White Cloudy Water - Twighlight Zone

[duraleigh]

This earlier post didn't garner much of a response but I'm gonna' stick it back in this thread just as food for thought. It would be a quick way to enjoy the rest of the swim season

Simplify your life....drain the pool (7k gallons) and truck in water. You will start with a known point, get rid of all the issues in your water, and be swimming 30 minutes after the truck pulls away.

Ben's test kit will help immeasurably with any future issues that crop up.

[mbar]

Dave has a good point. At this time, if you can find water that won't have the same issues as yours, then it may be much easier and cheaper to do this than to spend more on chemicals. The back of the metal magic bottle says it gets rid of mananese too. If you start with metal free water, if there is somewhere you can get it, then you will only have to deal with your fill water, which may be easier - It is up to you.

[szampino]

Thanks.

I was thinking about that post as I just added my AA.

Just for the record, as soon as I added it (1lb) the coloring improved immediately. **just to add insult to injury, I'm going away next week, to a Hotel Pool and a beach! So even if I am succesful I'm sure my return will be interesting.

I'm going to give it one more shot this weekend. If I can't get it undercontrol I'm going to plan B. Cart in the water.

My plan is to get rid of the staining, then bring my clorine level to shock quicker. I'm hoping that the reason that I had the clouding last time was becuase my CYA level required higher shock levels then I thought and this caused the White Cloud. (Whishful thinking?)

Q. Will AA do anything to my CYA. I ordered bens Kit as a rush last weekend but still havent received it and my current kit doesn't have any more drops to measure CYA. Any thoughts?

[duraleigh]

I don't believe the AA will have any affect on your CYA level. Actually, I would disregard CYA 'til you get the rest of your issues resolved and then adjust accordingly.

[szampino]

My concern for the CYA was to make sure that I know how High I need to bring my Chlorine level so I can try to avoid the 'White Cloud'

The water is actually starting to look pretty good. Vitamin C is some pretty cool stuff. I'm going to start drinking more OJ, perhaps with a little Vodka if this pool ever gets under control...

Thanks for your posts.

[szampino]

Scorecard:

7/28/06 - 1:38pm.

Water is crystal clear.

Stats:

FC: 2-3
PH: 7.0

Added 8(+-) quarts of bleach to the pool to bring it to shock level based on Ben's best guess. I expect to keep adding Chlorine due to the AA treatment earlier. I will get it to shock and maintain overnight.

[szampino]

Scorecard:

7/28/06 - 2:55pm

Water is still crystal clear.

FC - 15 (Shock level)
PH - 6.8

Added about 12oz of Borax to get this up to 7.2

So far......So good BUT: It is beginning to Rain....I can't win...The pool gods hate me. It must be pay-back for all the "urinating in the pool" I did when I was a kid.