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Got everything cleaned out of the pool, been vacuuming. My chlorine is at shock level, my alk is 200 and my ph is 8.0. What do I do now? My pool is a very very light shade of green. Been filtering 24/7 since the 6th and I cannot get it clear. Can someone please help me? I got three very anxious and impatient children waiting to swim. Ty.
I even changed out my sand, thinking after 6 years it was worn out. I did that yesterday.
CYA is 30, which is good I reckon.
If you could post a full set of test results and some info on your pool it would make things easier to try and help you. Telling us your chlorine is a 'shock level' is really pretty meaningless.
TC 5.6
FC 5.3
TA 200
CA 190
pH 8.0
Thanks, I feel pretty meaningless lately too dealing with this pool.
"shock level" for CYA=30 is between 10 and 15, not 5.3. See the "Best Guess table"Quote:
Originally Posted by seminolewind
Your pH is too high. Get it down to the mid 7's before you add chlorine, THEN shock it to 10+ and keep it there. pH of 8 makes it very hard for your chlorine to work.
What CarlD said!;)
One other thing, your TA is too high. See the sticky in the alk forum for directions on lowering it. Aim for 80-100.
Thanks a lot. My pH today is reading 7.8- 8.0 still. Do I need to filter or recirculate?
Aim for 7.2 to 7.5--your chlorine will be a lot more effective then. But you STILL need to shock up your chlorine to proper levels to kill the bio-matter.Quote:
Originally Posted by seminolewind
You need to filter 24/7
Thanks everyone, appreciate the help.