Cloudy Pool Water - Could use some help

[bcooper27]

Hello...

Here are the cl readings for 1:00pm:

FC = 10.6 ppm
CC = 0

I tested the water on Thursday 7/1 at 7:30pm and the FC was 19.6 (cc=0) and I tested again Friday 7/2 at 5:30am before work and the FC was 12.4 (cc=.2). One note is that Thursday evening (at about 10pm) I did put in another (2) 182oz bottles of bleach to keep shock level through Friday since I knew I would be gone most of Friday. So if the idea is not lose hardly any FC overnight, I would say that is not happening. As you can see I went from FC of 15.0 this morning at 10am to 10.6 at 1pm so there is definitely loss there. Whether that's a function of not having higher CYA values or what I don't know.

I didn't try the DE idea yet but will definitely look into it. The pump has been running 24x7 for probably 4-5 days now. This morning at about 11am I decided to vacuum the pool for the first time as I was able to see to the bottom where there was a lot of old brown leaves clumped up. That's all clean now. I also did a backwash right after vacuuming until the water ran clean and then got the pump back on now filtering as normal.

Let me know if you have any other questions. And thank you for the help, especially on a holiday weekend.

-Brian

[Watermom]

So, last night was the first night with no chlorine loss. The night before, you still lost a substantial amount.

Already lost 5 today although your cya level is low so much of that is probably lost to the sun. Why don't you keep the cl high all day today and see if you go another night with no chlorine loss and see if you are still getting CC readings no higher than 0.5. If tomorrow morning shows no overnight loss and still good CC reading, then go swim tomorrow. Swimming with low cya and fc of about 10 is OK but, like I said, wear old swimsuits.

If you have big loss overnight and CC over 0.5, I'd keep it at shock levels again tomorrow and try again for maybe Monday. You do not want your family swimming in water that is not safe.

Can you go someplace today and try and get some DE? I think it might help and tomorrow is Sunday and Monday is July 4th so pool stores probably won't be open either day.

Also, tell me again so I don't have to reread the entire thread. How much dichlor in total did you put in this pool? And, in addition to the dichlor, did you buy any cya and put that in? If so, how much. When was the last time you added either dichlor or cya and when was the last time you tested cya level and what was it?

[bcooper27]

This afternoon we went to the pool place and picked up some skimmer socks and DE. I put the sock on and also added some DE per the directions. That was about 1.5 hrs ago.

The only dichlor I've added since opening was the 1lb bag which I believe was last Sunday if I'm not mistaken. Outside of that (and the clarifier which was early this past week) the only thing I've added to the pool is bleach and borax.

I did purchase stabilizer as well at the pool store as I had none in stock. However I've not put any of that in just yet. The last time I checked CYA was a few days ago (maybe Tues/Wed.) I'll check all the levels again after dinner and post them shortly after.

Thx!

[bcooper27]

7/3 - 6:15pm water test results:

FC = 9.0 ppm
CC = 0
pH = 7.2
Alk = 100
Calcium = 220
CYA = 20-30

For the CYA I filled the tube to the very top (less than 30) and I had a hard time seeing the black spot so I assumed it was in the 20-30 range.

[Watermom]

CC still 0! That is a good thing. How is the water clarity? Any improvement today? Go ahead and add some bleach tonight to take it up to about 12-15. Hopefully, it will all still be there in the morning and the CC will still be 0.

Watch your filter pressure since you added DE. You only want a 1psi rise in pressure.

[bcooper27]

Hi.....I can definitely see the bottom of the pool, just not that 'sparkling' clear water that we're all looking for. I would call it 'dull' at best.

I'll add another 182oz jug of bleach now and let the filter run overnight. We'll see how that works.

Thanks for the hand-holding. I appreciate it.

[Watermom]

You betcha! Glad to help. Hoping you can swim this weekend!