returned and pool completely cloudy

[poolhelp101]

should have asked this question in my last post...
does it matter how i add this two products??
do i add the ph decreaser first and then the bleach?
do i need to wait any length of time in between adding these two products?

[aylad]

For the dry acid, it's probably best to either add it through the skimmer with the pump running--or if it were my pool, I would probably dissolve it in water first, then pour it slowly in front of the return to let it help dispurse the acid. That's how I add my bleach, too....and it doesn't matter which order you add them in, and you don't need to wait any length of time between additions. Once the chems are in the water, they're fine.

Janet

[CarlD]

I wouldn't pour them in simultaneously, however, if you add each to the return stream, allowing each to spread out a bit, you can do one pretty much right after the other.

Generally, we say fix pH first.

[poolhelp101]

thanks. i will do what you guys have told me as soon as i get home from work and i will post my results tomorrow morning. please stay with me and help guide me to get this mess cleared up. thanks again!!

[poolhelp101]

YEAH!!! Improvement!!! I can barely barely see the drain...but i can see it!!! the entire pool is still cloudy but improved! last night i added one pound of the ph decreaser as advised and 3 of the 3/4 bleach to bring back to 15.
Results this morning...
cl-12
ta-180
cya-50 (i didn't check again, but this is where it has been staying)
ph- back up to 7.8 could be a little higher
before i left for work, i added another pound of the ph decreaser and 2 of the 3/4 bleach to get back to 15. this is ultra beach that i have been adding.
am i doing right?
do i continue to hold it at 15 until it completely clears?
do i continue to try to lower ph too if it continues to climb?
please please advise. i am so thankful to each of you that is helping me!

[duraleigh]

am i doing right?
Yes


do i continue to hold it at 15 until it completely clears?

"The solution to that is to keep adding Cl back up to those levels above over and over 'til the pool clears. A struggle for now, but you'll find it well worth the effort."


do i continue to try to lower ph too if it continues to climb?

Absolutely!


Poolhelp, it would help you to reread many of the posts on the forum as well as the tips @ poolsolutions.com. You are certainly on the right track but do not seem to yet have a good grasp of where you need to be and why.

(didn't mean to "shout" those answers...I'm experimenting )

[poolhelp101]

thank you for the reply and encouragement. and i didn't take it as you were shouting.
i agree i don't have a good grasp on this yet, but i really am trying
i have read and read the posts on this forum and i get confused sometimes with the responses. i'm not trying to offend anyone, i certainly appreciate everyone's advise and this forum. i think it is great and i am so thankful i found this forum. but sometimes when you read the posts i have seen different advise to some of the same questions i have and i get confused...so that's why i ask for myself to make sure i understand what to do. i hope you don't get frustrated with my repetitive questions. please bear with me as i learn and make sure i understand.

[poolhelp101]

can see the bottom of the pool much better this morning, still a way to go though. i know i must have patience and keep with the bleach and i am.
i have a couple of questions though....
---i have been vacuuming and backwashing each day. now there isn't much debris there. there is some, but not much. my question is, do i backwash each day regardless until the water completely clears?
----with all the backwashing, i could stand to add some water. can i add now or do i need try and hold off until i get the water clear?
thanks.

[JohnT]

can see the bottom of the pool much better this morning, still a way to go though. i know i must have patience and keep with the bleach and i am.
i have a couple of questions though....
---i have been vacuuming and backwashing each day. now there isn't much debris there. there is some, but not much. my question is, do i backwash each day regardless until the water completely clears?
----with all the backwashing, i could stand to add some water. can i add now or do i need try and hold off until i get the water clear?
thanks.

If you are still getting good flow through the filter, backwashing can probably wait. The filter will be a little better at getting small stuff out of the water when it's a little dirty. No reason not to add water unless your fill water has problems. Just be aware that your chemistry will change when you add, and keep an eye on it.

[poolhelp101]

Thank you John T.