Another cloudy pool

[RobDHW]

Thanks Watermom.
I can't drain that much at one time, I'll flood my yard (and subsequently our family room) but I can do it a bit @ a time. We've been getting good evaporation at night, so that helps, since I have to add water occasionally as well.
I get the dilution thing, so I'm all over that.
The Taylor kit will be ordered Monday (been waiting for the closing date on the credit card - it's a priority thing).
I saw the chart previously & had been doing ok w/ keeping the CL really high.
I'm doing it all right, which is a good thing.
In fact, it actually looks better this morning. Not perfect, but I can see the bottom.

FYI - the CYA level got so high w/ those %^&*O)(_@# Test strips. They're useless.

I think Wal-Mart should sponsor this site - for the amount of bleach I buy there...

Enjoy the weekend.

[aylad]

We've been getting good evaporation at night, so that helps, since I have to add water occasionally as well.

Unfortunately, this isn't going to help to lower your CYA or calcium--when the water evaporates, the CYA and Calcium stay in the pool, just a bit more concentrated until you add fill water to dilute it again. The only way you're going to be able to lower it is if you physically remove it from the pool. However, draining and refilling in small steps is effective, it just takes a little while.

I definitely wouldn't use any more cal-hypo in your pool. Since your CH is so high, I'm sure that it's contributing to your cloudiness problems.

Janet

[RobDHW]

Janet,
I get that the only thing that's going to help is draining - and I know it's going to take time. I only used the cal-hypo because I'd run out of bleach & it was sitting in the garage. I just got back from a bleach run & all is well. Thanks. In fact, I'm heading out to drain a bit & refill right now. It clearly (pun intended) is the fact that I need a ton of bleach to match the CYA.