Cloudy Pool

[dkdog68]

Okay, I will try lowering the ph a little, and vacuuming after ther filter has been off over night. see if that seems to help. I will keep you posted. Oh and I will never use the hypo-cal again, I was using it as a jump start and learned my lesson!! Bleach from here on out!!

[dkdog68]

Hi Janet, just wanted to let you know how things are going. I ended up draining about half the pool...although it was clearer, it was still very cloudy and still could see more than half way down on a 4 foot deep pool. I then decided to go with the Flocculant, didn't have much of a choice really. I now have an almost crystal clear pool. Still have a little more work to do, but I am headed in the right direction. Thanks again for all your help!!

[aylad]

Hi Janet, just wanted to let you know how things are going. I ended up draining about half the pool...although it was clearer, it was still very cloudy and still could see more than half way down on a 4 foot deep pool. I then decided to go with the Flocculant, didn't have much of a choice really. I now have an almost crystal clear pool. Still have a little more work to do, but I am headed in the right direction. Thanks again for all your help!!

Good job....now put that cal hypo away, and buy some bleach!!

Janet

[Watermom]

Glad that your pool is clearing up. This probably isn't going to help you any, but maybe for somebody else who is reading this thread. I think part of your problem also may have been that, like many AG pools, your pump is way oversized. A pump that is too big forces water too quickly through the filter and doesn't give it time to filter things out. This seems to be a common problem. I have a 24 ft AG and had to replace my pump last summer. I originally had a 3/4 hp pump but I let Al (Poconos) recommend what to get as a replacement since he has a lot more knowledge about pumps than I do. He recommended a 1/2 hp as being adequate for my pool and it is working well.