Cloudy.. impatient

[chuck9997]

Hi Chuck- It took me 3 weeks to get my pool clear. I've been following the teachings of this site for 6-7 years and last year was the first time I had issues with cloudy water over an extended period of time. It usually took me 3-4 days, like you, to get it clear by shocking and running the pump 24/7. I too believe the issue this year (at least for me) was the lack of winter (80 plus degrees in March), and a load of oak leaves in my pool (my neighbors monster oaks are coming down some night!). At any rate, you'll get there, just stay the course. Did I mention it took me THREE WEEKS to get my pool clear? Just hang in there.

very similar situation as myself.. thanks for responding. Do you mind telling me how it finally worked out? I am algae free and am letting the FC drift down a little. I have always been the kind of pool owner who ran the FC a little higher than needed.. probably just a mind game I play with myself. I am running the pump all the time.. have a skimmer sock in place and a little DE in the sand filter.

I really think the pool is clearing.. but its soooooo slow. did you use anything other than filtration? Any skimmer socks, DE, clarifiers?.. etc??