AndyGuthridge
06-24-2006, 12:41 AM
Hi!
I'm a fairly new pool owner, so this may sound dumb, but here goes....
I recently drained my pool and refilled with well water since I cannot have water trucked in. It was fine the first day and I let it fill overnight. When I checked the water was a murky brown...I can't even see to the bottom. I took a sample to my pool dealer and they said to add a stabilzer, then a PH Balancer, then 3lbs of Burn Out shock and let it filter for 24 hours. Its been 2 days and the water is the same murky brown. There is no staining...my water just looks like chocolate milk. Friends that have pools suggested floccing the pool using a flocculant from the pool store or alum, but I'm real skeptical of putting too many chemicals in since I'v already shocked it (too many horror stories). My chlorine level is way high and PH is barely registering. I am hoping someone can help me figure out what's causing the murky brown and suggest a fix.
Thanks a bunch
PS-Last year we filled with the same well water and had crystal clear water all summer long except for rains where shock cleared it up...that was my first year with the pool. Now I have a mess and have no idea what to do.
I'm a fairly new pool owner, so this may sound dumb, but here goes....
I recently drained my pool and refilled with well water since I cannot have water trucked in. It was fine the first day and I let it fill overnight. When I checked the water was a murky brown...I can't even see to the bottom. I took a sample to my pool dealer and they said to add a stabilzer, then a PH Balancer, then 3lbs of Burn Out shock and let it filter for 24 hours. Its been 2 days and the water is the same murky brown. There is no staining...my water just looks like chocolate milk. Friends that have pools suggested floccing the pool using a flocculant from the pool store or alum, but I'm real skeptical of putting too many chemicals in since I'v already shocked it (too many horror stories). My chlorine level is way high and PH is barely registering. I am hoping someone can help me figure out what's causing the murky brown and suggest a fix.
Thanks a bunch
PS-Last year we filled with the same well water and had crystal clear water all summer long except for rains where shock cleared it up...that was my first year with the pool. Now I have a mess and have no idea what to do.