pool newbie with cloudy water

[wackster]

HTH super algaecide (60%) polyquat; 20% HEDP Kem Tek

[PoolDoc]

On your pool, each fluid oz will add 1 ppm polyquat, using the 60% HTH product. A reasonable dose would be 2 fl oz (1/4 cup) every 2 - 3 days.

Add a dose, install the Unicel cartridge, leave your pump running, then stir up the pool, and see if the stuff will filter out.

Hold off on the HEDP - calcium that high makes the HEDP problematic. I working on that. Did you test the CH level & TA levels in the water in in the lime softening bucket? If that went well, (CH>100 ppm), the first step might be to run that on your pool.

[wackster]

TA - stopped at 101 drops; the water was still green

CH - water was more orange than yellow, so I don't know

The water has been sitting for a week.

[PoolDoc]

Did you dechlorinate the sample with sodium thiosulfate prior to running the CH test?

[wackster]

No.

I vacuumed to waste the sediment on the pool floor yesterday, installed the unicel, and added polyquat. I'll let you know how it goes.

Oh, I also got a 1,500 gph Intex pump. Just waiting for the hose adapter...

[wackster]

Clear water! My challenge is to keep the poor clear of leaves and choke cherries, which are dropping from trees in volumes. What a mess. Thank you, Pool Doc!

Should I use anything beyond the polyquat and bleach?

[PoolDoc]

Not sure what all your levels are, but polyquat won't help with leaves and chokecherries. It will keep your pool a bit clearer.