Cloudy Please help

[mrszaff]

I will add 2 more tonight and check it again in the AM before adding 2 more. still no sign of clearing but I remain hopeful, thanks!

[FormerBromineUser]

A couple of things.

One: the CYA you added will not make the pool clear. We added that so that your chlorine will be protected from the sun. It's the chlorine that will clear your pool.

Two, your goal is to get your FC up to 12 and keep it there. An initial dose of 2 gallons is good.
After that, though, test your FC the next time. Add enough to get your FC back up to 12. Repeat.

Here's your dosage:
If your chlorine is 10%: add 3C for every 1ppm increase you need
If your chlorine is 12.5%: add 2C, 3oz for every 1ppm increase you need

[mrszaff]

so far today alone I have added 5 gallons of 12.5 and 2 gallons of regular generic bleach, I will try again tomorrow.

[FormerBromineUser]

Okay. Just don't go too far past 12 as you don't want to bleach your liner.

With 8.25%, you need 3-1/2C to raise by 1ppm.

You might want to do a recheck tomorrow of your CYA just in case not all of it was dissolved by today.

[mrszaff]

this morning's reading cc=3 FC=4 alk= 60 ph=7.3 cya ia a little less than 30

I thought I saw the outline of the drain but its raining and I wasn't sure... I am adding another gallon now and I will repeat at lunch time

[FormerBromineUser]

To get from an FC of 3 to your shock level of 12, you should have added almost 2 gallons of 8.25%. Are you using those bleach calculations I posted above? What FC/CC did you get at lunchtime?

[mrszaff]

I added 1 gallon of 12.5% this morning after my initial reading and then at 12 noon added another gallon of 12.5 %, now 4 hours later my numbers have dropped to FC 2.0 CC 2.5 I am adding a third gallon now and probably more before bed time. I really am perplexed, pool is still blue and cloudy.