Hello,
I have a 22' Intex round pool using the SWG. I was unable to work on it till 2 weekends ago. I started the shocking process then by at first adding the clear blue 65% active chlorine. But then I read on here to do Bleach. So I swapped to bleach and was doing 1.5 gallon bottles of 8.25% bleach for two days. I may have not been getting my chlorine up high enough. I still have small particles of algae floating. I can not even see in the pool but maybe 2 to 3 inches deep. The water is extremely milky white. This morning I took the filter apart. I am using the Zeosand sand substitute in the filter. The inside looks good the media still looks good not coated in algae or black. still same color as when I put it in. I have also been running the pool pump for 24/7 for almost 1.5 weeks straight. I also back wash when the pressure rises by about 4 psi above the operating pressure.
I had the local pool store run my water tests and these were the numbers wednesday morning after I dumped more shock in tuesday night.
Free available chlorine 11.72
total chlorine ------------11.93
CC -------------------------0.21
pH ------------------------ 6.9
Total Alkalinity (Input)---62
total Alkalinity (adj) -----39
Calcium hardness --------27
CYA --------------------- 70
copper--------------------0.7
Iron-----------------------0.7
salt-----------------------2200ppm (I have added 2 bags of salt since)
saturation index--------- -1.4 (corrosive)
what should I do to try to get this cleaned up? keep slamming it with bleach?
Thank you for all the help,
Richard
I have a 22' Intex round pool using the SWG. I was unable to work on it till 2 weekends ago. I started the shocking process then by at first adding the clear blue 65% active chlorine. But then I read on here to do Bleach. So I swapped to bleach and was doing 1.5 gallon bottles of 8.25% bleach for two days. I may have not been getting my chlorine up high enough. I still have small particles of algae floating. I can not even see in the pool but maybe 2 to 3 inches deep. The water is extremely milky white. This morning I took the filter apart. I am using the Zeosand sand substitute in the filter. The inside looks good the media still looks good not coated in algae or black. still same color as when I put it in. I have also been running the pool pump for 24/7 for almost 1.5 weeks straight. I also back wash when the pressure rises by about 4 psi above the operating pressure.
I had the local pool store run my water tests and these were the numbers wednesday morning after I dumped more shock in tuesday night.
Free available chlorine 11.72
total chlorine ------------11.93
CC -------------------------0.21
pH ------------------------ 6.9
Total Alkalinity (Input)---62
total Alkalinity (adj) -----39
Calcium hardness --------27
CYA --------------------- 70
copper--------------------0.7
Iron-----------------------0.7
salt-----------------------2200ppm (I have added 2 bags of salt since)
saturation index--------- -1.4 (corrosive)
what should I do to try to get this cleaned up? keep slamming it with bleach?
Thank you for all the help,
Richard