Chemical Help

[mreesept]

Able to test again:
FC 7.5
CC 2.5
pH 7.0
TA 160

Water still cloudy but clearing up significantly. Shallow end pretty clear but cannot see the bottom in the deep end.

[Watermom]

Keep hammering it with bleach.

[mreesept]

Away for two days (still pucks in the skimmer) and retested:

FC 5.0
CC 2.5
pH 7.2

Added 4 gal of bleach and pucks to the skimmer. Hope this changes soon, I hate my pool!!!. Water still cloudy but slowly improving.

[PoolDoc]

Hope this changes soon, I hate my pool!!!. Water still cloudy but slowly improving.

Pools are easy . . . but only if you don't let them get messed up. Everybody does, sooner or later. But, use this to encourage yourself to avoid such problems in the future: avoiding is MUCH easier than fixing!

I haven't checked your pool volume (can you put your pool info in YOUR signature? the link is in MY signature), but it looks like you might want to add some borax.

[mreesept]

I have added 4 boxes of Borax over the last week and the pool has stayed between 7.0 and 7.2.

My pool is 22,000 gal 18 x 36 in ground

[mreesept]

UPDATE:

Finally getting there.... water still cloudy, can see up to about 5 feet deep

FC: 5.5
CC: 1.0
pH 7.2
TA 160

My pH keeps dropping???? I have added box after box of Borax, any thoughts???

[PoolDoc]

Don't worry about what your pH is doing right now. Just add borax as needed. Once you have a stable pool -- no algae; no particular chlorine demand -- THEN we can look at lowering your alkalinity, and stabilizing your pH.

But, first things first!