What am I doing wrong?

[Triciab007]

Okay! Sounds great! And its fine to swim with it that high?

[PoolDoc]

Yes! Dermatologists prescribe "bleach baths" for even pediatric patients at levels 10x higher than that (and effectively, more like 100x higher, because the bleach bath water has no stabilizer)!

[aylad]

LOL, a common practice for us Southerners who live in the country is warm baths with a cup of bleach following any excursion into wooded or high grass/weed areas in order to kill off chiggers and release seed ticks. I don't know if you can even measure chlorine levels that high, but I promise that it exceeds 10 ppm!!

[Triciab007]

. So, from today on, i am to let my chlorine drop to 10 ppm, adjust ph back to 7.6, and continue sweeping and brushing till the cloudiness clears up?

[PoolDoc]

. So, from today on, i am to let my chlorine drop to 10 ppm, adjust ph back to 7.6, and continue sweeping and brushing till the cloudiness clears up?

Yes.

a common practice for us Southerners who live in the country is warm baths with a cup of bleach following any excursion into wooded or high grass/weed areas in order to kill off chiggers and release seed ticks.)

Well, I'm Southern, and WAY too familiar with ticks, but I hadn't heard that. We WILL be trying that!

BTW, a cup of bleach in a 40 gallon tub is about 100 ppm!

[Triciab007]

Okay, still blue and cloudy here. Chlorine is 10+, but more yellow than orange... Which i plan on maintaing, however ph has dropped now to 7.2, i'd ideally like it to be a little higher for flex room... How much borax should i add, and do i add it to the skimmer, or directly in pool?

[PoolDoc]

How is your pool doing, now?

[Triciab007]

Pool is looking great! Chlorine at 5-10, ph is 7.5, i can see the bottom of my pool again! It is blue, but still a little cloudy. So happy with the results! Thanks for all your help!