TA problem

[momspool]

Hi, I'm new here and , of course have a problem. My
TC is a little over 3, pH 7.2, calcium 30, TA is 240 and water is cloudy. How do I fix this??

[waterbear]

Hi, I'm new here and , of course have a problem. My
TC is a little over 3, pH 7.2, calcium 30, TA is 240 and water is cloudy. How do I fix this??

What is the finsih of your pool (plaster, fiberglass, vinyl)?
What is the CYA (stabilizer level)
How many gallons is your pool?
do you have a FC reading?
Your TA does need to come down and the instructions for doing that are here
http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php?t=191
but before you do it would be best to post the above info along with the newest TC, pH, Cal, and Alk readings so the good folk on this forum will know just how far you need to lower the ALK and whether you need to bring up your CH also. The CYA level will let us know how much FC you need to maintain.
All these readings together will give us an idea as to what might be causing the water to be cloudy and the best way to help you

[momspool]

I'll have to check the water again in the morning. I have a vinyl, 18' round, 4' deep, above ground pool. I think it's 7500 gal. FC= a little over 3, pH=7.2, alk=240, cal=30, CYA=40. I just found the guide before I came back here, but I would still appreciate more input.

[waterbear]

How are you testing your FC and TC? Are you using test strips or a drop based kit? If you are using a drop kit are you testing with OTO (turns yellow in the presence of chlorine), DPD (turns pink in the presence of chlorine), or FAS-DPD (a titration test in which you count drops until the pink DPD/Chlorine solution turns colorless)
OTO will only test for TC and not FC (no matter WHAT some test kit instructions say!)
If you are using test strips then your readings are suspect since they just don't have enough accuracy to maintain your pool by (and if that is where your alk reading came from DO NOT do anything about it until you get your water tested with a drop based kit!

[momspool]

good morning, i'm using a drop base kit (cheap, K-Mart) with oto. Readings this morning:

TC= WAY over 5
pH= 7.8
TA= 240
hardness= 0
CYA= 35

I redirected my return this morning to get aeration. Should help, right?

[momspool]

Oh, I shocked again last night, noticed still a slight green, but mostly just cloudy.