up). One quart of FLOC OUT for a 40,000 pool made the little particles of mud 'group together' so the filter could collect it - it's worked for us!

XXXOOO

MUD! With record rains this past May, a flood completely covered our in-ground pool, filling it with mud (and corn stalks, leaves, you name it!). It was so thick at the bottom that we broke two poles and a vacuum head! It was so turbid, you couldn't see the pool light - even at night.

Because of high ground water, we couldn't drain the pool. Thanks to this site, I got an idea of what to do (there isn't a lot out there about muddy pools!)

We have only had our pool for two years now, and I am not an expert. I also do not have any affiliation with any pool or chemical companies, but will share what I used and what I did.

Step one: Tried to let the filter clean it. That was like spitting on a forest fire. Left the filter off for the duration.

Step two: Vacuum to waste. I had to do it by feel since I couldn't see the vacuum head as soon as it broke the surface of the water. I did this for three days, refilling the discharged water each time.

Step three: I tried a Sun flocculent product with disappointing results - but some results all the same. Used double the dose - two quarts for 30,000 gallons. More vacuum to waste

Step four: I ordered extra strength flocculent (Water Warehouse). AMAZING results. I used four quarts for 30,000 gallons (Quadruple the dose). It still took several days of letting the mud settle, vacuuming to waste and refilling daily in between.

Once the bottom was clean and I could see through the brown, we ran the filter.

Step five: Treated the filter (sand filter)with a "Filter Helper" by Haviland. Used the whole container - dissolved and administered through the skimmer

In three days, the water was crystal clear.

Total duration for the ordeal: Two weeks. It would have been shorter, I believe, if I had had the extra strength flocculent up front.

Thank you for this site! I couldn't have gotten through it without your advice!