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Hello Everyone, Well the pool is just about clear now, we can clearly see the bottom of the deep end but there is still some slightly noticeable blue coloring, we've been running the filter and back washing about every third day. Here are the latest readings: Temp = 50 degrees PH = 7.5 Cl =11.5...

Marian and Matt the temp = 41, FC = 27, CC = 0, PH 7.5.

Dave it is getting clearer everyday and I can't wait to get that sparkle. Of course then we will have the other things to fix but first things first.

Matt, even when I did the OTO test the Cl was dark orange and now the TF100 confirmed it. Thanks.

Dave, Pressure gauage runs at 18 after backwash and rinse and I backwash at 22, it has been every other day or so.

Dave, the pool color is a cloudy blue. I can see the bottom of the pool in the shallow end and can see the brush moving on the deep end but still hard to see the bottom otherwise. Running the sand filter pretty much all the time and we are adding 2 cups DE every other day when we do a backwash...

Testkit arrived and here are the first results: Temp 41 Cl 27.5 Ch 375 TA 210 CYA 70 PH 7.5

Quick Update: Test kit should be here Wed, will post results when it arrives. Using simple kit for now and PH=7.5 and chlorine is still burnt orange. Using DE in sand filter per instructions, replacing DE when backwashing. Can see the bottom of the pool so it is going slow but it is going. Looks...

Thanks for the link Matt, I had a hunch that we were wasting chlorine. I will keep you updated and as soon as the test kit arrives I will list those results.

Yeh, won't make that mistake again. So do I just continue to keep chlorine at shock level and ph at 7.5 and run the filter till it clears?

OK the brand name is SeaKlear Natural Clarifier. Recommended dosage is 1 oz per 10,000 gal. and 2 oz per 10,000 gal if necessary. So I treated a 640,000 gal pool instead of 30,000 gal. pool. Oh vey.

Thanks MarianParoo!

One more quick question, any recommendations as to where to get the TF100

Thanks for the quick reply's. Will read that article tonight and get a test kit ordered and will get the info from the jug of clarifier tomorrow. Thanks.

Hello Everyone, I am new to the forum and this is my first post. We bought an older home with a pool and this is our first pool. Made a really stupid rookie error and put in a gal of clarifier instead of 6 oz and now we have a cloudy pool. The pool store we have been using said nothing to do...