We have a 18×48 intex pool with the intex krystal clear saltwater system. A child had an accident with loose stools in the pool. Please advise. test strips indicate that chlorine,ph & alkalinity are fine however Cooper is high bright pink it had been over a week since accident and back in the pool. Thank you

Question:

We have a 18×48 intex pool with the intex krystal clear saltwater system.
A child had an accident with loose stools in the pool. Please advise.
test strips indicate that chlorine,ph & alkalinity are fine however Cooper is high bright pink
it had been over a week since accident and back in the pool.

Thank you

Answer:

When this occurs the best course of action is to raise the chlorine level to around 20 ppm for at least 24 hours and allow the chlorine time to destroy any slow responding contaminants that can be present in loose stool. Then wait for the chlorine to come back down into the operating range, at least less than 10 ppm, before returning to swimming. The lower the chlorine level, the longer it takes to kill certain contaminants such as cryptosporidium.