ARGHHHHH!!! Cloudy water

[geneskaf]

All the test drop kits I've seen go as high as 5. 5 what? I'm told to get my chlorine to 15. How do I know its 15 if the kit only goes to 5? I've spent $650 on my pool (above ground 28x16 vinyl) and its still cloudy. I'm getting so frustrated. What is ppm?

KATHY

[rmeden]

ppm is "parts per million".

15ppm says for each 15 units of CL, there is 1 million units of something else (water).

You need to dilute the pool water to measure over 5. Take one shot glass of pool water and put it in a cup. Now add 4 shot glasses of distilled water (tap water is probably close enough, test to make sure it has no CL).

Now do your test... and multiple by 5. So 1ppm on your gauge is now 5ppm in the pool.

Robert

[Watermom]

Please don't start another thread. Let's keep it all together in one. I'm going to merge this thread with your other one.

EDIT - I deleted your post for you that you accidently posted twice.