Aqua Green in color

[Dirtboy6]

I just picked up 3 jugs of off brand bleach from walmart. I had my pool water tested today this is what it looks like


TC - 0
TA - 129
CYA - 7
CH - 0
PH - 7.7

I'm on well water and found out today I have a lot of Phosphates which is 2500. I was not sure on how to get the phosphates down so I bought a bottle of Phosaway. My pool holds around 26,000 gallons.



Thanks


EDIT by Watermom --- Dirtboy it is better to continue in the same thread where people have already been helping you with your pool problem. So, I merged the new thread you started this evening with your other one. Let's keep it all here instead of starting any other new ones about this particular problem. Thank you.

[Watermom]

Please note my EDIT message in your post above.

Regarding the phosphates --- you got "poolstored." Selling people phosphate removers is the latest money maker for pool stores. I suggest that you not add it to your pool. Also, there is no way a pool store could discern a CYA reading of 7.

At any rate, since you have well water, that means there is a possibility of having metals in your water. So, I am going to move this thread to the metals forum where you will have more people who are familiar with this set of circumstances notice this thread.

[Dirtboy6]

Thanks! Sorry bout the post.

[Watermom]

Thanks! Sorry bout the post.

No apology necessary. That is one of the things the moderators are here for -- to help get things organized. This forum is a big place and sometimes it is hard to tell where to post a question, especially for a new member. We gotcha covered! No problem.

[Dirtboy6]

That's a sign of good moderators.

When adding bleach do I just pour along side of pool AWAY from liner?

[Watermom]

You can either pour it in front of a return jet reaching as far as you can away from the side of the pool (I think this is probably what most people do) or pour it into the skimmer. Either way pour it very slowly and avoid splashing it on you or on the liner.

Regarding your comment about good moderators --- thanks. We really try! Appreciate the comment.

[Dirtboy6]

I added 4.26 gallons of bleach total for 26,000 gallons of water. Does that sound like a good start? I will sit and wait. This sounds like a dumb question but does the bleach help turn the water clear?

Thanks

[waterbear]

At any rate, since you have well water, that means there is a possibility of having metals in your water.

There is no question at all about him having metals in the water...Pristine Blue is copper sulfate!

[Dirtboy6]

Test kit came today

[aylad]

HIgh phosphates is the latest and greatest way to separate you from your wallet. There are very, very very few pools that can't be cleaned up with chlorine. Buying stuff from the pool store and throwing it into the pool hoping it will help is not going to get you anywhere, and is very much liable to increase your problems. You need to add chlorine, and maybe a little CYA. With CYA of 7 (don't know how they even measured that), the sun is eating your chlorine as soon as it goes into the water., I would add CYA through a tube sock hung in front of the return (target 20 ppm) but it takes several days for it to dissolve. Until then, you're going to have to make frequent chlorine additions to keep chlorine in your pool.

Janet

Watermom and I apparently were answering at the same time and she beat me to the "post" button!