Green and Cloudy

I have been posting on another site and I have not had any luck there. I will post all my questions on here to see if anyone can help.

5-20
Hi all,
New this website so bare with me. I have owned over the last 15 years about three pools...all same profile above ground and in the 15-17000 gallon range.
I have been using Namco chemicals every year but this year I decided to go with the recommendations of this website.
OK so lets get you caught up in a nutshell what has happened to me this winter. With the tough New England winter we had this year I had some winter damage to my AG Pool... The damage was not to significant so I was able to repair it on my own, but in the process I had my cover off for about a month with no way to run my filter. The Pool was about 3/4 full and as green as a oak tree leaf in the middle of summer. I filled the pool up the rest of the way with my well last week and started my filter Saturday May 16. I ordered my Taylor test kit on the same day and I have not received it yet so I have been using test strips to try and get me in the ballpark. I have been slamming my pool for 4 days now and I am still green (light green) and very cloudy still, cant see the bottom. I have been brushing and trying to vacuum but I have no Idea what I am doing because I cannot see. My filter has been running non stop since Saturday and my FC is at 10-12...CYA is low but rising at around 29(that's a guess with test strips not being very accurate) I have put around 70 oz of stabilizer so far but I am going slow till I get my test kit.
My question is how long should I expect to slam until I notice a great improvement?... Is a week normal or do I have some other problem that needs to be addressed. The filter seems to be working properly and I just put new sand in it before I started.
Hope I gave enough Info,
Marc

5-22
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Ok , I got my TP-100 kit today and I have to say that the results from the kit is nowhere near what the test strips read. If the strips are that far off then I will probably never use them again.
Here are my readings... CYA 50... FC 3.5...CC .5...TA 130... PH 7.2..... Based on my slam chart I need to get my FC to 20 so I added 415 oz of bleach(8.25).... I am guessing that I wasn't slamming nearly enough. I am home for the long weekend so what advice can anyone give me. Im guessing it wil be check often and slam slam slam.

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5-23
Pump has been running nonstop for one full week....CYA seems a bit higher today at 60, I hope it doesn't go up higher, thinking I should backwash a lot and re-fill. Color and clarity sucks...heres a pic...


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5-23
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Lisa,
Thx....nothing is in the pool as far as ladders, I am most concern about the clarity, I have no idea what I am vacuuming because I cant see anything, I am working blind.


5-23
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Its 3pm and the FC is holding at 21 CYA is still 60 CC is 0....brushed everything about 3 x and vacuumed a few needles that came up in basket... I am trying to be patient but I see no improvement...Its been one full week of 24/7 filtering. Im gonna love that electric bill. It would be comforting to me if someone would chime in similar time experiences going over one week. I remember having a similar problem mid summer and the pool store told me that it was dead matter floating in the pool. They gave me something to clump it up and fall to the bottom of the pool so it can be vacuumed.
I told myself that I would give this method a try so I never would have to buy chemicals again but I don't want to have to spend the money I am saving on a electric bill either.
Any words of wisdom from the elders here would be appreciated. I am trying to stay positive.

5-23
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OK 6:45 PM FC is at 19.5....Added 121oz 0f 8.25% to bring back to slam level of 24. I will keep the pump running for a few more days. I need to start seeing some improvement soon for me to start buying into this. Remaining positive... I just hope that there isn't another problem that I am overlooking.
Jed

5-24

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Name: 9-24.jpg Views: 30 Size: 97.3 KB 9 AM FC=20.5......... CYA=50(wont check cya till Tuesday, this will make one week after adding stabilizer)

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2PM FC= 17.5 adding 80 oz of 8.25% to get back to 20..... no improvement



27 ft round above ground Pool 17000 gallons with Haywood sand filter

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5:30PM.... FC...20.... FC is holding.... no improvement at allName: 530 pm.jpg Views: 13 Size: 23.5 KB