Very cloudy water

[jcarroca]

I had metal stains and did the metal treatment with ascorbic acid. Stains lifted off magically and after some time I added the sequestering agent. The next day my pool was very cloudy, never saw it like this before. Its been like this for 3 days with the pump on filter for 24/7. Good news is that stains as far as I can see are gone, it was terrible on my white stairs. My ph and alk is normal and my chlorine just recently began to hold, at around 1ppm. Please help, the northeast is in the near 100's and my family want in.

[jcarroca]

One other thing, it is cloudy blue water. It seems like there is a whitish sediment on the bottom that gets displaced when I vacuum or brush the pool. How do I get this back to crystal clear. Please help.

[stma]

I too just did the Metal Out and thankfully it did the trick....(and I too am having the clouding issue as well...not that severe though)..

Why not get the family IN THE POOL and splash around the deposits on the bottom. While they're enjoying themselves, you can go get a panty hose stocking, cut the foot out of it and wrap THAT piece around your skimmer basket....

Run the filter over nite and this should help pick up the micron-sized particles that are "probably" producing the clouding in your pool....I know this has worked for me in the past....hopefully it will help you out as well....Others will say to "hard shock" until the cloud dissipates, but then the metal staining will re-occur...

[jcarroca]

I did the panty hose thing around the skimmer but the whitish sediment is going right through. I see it coming out my returns when I vacuum. I feel helpless. I thing I am taking a trip to the pool store........

[waterbear]

How high was your calcium when you added the sequesterant? Is it the same reading now or has it dropped?

[jcarroca]

here are my numbers:



CYA=39
tot chlrine=0.4
free chlorine=0
ph=7.7
tot alk=83
tot hardness=292

[stma]

Have you attempted vacuuming to waste ?

Marie (mbar) I believe is on vacation...she would probably let you know if the sediment is a residual from the ascorbic powder...

[szampino]

You might want to read through my 2006 post, sounds like you're having the same issue that I did.

http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthread.php?t=4348

[mbar]

Yes, it is from the saturation of the water that it gets cloudy, it precipitates calcium and some other stuff in the water that the water can't hold anymore. You probably had some of your calcium and alkalinity fall out, if you compare former chemistry you had. It can take time for it to dissipate. You can put a coffee filter in your basket of the skimmer to catch some of the really fine particles. You can also use a floc, if it really bothers you - follow the directions on the bottle, then vacuum to waste. You can swim - it is only cloudy from too much saturation, it is clean water!

Sorry I didn't answer, Finally got on the computer! The vacation is great!

[jcarroca]

I did use PowerFloc by Biogaurd. After vacuuming a lot of water and refilling, I must say that it looks pretty good. It is still cloudy but very much better. My kids were in the pool today.

The stains have not returned, and it has been 7 days since I started the Vit C treatment. I also got a good kit K-2006 and here are my numbers:

FC=2ppm
CC=3.5
ph=7.0 (added 4# sod carb to bring to 7.4)
alk=100
CH=340

CYA: did not test because water is still cloudy.

My questions are:

When can I Super Chlorinate to rid the CC?
When will the cloudy water become brilliant.
Can I still use Calcium hypochlorite. I have been using straight bleach lately but I find the granular easier to use and takes less space. Also to superchlorinate would require 5 gallons in my 15k ig vinyl pool. I just want to be careful of not increasing my CH.

Thanks for all the help. I am seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.