Cloudy After Cleaning

[Watermom]

Maybe you can be the pool guy! It is not that hard and really doesn't take that much time or effort if you keep on top of things. I'm not sure anybody can help you here on the forum to figure out what is going on with what your pool guy is doing since we have no details of what he is actually doing. But, if you want to do things on your own to take care of your pool, we can definitely help you with that. Let us know if you want to go that route and someone here can help you get started.

Go ahead and read a lot of the posts here on the forum, especially the stickied threads at the top of each section of the forum. (Until your registration is completed, you will have to log out first to be able to see the rest of the forum, however.) Also read over on our sister website www.poolsolutions.com. You'll learn a lot.

[Dazed and Confused]

Ha Ha! I think you might be right!

Maybe I can be the pool guy. As my dad used to say, "If you want something done right, do it yourself". I just bought the house and am still unpacking and a little overwhelmed, but I am always up for a challenge. I already reset the timer to run the pump 9 hours a day during daylight hours. Will get a brush for the sides this weekend and get a testing kit. And probably a new guy until I get up to speed.

Thanks again.

[Watermom]

The kit we recommend is the Taylor K2006 or 2006C (better buy) but you can't buy it locally. If you click on the test kit link in my signature, it will take you to Amazon where you can purchase it. A little pricey but definitely worth it!

[PoolDoc]

. . . membership upgraded.

Has your pool been painted with epoxy? The top layer of epoxy will chemically deteriorate over the winter, and in spring will FEEL slimy and BE chalky, till that layer wears off.

[Dazed and Confused]

Hmmm. Interesting question. I really have no idea what its painted with. It needs to be painted for sure. Whatever its painted with is cracking and blotchy. One of the many things on my ever growing list. I will get a brush for the sides and see what happens. Maybe thats it and a repaint will take care of the problem. Still, I don't know why its all white and cloudy for two days after cleaning.

[PoolDoc]

OK, try this.

Pick a spot, at least 1 foot square. Scrub it with a rag till it no longer chalks and is no longer slimy feeling. Check it 24 hours later. If it's STILL not slimy, and not chalking, then it's VERY likely that you have epoxy paint or acrylic that is chalking, and will continue to do so, till the top layer is worn or brushed off.

Bad news: I have -- one time -- encountered a pool painted with acrylic pool paint (I'm not even sure if that's been sold any more) that chalked TERRIBLY. And, unlike epoxy, it continued to chalk all summer, though it did diminish after the first clean up.

[Dazed and Confused]

Thank you again so much for all your help. I don't see how you have time to answer all these questions. I will do as you suggested with the rag. Why would it do this at the beginning of the season and not all the time? We had a very warm winter here in California with very little rain and we have only had one hot spell so far. Is it a temperature thing? We have only used the pool a few times in the last 3 weeks. I wonder if the cloudiness after cleaning is a result of the pool service cleaning the bottom and then the filter clears the water after a couple days. I doubt he has brushed the sides as the paint there is in good shape and dirt settles on the bottom.