What order to do things

[erosissa]

I'm a brand new pool owner, and over the last month I tried to clear up cloudy green water using test strips. I wasted a lot of product on wildly fluctuating readings.

I now have a Taylor K-2006 test kit, have drained and refilled my pool, and want to adjust it correctly.

I want to know what order to adjust readings and how slowly to go.

My water is slightly cloudy blue.

Today's test:
TA 220
pH 8
CH 150
No chlorine.
I didn't test for stabilizer, but I haven't added any.

Thanks!

.

 

[duraleigh]

Lower your pH to around 7.5.

Immediately after that, add enough stabilizer to get to 40 ppm.

Immediately after that add chlorine to get to 8 ppm

Keep chlorine at 8 ppm for 48 hours.

If pool is still cloudy, SLAM the pool.

Adjust the chemistry one after the other but not simultaneously.

 

[erosissa]

Thank you!

Once I add the muriatic acid amount from the PoolMath calculator, how long should I wait before testing again?

 

[Texas Splash]

Hello and welcome to TFP! If you have any questions about Dave's instructions please let us know. FYI - since you have the K-2006 test kit, you can test FC using the 10 ML water sample size. Just test FC as follows:

10ml sample with one heaping scoop of powder. Add drops until Barbie pink goes to clear. Multiply drop count by 0.5 (divide by 2)

Example: 10 drops = FC of 5.

Nice to have you with us.