Cloudy Pool Water - Could use some help

[bcooper27]

Thanks Janet. My thoughts were the same.....sounds like the bleach is fighting the good fight which is the reason for the high CC. The little ones really want to get in the pool soon so I'll load up on the bleach and get back to work.

Thanks!
Brian

[Watermom]

Are you using the 10ml or the 25 ml sample of water when you test?

I'm also trying to understand why yesterday your CC was 0 and now it is so significant? Something just isn't adding up here.

[sturev]

I agree with Watermom... since it's only turning slightly pink when you put two scoops in, there's a possiblity that you might have really high levels (it's possible that it's getting bleached out). Try putting 3 scoops in and see if it turns bright pink.

[bcooper27]

I'm going to retest the water now and use 3-scoops. I'm definitely using the 25ml sample when I test.

I'm no chemist but my thoughts were that by putting (4) big bottles of bleach in yesterday and then finding out today that my CC was quite high that the bleach was in there killing something. Let me retest now and I'll post the results in a few minutes.

Definitely going to owe you all big time on this one. I'll need addresses and lists of your favorite summer beverages.

-Brian

[bcooper27]

Ok, I just rechecked the CL levels and they are the same:

FC = .8ppm
CC = 6.6ppm

I used (3) scoops of the powder this time and the pink color was not any brighter than before when checking FC. When I went to check the CC by putting in the 5-drops it turned BRIGHT HOT PINK right away.

I think I'm going to jump in the family truckster and head out for some bleach.

[Watermom]

Alright then. Bleach it is. Time to hammer!!

[bcooper27]

Ok, here's what I did and the results so far. At 2pm EST I put in (6) 96oz bottles of 6% bleach and (1) 182oz bottle of 6% bleach. I just tested the CL levels after two hours (actually tested them twice) and this was what came up:

FC = 1.0ppm
CC = 11.0ppm (yes, ELEVEN POINT ZERO!)

???

[Watermom]

Can you list step-by-step exactly how you are running these tests for us to look at, please.

EDIT: This is not a new pool, right? Do you know what your CYA level was when you closed the pool last fall?

[aylad]

Just remember that the chlorine is killing the bad stuff--but the filter is what will remove it from the pool, and often takes up the most time. So keep an eye on your filter pressure and clean it as necessary. The payoff will be worth it!!

Janet