Argggghhhh!!!

[waterbear]

You put in three bottles of metal remover and then added metal? I think they have pretty much neutralized each other and the only real effect is that the pool store got richer and you got poorer!
Sometimes I think that people who work in pool stores need to pass an intellegence test to show that they are not complete morons and idiots!

[no1ford]

my fault too!! Can you say DUH!! Ok-so maybe I added to much metal out-it got cloudy and then the copper will even it out!?? I hope!

[waterbear]

Your next step is to get your water tested for :
FC
TC
pH
Alk
CH
CYA
Copper
Iron
Seqesterant (not many places test for this so if they don't it's ok)
You do NOT want the testing done by strips but by liquid reagents (Taylor Technologies)or palstic vials of powdered reagents that the water is added to (LaMotte). Both of these are accurate if the testing is done right. The most important thing to have the pool store do is the metal testing if you have a drop based kit that you can test the other paramerters on. From there we can see what has happened and see where you need to go.

Test strips are NOT ok for this testing, either by you or the pool store!

[no1ford]

ok-thanks! I will try to get to a pool store that doesn't use strips. My ph-alk and fc were perfect today-cya ideal according to strips-30-50. I am hoping it clears up-I will let it run the 24 hours like they said and then see.

Thank you so much-this is hard. Is is possible that the copper algedide could clear up the cloudiness?

[waterbear]

ok-thanks! I will try to get to a pool store that doesn't use strips. My ph-alk and fc were perfect today-cya ideal according to strips-30-50. I am hoping it clears up-I will let it run the 24 hours like they said and then see.

Thank you so much-this is hard. Is is possible that the copper algedide could clear up the cloudiness?

Don't trust the strips, bottom line!
Check walmart and kmart to see if they carry the Aquachem 6 way test kit that uses reagents. Best kit you can get for under $20. If you want a real testkit order the one from the sister website to the forum www.poolsolutions.com or get a Taylor K-2006 kit. The kit on poolsolutions is a better "bang for your buck!"
I doubt the copper is going to do much good with 3 bottles of sequesterant in the water. Get the copper levels tested and we will know.

[no1ford]

ok-thanks.

[no1ford]

one more question-should I keep running the filter or shut it off and see if water clears? I haven't vacuumed yet.

[waterbear]

keep the filter running

[no1ford]

ok-will do. At least my water is blue and not brown! There always is an upside!

[Karen_in_TN]

I know you are going crazy! I was there two years ago when I had a intex pool. You didn't mention if yours has the skimmer that hangs on the side. If it does, I would use a filter sock if you aren't already. Those intex pumps just take forever to clear the water. The pump never gave us any trouble as long as I was on top of my water. But once I got algae is was almost impossible to get it clear. Keep the pump on and clean or change the filter as often as you possibly can.

Karen