Cannot Get Rid of Cloudy Water

[AnnaK]

Kids!

Did you add 2 gallons? Or 2 jugs? A gallon is 128 oz and we were shooting for 126 oz. You'll have a goodly amount of chlorine to kill whatever might need killing. If you have the chance to take another water sample to the pool store for testing let's see what the pH is. Some pH tests fail when the FC is over 10 ppm. I'm not entirely comfortable recommending how much washing soda to add until we have a reliable pH number.

[ajb8898]

Sorry, I didn't say that right. I bought the 184oz bottle at Walmart and my husband did his best to add 2/3 of it so we could get around 120oz.

[Watermom]

I would advise you to go ahead and put those partially dissolved trichlor tabs back into the pool and let them dissolve. That way you don't have to worry about how to store them. But, then, just don't use any more. (They won't add that much more CYA to make much difference at this point.)

[AnnaK]

Sorry, I didn't say that right. I bought the 184oz bottle at Walmart and my husband did his best to add 2/3 of it so we could get around 120oz.

Thank you for the clarification.

I use a wide-mouth plastic bottle with a screw cap; it holds 86 oz (I think) and has increments of 16 oz marked on it. I pour chlorine from the bleach bottle into the measuring jar. I've also used a plastic 1 qt measuring cup in the past. Most of my bleach additions are in the 16 oz range so being able to measure the smaller quantities is handy.

[ajb8898]

The pool looks super clean this morning...nice and blue...but still cloudy. Visibility might have improved a few inches, but not much. We did have a good bit of unexpected rain last night as well.

[AnnaK]

This is where patience is needed. Filtering out the dead algae will take time.

[ajb8898]

Ok. So we should just keep brushing in the meantime?

[AnnaK]

Brushing helps get the debris that has settled back into solution. If you have a chance to take another sample to the pool store for testing, do that. It would be good to make sure you have no CC (or less than 1 ppm, anyway) and we could start working on raising the pH just a little. My concern is that if the FC is over 10 ppm when they test, the pH measurement may not be accurate. You said you had ordered the Taylor K2006. What is the expected delivery date?