New Home! First time pool owner in the NE (RI)

[PoolDoc]

+ It's almost always better to add calcium in divided doses -- so you did the right thing.

+ Both pool covers and low water temps will tend to keep CC's in the pool, BUT . . . don't worry about CC levels, till you've finished physically cleaning the pool. It's quite possible your CC's are a result of the chlorine acting against the leaves and other debris.

[Bassist286]

Hi Ben!

Thanks for the responce. The plan is to clean, retest, and add another bleach and calcium dose today. I'll update with a picture and new results.

[PoolDoc]

Sounds good!

[Bassist286]

So I did another clean up on Friday and another vacuum today. I can now see my deep end pretty clearly. Got what appeared to be all of the leaves out. Water color has slight green tinge still. Also it looks like the bottom of the pool is stained. I can see where the leaves were and everywhere else is a slight greenish brown color. Used a brush in one spot but nothing came off. Perhaps I need it repainted? Checked FC- was at 10.5 so hit it with another gallon of 8.25 bleach. Pics coming soon

[PoolDoc]

Clear up the water, and run high chlorine at night for a week, and THEN see of you still have stains to deal with. Often, organic stains will fade once the water is cleaned up.

[Bassist286]

Hi All -

It been about a week. Water is clear and I've been running between 11.5 and 16 ppm chlorine for about a week. Leaves are out of the pool (6 Bags!). The water still has a slight green tint, but clear. Also the light brownish stains on the floor are still there. They outline where the leaves were. I'm going to keep the chlorine high until the weekend. Looking around - it appears that the previous owner may have use a lot of goop in the pool. Liner has a bleached water line (found 3" TRi-chlor tabs) and there were some half empt bottles of pool clear and copper algaecide. Do we think the copper could be the culprit for the light green tint?

I haven't backwashed all week since I haven't had my pressure go above 14-15 psi. I usually wait until about 20-22.

Guesses? Need clear water for Memorial Day weekend grand opening so I have some time.

[PoolDoc]

Copper can definitely cause a greenish tint, but so can iron under certain conditions.

What sort of pool surface do you have (vinyl, plaster, etc) and what kind of filter?