greenish and cloudy

[PoolDoc]

Got my chlorinator at 50%, should i change this?

What kind of chlorinator is it, and what's in it?

[ganny76]

Aquarite with 2800 salt read out.

[PoolDoc]

Ahh! I was thinking of a tablet chlorinator, or some such. It's usually not a good idea to run a SWCG during clean-up. They can't provide enough chlorine to keep up under those circumstances, and it puts extra wear and tear on them.

I'd leave it off, till the green is gone. Instead, focus on adding bleach daily. Once the algae is gone, turn the SWCG back on.

[ganny76]

Ten four. Turning it off now.

[ganny76]

Pool is already looking 10 times better. Wife told me to tell yall thanks. When i test tonight, do i add bleach if color is still orange?

[PoolDoc]

If it's still orange, brush first. If there's no algae stirred up, you can began letting levels drop back to 'dark yellow'. You'll want to hold there, until you get the K-2006, and we can find out what your pool water condition is.

[ganny76]

Just because i was bored i went and checked the chlorine. Its darker yellow then the test will read, but not much. I swept and there is still some algae, but not near as much. Chlorinator is still turned off.

[ganny76]

I went ahead and poured 4 gallons of bleach in tonight. Swept. Fingures crossed for tomorrow. How long before the kids can swim. They are dying. Lol

[ganny76]

Pool is clear with no algae, but test is still orange. Is it safe for kids?

[Watermom]

Orange is probably about 20ppm chlorine which is pretty high. I just skimmed back over your thread but didn't see a CYA reading. Do you have one?

EDIT -- Ganny --- read the Best Guess Chlorine Chart in my signature below.