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Hi. The pool was green last weekend, we shocked the heck out of it and it returned to blue but it is extremely cloudy. Can't see the bottom. No matter how much we run the pump and back flush and wash the filters it is not clearing up. (DE Filter)
I bought "Pool First Aid" to help clear it up but the chlorine levels are high. Do I need to wait for it to drop before I put in the Pool First Aid?
The bottle says "Allow chlorine levels to return to normal before adding Pool First Aid"
Does the Pool First Aid label list the ingredients?
"Magic Fix" almost always makes the pool worse.
If your chlorine levels are maintaining, then whatever was growing in your pool is dead. DE should filter it out, but I am not the expert on DE filters. You may have a torn screen, or something else that is causing the DE not to filter correctly, even too big a pump.
I go on the premise that if an additive has a catchy name I don't put it in my pool. If I don't know what's in it, I ABSOLUTELY don't put it in my pool!
Do you have a high calcium hardness and total alkalinity level? If so, you can get milky water no filter can clear!l
Once you rule out a problem with the filter you can try some other simple things, like a skimmer sock and adding Polyquat, the only algaecide we recommend. Polyquat can help clarifiy your water and can lower your FC as well.
Once you ru le out a filter defect and ensure all your algae is dead and you don't have a high calcium problem, you can add a quart of Polyquat and don't backwash. Gi ve it 24-48 hours to work and it may help. FC should drop to near zero after 48 hours but just add more bleach to compensate.