Here's the info from the Pool Chart:
Pool type: IG
Pool finish: Vinyl
Summer cover: Sometimes use a solar cover
Winter cover: Mesh
Pool length: 36'
Pool width: 18'
Shallow depth: 3.5'
Deep depth: 8.5'
Pool volume: 26,700 gallons
Pool shape: Rectangle
Year: 2005
Sanitizer source: In-line chlorinator (using 3" pucks I buy at Sam's Club)
Water: Utility water
Filter type: Sand
Filter make/model: Hayward Pro
Pump: A.O. Smith 1.5 hp
Pump hrs: 24
Additional equipment: Jandy Lite II Gast Heater, Pool Light
What test kit: HTH 6-way drops
I had cloudy water this past week - could have been a result of the last two bags of calcium hypochlorite-based shock I put in. We have hard water here, so I am skeptical if that is the right solution for me. Anyway, the "guess strips" showed 1-3 ppm chlorine, which seemed low, the HTH was showing about 10. I didn't believe the HTH at the time and gave the pool 4 96oz bottles of store-brand bleach. Here are my current readings as of now - and the chlorine is a guess, since it is too high to register a decent value right now so I diluted by four but could only use tap water that adds .5 ppm chlorine (best I can tell):
Chlorine: 20 ppm
pH: 7.6 or 7.7 (weird, it was 7.5 yesterday - no pucks in the chlorinator right now)
CYA: 80 ppm
TA: 130
Temp: 85
Water is crystal clear, swam in it yesterday, was not terribly irritating though you could definitely smell the chlorine.
Anything I need to do right now other than maybe bring the pH down, or should I leave that for now since the chlorine is so high?
~Frazz
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