Pool Opening Problems.

[TheGoose]

Today's #'s.

FC = ~5+using the OTO kit. Taylor reagents not here yet.
pH = 7.2

Brought the chlorine level up before I left again with 2 lbs. of cal hypo. It is staying overnight this time also. Water is not green, but a milky white color. I scrubbed the walls again and floor.

[TheGoose]

Today's #'s

FC = 5+ (OTO kit max = 5 ppm). Best guess is between 8-10. It's not orange like I've seen in the past. Taylor DPD powder not here yet.
pH = 7.2
TA = 80-90
CH = 200

No CYA reagents yet either, should be here with the DPD powder. Seems like I'm holding chlorine OK. CYA on hand in case I need to add some.

Added 2 lbs of cal hypo for good measure. Filter pressure is medium, probably will have to back wash tomorrow. I still have about ~5 or so gallons of bleach on hand.

Added 1 bag of salt with one in reserve-salt cell was reading 2700 ppm but the last taylor test read 3600. I'm not sure how high chlorine levels affect the test. Last year the cell reading and Taylor test were dead even. We also had at least 2-5 inches of rain since my last test, one place near me reported 10" on Monday.

Waiting to see how much salt cell level comes up.

Waiting for the water to start getting clear.

Water is still very milky, visibility no more than 1 ft.

I still feel like I'm getting very low performance from my sand filter. I tried the DE powder trick and it almost immediately plugged with just a vey small amount of DE.

Scrubbing the walls daily and the floor as best I can with 0 visibility.

[TheGoose]

Measured with Taylor kit today:
FC = 6.5
CC = 1.0-1.5
As measured with .5 accuracy

pH = 7.2

For the fist time this season I was able to measue CYA. Unfortunately I ran out of column before the dot disappeared. Needless to say, CYA was added. Estimate current level at just under 30 ppm.

Suprisingly I have not had a lot of trouble keeping the FC levels up. We are starting to see lots of sun lately though after a few weeks of clouds and rain.

BTW the water is looking fairly decent now. It has a blueish tone fairly even now and seems to be getting clearer, but it is still somewhat murky.

Filter pressure was runing ~28 psi last night but I shut the pump off for a little while this morning and today the pressure is runing slightly lower at ~25. Water pressure at the jets seems pretty good so I'm gonna let it stay there for awhile.

[Watermom]

If you have a CC reading of 1.0-1.5, then you need to shock the pool back up to around 10-12. You want the CC reading to be 0.

[TheGoose]

I did shock it back up. I have been shocking at least twice a day everyday. The OTO test actually got me pretty close on FC.

Water looking much better but still murky.

[TheGoose]

FC = ~ 6-8 as measured with OTO
CC = not measured today
pH = 7.2 and seems pretty steady.
CYA not measured for a couple more days.

Water color is much better. Getting to the right shade of blue. Clarity is only slightly improved. Filter pressure running about 25 psi, base pressure about 18-20.

[TheGoose]

FC = 8.6 as measured by Taylor kit
CC = .8-1.0 using .2 ppm drops
pH = 7.0-7.2 (colors are too close for me)
TA = 80
CYA = 60

Water color is about the same...clarity is only slightly improved. Filter running about 25 psi.