Help here are my test results

[sisie5]

I have be fighting some sort of brown stuff in the botton of my vinyl pool avg.that is oval 18x33.I have vaccum my pool 4 times this week.and have added 6 - 3 quart of bleach.not sure what is going on ,but I do know I'm tired of vacuuming.Please help,Im at the point of giving up and taking the pool down.Here are my test results.i'm using the PS233 KIT. question do I need to add more bleach.Thanks for all the help,I love this site

FC-10
CC-1
TC-1
PH-7.5
ALK-170
CYA-30

[mbar]

Since you still have combined chlorine, I would take the level up to 15 to shock. It sounds like you just didn't get it high enough to finish the job. You can put a skimmer sock on the filter, or use an old pair of tights or pantyhose, cut off the leg and put the foot in the skimmer, wrapping the leg around the top of the basket. Keep the filter running 24/7. Keep the chlorine at 15 until it holds overnight, and you have no combined chlorine.

[sisie5]

Marie,what is the sock for?

[The Raddish]

It is used to filter out smaller particles and keep them from entering into your filter. They are cheap and do a fantastic job of helping to keep your pool water crystal clear.

In your case, it would help to keep the nasty stuff from entering your sand filter and passing right through only to be blown back into your pool through the return. Not all of it would get back into your water of course, but using a skimmer sock would help to keep much of it from getting into your filter and thus help you to get your water cleaner faster.

Just make sure you empty the sock morning and evening to keep it clear. Also, make sure to keep your chlorine levels around 15ppm until that level holds over night, and your CC level = 0. These readings will likely occur at the same time.

Here is a link to some skimmer socks so you can see what they look like. As mbar mentioned you can also use an old pair of panty hose or tights to do the same thing, although I think that the commercial skimmer socks will do a better job in the long run. You can use one of th other things until your skimmer socks arrive though.

[sisie5]

Thanks Marie,now I understand

[sisie5]

Here are my readings as of this morning should I add more bleach ?
water still isnt very clear.

FC-7.5
CC-1
TC-7.5
PH-7.8

[duraleigh]

Keep the filter running 24/7. Keep the chlorine at 15 until it holds overnight, and you have no combined chlorine.

follow Marie's advice.

[sisie5]

are you talking about the free chlorine to keep it at 15

[mbar]

Keep your chlorine level at 15 - you don't have to take it to 16 - the chlorine at shock level for the amount of cya in your pool will kill off what it needs to and that will get rid of the combined chlorine. Once you get rid of the combined chlorine and your chlorine stays at 15 overnight, then you can let the level drift down to normal.

[sisie5]

I not sure how to tell when you reach 15 for chlorine.my daily chlorine on goes to 5