a couple calcium questions

[aylad]

You might try shocking it first to see if the haze clears any, in which case you know it was organics. If it doesn't clear, then try the muriatic acid.

Janet

[gordyjamz]

thanks for the replies. I adjusted my return jet upwards, so its splashing the water now as it pumps back to the pool. Hopefully this will do the trick. I'll take a ph test this afternoon to see if there's a rise. Meanwhile, I'll take run to get some muriatic acid. I don't think the haze is due to organics breaking down. I just shocked the pool 2 days ago. When I use the cal hypo to do this, it will cloud the pool for a couple of hours then clear right up. Its just that after clearing, the water still seems to carry a slight haze. Its not crystal clear like I had previously with bleach.

[gordyjamz]

ok here goes, sorry it took so long. we've having severe thunderstorms every day for the past three days, so I've been having to wait till the rain quits to get out and test. here's my numbers 1 1/2 days after adjusting the jet:

ph 7.4
ta 200
ch 290
fc 10.8
cc 11.0
cya 45

Should I wait till 7.8 before lowering ph, or should I be lowering it as I go to keep it at my original 7.2? Is there something to bring alk down without affecting ph? My water is a little more hazier now, than it was before.

[CarlD]

Uh-oh---your FC is 10.8 and your CC is 11???

Are you sure? is it CC or TC that's 11 (if it's TC, then CC= 0.2--TC = FC + CC)

If that's right and CC is 11 (which is hard to imagine) then you are fighting an infesting and the muriatic acid won't do any good.

[gordyjamz]

Sorry about the typo. Its total chlorine that is 11.0, not combined chlorine. My mistake. My chlorine levels have dropped a little with the storms lately, and with the predictions of 1 to 2 more inches of rain, I very well may have to shock again. I will be using bleach instead of cal hypo this time though.

[CarlD]

Have you tried shocking your pool up to 20ppm and keeping it there for a few days? If it got HAZIER after the rain, it's sounding like algae.

[gordyjamz]

I shocked it today. 20ppm is what I usually raise it to during shock, but then I usually let the level drop back to normal range. I've never tried to keep it at that level for an extended period of time. I'll try it this time.