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    Anti-Freeze making pool cloudy?

    Moved from here. Can too much antifreeze returning into pool and no sun to burn it off cause your pool.to be cloudy even though the chemistry is spot on? I am planning to replace sand as well just in case it is a filter issue
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    Under cover Clouds

    It is early spring in PA and I was planning to open the pool in a couple of weeks as normal. I pulled a corner of the cover back this afternoon expecting the normal crystal clear freezing water but I have cloudy cold water instead. I can still see the bottom of deep end. So I put in a small...
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    Solar Cover Question

    Does pool water get warmer on a sunny day with the solar cover on or off? I always wondered. I know the cover prevents CL burn off during the day and and prevents evaporation and heat loss during the cooler nights, but for simple heat transfer to the water does it reflect heat as well as UV rays?
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    Too good to be true?

    Well used the TFP /BBB methods all last year and they worked great. Thank you very much for my new pool knowledge. I opened the pool last weekend and it was perfectly clear, best opening i have had with the mesh cover. Pool water clear and chems are perfect. But I have a little black "dirt" that...
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    Fifth of July Haze

    Just a quick question and any help or guidance would be appreciated. Pool has been perfectly clear for over a month. I checked FC yesterday before party it was 8ppm Yesterday I had a heavy bather load 25-35 people in the pool. Went to add CL to pool after the party and noticed a haze to the...
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    Two week cloud

    I have been passing on my new found knowledge of TFP to a neighbor of mine with an above ground pool. He thinks I am nuts for how much bleach he is buying. Here are the test results. 24 foot round 13,000 gallons 100 pound sand filter CYA 40 PH 7.5 TA 140 CH 150 FC 16.5 (33 drops) CC 0 Passed...
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    Major pool Chemistry problem

    I openened my pool last Sunday. The water was dark algae filled. Worse appearance I can remember. I shocked the pool with 6 gallons of bleach, let filter run for couple hours, the shut it off overnight. Vacuumed on waste until water needed to be added. The color went from green to cloudy blue. I...