Can't clear cloudy water

[Ryan Gravener]

I'm not a pro, but I've solved this problem by adding some clarifier.

[wrinkleigh]

Sounds to me like you killed the algae because it all settled to the bottom, making your water clear. But when you turned on the pump, and circulated the water, it stirred it off the bottom, and made everything cloudy again.

Only cure for this is to run the filter 24/7 until it filters all the dead algae out. It took mine about 3 days running 24/7.

You can floc, and shock and clarify all day long -- but filtering and time is what you need.

[Wayne LaBanca]

Keep the filter running until it's clear. I have been running 4 days now on a 12,000 AG and I'm almost there.

If you are holding your proper cl level based on your cya through the day, and your CC is 0 then you should be done with the shock phase but you do need to get rid of the dead algae, that's the cloud you are seeing.

IF I may add to the mantra here: BBBP; Bleach, Baking Soda, Borax, and Patience.

As Ben says: POP; Pool Owner Patience.

Follow EXACTLY what you are told to do in this forum and you will succeed, these folks really know their stuff!

Wayne

[vinnygnj]

Although I don't have a valving system on my filter, I found that some valves can recirculate the water without filtering. Make sure you're filtering.