So, am I ready to ROCK???

[Pool_Mike]

Ok...since last Thursday (new pool and startup of all equipment) and even now. Pump on 24/7, water is still cloudy.

I decided to go to warehouse pool supply and get the water test done.

So they ran the test.

Here are the results:

total chlorine: 6.0 ppm

pH: 9.0

Hardness: 100 ppm

alkalinity 150 ppm

cyanuric acid: 10 ppm

total dissolved solids: 1400 ppm

~~~ end of test results they gave me ~~~~
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So, the guys at pool warehouse sold me: Muriatic acid & Naural chemistry Clarifier.


They said all I need is this to get the pool clear.
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So, as of today, my SWG is at 3200ppm @ 70 (setting); Filteration is "on".

I have all valves on: High and Low side outs on, main drain and suction. The filteration is on.


So by adding:4 pt/ 6 oz of muriatic acid and little bit of the Naural chemistry Clarifier, should my pool get clear in about 6hrs.

Last, but hope not a dumb question, but by putting in Muratic acid in my vinyl liner pool it is ok, right? Also where should I add the muratic acid at? By skimmer area?? Thanks 4 any input before I mess something up.

-Mike

[Phillbo]

Add the acid close to a return line so it gets circulated. You also need to get your CYA up a bit... Most SWCG mfg recommend a much higher level.. look in your manual. You might want to shock with bleach as well.

[duraleigh]

Mike,

Member of the forum since June and you don't have a test kit? That would be my first priority.

You need to retest pH ASAP and make sure you're down in the 7's. You need more CYA as well.

[Pool_Mike]

Well since 2:00pm, now 4 hrs later, pools still looks the same. This is horrid


BTW............ how do I boost the CYA and when you say add bleach, about how much???

Our pool is 22000 gallons.

Could I just super colornate by pushing the switch on our SWG system??

I am just not sure how long.

Oh reason why I ask is b/c our PBs never gave us and lost all of our manuals. Yes I know.................

````But thanks you all that would help take sometime on this topic to put my pool into clear status....-Mike

[jonv112]

I'm no expert, but I know that using the super-chlorinate function on your Aqua-Rite will generate chlorine non-stop for 24 hours, but will greatly reduce the cell life as well.

[aylad]

Superchlorinating via the SWG is possible, but will reduce the cell life, as jonv112 pointed out. You can use plain, unscented bleach--in a 22K gallon pool, approx. 1/2 gallon of 6% bleach will raise yourCl by 1 ppm. With a CYA of 10, your shock level is around 12 ppm. So test your current cl level, then add the amount of bleach necessary to get up to 12. Also, keep your pump/filter on 24/7, and it should help clear up the cloudiness if it's "stuff" suspended that's the problem.

To increase your CYA, go to Walmart/Home Depot/Lowe's/Poolstore and buy it--it's often also called stabilizer, conditioner, balancer, but if the ingredient is isocyanuric or cyanuric acid, it's the stuff. Follow label directions for how much to add to up your level to where you want it, but don't broadcast it into the pool like the label says.....most of us pour it into the skimmer, where it goes to the filter and dissolves SLOWLY--so don't backwash or re-test for a week or so to give it time to totally dissolve.

Janet

[Pool_Mike]

Thank you 4 everything.

As I type. We are getting heavy rain, at least an inch right now and still pouring.


I *think* tomorrow the PB will be out the check everything. I assume from all this rain right now that the reading I got from this evening are probably no good and the acid and condition I added was just probably a waste.

I have not gone out to buy my own test kit b/c the PBs suppose to bring us one tomorrow.

So new and I was really freaking out on how to pour the acid into the pool. So I just went to the deep end, run the drains (deep end) and poured slowing there. As of today, I have had no luck to getting the pool clear what so-ever . I guesss allot will depend on test kit, so I probably take all this from there.

Our PB said it will be 2nd nature to know all this and since this is all so new to us, that it is kinda stressing me out.


But thank you all here to get me in the right position to get our pool to where it needs to be.

God bless

[dawndenise]

Unless you're having so much rain you've had to drain some from the pool, the muriatic acid and stabilizer you added this evening will not be a waste. A bit more diluted perhaps, but not a waste.

You can obtain a copy of the owner's manual for your SWCG at goldlinecontrols.com. That's where I got mine.

[Jeffski]

Reduce the cell life??? The SWG is made to do that. I think you need to shock your pool by turning the SWG up to 100% for two days and then you'll be good.

[Pool_Mike]

I checked the PPM on the SWG @ 60% it dropped to 3100 consistantly.

Seems like my swg to keep it at 3200ppm is @ 70%.

So this morning it still has a cloudy look to it.

I turned on filteration, skimmer and main drains. We'll see what happens when the PBs come out today for it's results.

Thanks