Need help fast

[Sumo1]

Well, got by there to test about 11:15 and here's what I found....
FC-8.6
Cc-.6
pH-still 8+ but not as vivid as last night
alk-~100

Not too much visual change in the pool color . I put in about a quart more muriatic and 2 more 1gal jugs of 10% pool store bleach and had to run. Will report back when I have more info. Should I keep trying with the muriatic or just wait until the pool clears? Thanks
Hal

[aylad]

Should I keep trying with the muriatic or just wait until the pool clears?
Hal

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I would fix one problem at a time...often trying to focus on too many things at once just compounds the situation. She's not going to swim in it until it's clear, so I would focus on clearing the pool first, then worry about the pH.

Janet

[Sumo1]

Well, a week's gone by and I haven't gone to her pool but she said things had cleared up and she put 3lb CYA in a stocking in the skimmer a week ago. Now my friend left to go north for her Mom's birthday so I went by to see and test the pool. I cleaned the filter and pump baskets- the pool looks great. The test was done about 8:45pm. I found
CL-2.5
CC-(forgot this one before I tossed the water sample )
pH-~7.0
Alk-70
CYA-~45

What should I do now? It's a 19K liner pool. Will the low alkalinity hurt anything, do you think? Thanks!
Hal

PS-I added 176oz of 6% bleach before I left.

[aylad]

Will the low alkalinity hurt anything, do you think? Thanks!
Hal

PS-I added 176oz of 6% bleach before I left.

Low alk shouldn't hurt anything, but she's probably going to have a hard time keeping her pH stable. I'd raise it just a tad, to around 100.

Janet

[Watermom]

I would also raise the ph a bit. 7.0 is a little low. Bump it up to 7.4-7.6 or at the very least, 7.2.

[Sumo1]

Since I do try to do my homework, and pH and alk often seem to go hand in hand, should I add baking soda for the alk then wait before trying to alter pH? Thanks
Hal