12,800 gallon Colemane: blue but cloudy
have a Coleman above ground vinyl 22' x 52". 12800 gallons. Flowclear cartridge filter pump.
It has been open about 2 weeks now. They water was crystal clear up until yesterday. It rained 3 or 4 days ago I added a pound of shock. Last shock was a week ago. Now 3 days later the pool clouded very badly. It is still bright blue but very cloudy. Pool store tested with this result.
FC.3.23
TC.3.91
CC. .68
pH.7.9
Alk 109
CH 110
CYA 86
Phos 5000
He says my phosphates are high and that is why it clouded.
Can anyone help me?
Re: 12,800 gallon Colemane: blue but cloudy
The shock that I used is the pool essentials shock from Walmart that says not to use with the hypochlorite. I am going to get the stuff now and will test late tonight and tomorrow. Is by chance my CYA too high...needing a drain down? I read that somewhere else and I really hope I dont have to do that.
Re: 12,800 gallon Colemane: blue but cloudy
1. Regarding the shock you used, can you find it on the Walmart site, and give me the link? I can't tell anything unless I can get an exact chemical breakdown.
2. I doubt you'll need to drain because of CYA (stabilizer). In any case, at this point, we don't even know that it IS high. The HTH 6-way can test CYA accurately, but only 3x. So read the instructions carefully, and be sure you have a clear idea of what you're doing.
And, even if the CYA is high, there are ways to compensate quite nicely. The fact that this year Walmart is selling the 10% pool bleach makes that even easier.
Re: 12,800 gallon Colemane: blue but cloudy
Here is a link to the shock.
Pool Essentials Shock
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Pool-Essen...Shock/19795891
Last night I tested and chlorine was about 3 so I added a half gallon of bleach. pH last light looked to be about 7.4 so I left it alone. This morning I tested again. Chlorine was 5 and pH maybe be 7.5 or 7.6. Water is still blue but extremely cloudy.
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Also CYA last night was 90...haven't tested it today.
Re: 12,800 gallon Colemane: blue but cloudy
Don't test your CYA again; it hasn't changed.
I looked up your shock: it's nearly 50% mystery ingredients:
https://i.imgur.com/Hx3BzDd.jpg
so there's no telling what you've put in. I'm going to check and see if I can find an MSDS that has useful info.
Re: 12,800 gallon Colemane: blue but cloudy
Nope. Found the MSDS, here: http://www.kellysolutions.com/erenew...5_02_07_PM.pdf
But unfortunately:
https://i.imgur.com/avwPdtP.jpg
So . . .1. Your pH is OK.
2. Your CYA is not a problem -- just keep your chlorine on the HIGH side, DARK yellow on the tester. Use this page to interpret high result: http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php/23555
Unfortunately . . . it's time to play 20 questions! Let's start:1. Did the pool turn cloudy IMMEDIATELY after shocking? Within 24 hours?
2. Were there OTHER events that occurred prior to cloudiness, like a pool party?
3. Was ANYTHING else, except the shock, added to the pool prior to the cloudiness?
4. Have you maintained a CONSISTENT chlorine level > 2 ppm since shocking?
5. Have you inspected your filter cartridge? What sort of 'goo' is on it?
6. Are you running your pump continuously, or on a timer?
Meanwhile:1. Keep the chlorine above 3 ppm at all times.
2. Run the pump 24/7.
3. Replace the cartridge, if possible.
4. Keep the pH between 7.2 and 7.8.
5. Do NOT use any more mystery shock; use the 10% bleach.
Re: 12,800 gallon Colemane: blue but cloudy
Quote:
Originally Posted by
PoolDoc
Unfortunately . . . it's time to play 20 questions! Let's start:
1. Did the pool turn cloudy IMMEDIATELY after shocking? Within 24 hours?
Rained on Wednesday...shocked on Thursday..
Cloudy on Friday.
2. Were there OTHER events that occurred prior to cloudiness, like a pool party?
Rain
3. Was ANYTHING else, except the shock, added to the pool prior to the cloudiness?
No sir
4. Have you maintained a CONSISTENT chlorine level > 2 ppm since shocking?
Yes
5. Have you inspected your filter cartridge? What sort of 'goo' is on it?
Changed the filter on Friday when it clouded. Filter was dirty when changed.
6. Are you running your pump continuously, or on a timer?
Running it 24 hours
I also had tablets in a floater I have removed them for now. How much of the liquid should I be using?
Thanks
Re: 12,800 gallon Colemane: blue but cloudy
Sorry.
Was searching to find some stuff for you and found this instead:
https://www.troublefreepool.com/thre...oudy?p=1469070
You're wasting my time and yours, trying to take advice from two sources at the same time.
Thread closed.