keeping up

[CarlD]

Your MIL actually didn't do anything wrong, by pure dumb luck. You hardness level is low enough that Cal-Hypo "shock" won't raise the CH level enough to matter, and it DOES add chlorine to the water.

Saw a joke on a political forum the other day describing someone's mind as being like a spare bedroom: Always made up and rarely, if ever, used. But she's smarter than you. Just ask her. She'll tell you.

Carl.

[Beast]

OK I retested the water and this time the FC came out to 7.2 and the CC came out to .4 the rest remained constant. since the filter was completly cleaned out the pool looks bright and blue. still cloudy (can't see the bottom) but feel encouraged by progress. and look forward to more progress.

[Watermom]

Since your pool is still cloudy, go ahead and continuing shocking the pool up to 15ppm. Test the water at least twice per day and more often is better and each time add enough bleach to get back to 15. Run your pump 24/7 and backwash as needed. I'd stay away from cal-hypo since your pool is cloudy. Bleach will not cause cloudy water problems.

[Beast]

Sorry it took so long to reply. just got home from work a 24 hr shift....added 2 gal of bleach today and will take readings in the afternoon tomorrow. How are the other levels?

[Watermom]

PH of 7.4 is good. CYA of 30 is ok but I prefer 40-50. You can worry about that after the pool is clear. TA is ok at 140 but you might want to lower it just a bit after this is cleared up. Click on the PoolSolutions Guides link in my signature. There is a guide to lowering alk in there. CH of 100 is ok but actually in a vinyl pool, you do not need calcium. If it gets too high it can contribute to cloudy water.

[Beast]

Just an update.... FC was around 5ppm this morning added bleach and raised it to about 10 ppm. I know its not 15 ppm yet will retest in about an hr and add more. Didn't want to add more bleach without giving it some time to adjust. The CC was barely .2ppm

[CarlD]

You'll save a lot of reagent if you test your chlorine at the 10ml level instead of the 25ml level. Then one drop = .5ppm instead of .2
For 99.99% of chlorine testing the .5 level is as close as you EVER need to be. I may have used the 25ml/.2 level twice in 10 seasons, and it must be five years since the last time.

Carl