Cloudy water

[elainerader]

It's been raining A LOT, have had to increase chlorine levels to keep the pool blue during that time. I am keeping the chlorine at my normal 4 now.

pH is 7.2
CL 4

but the water is cloudy......tried to find a thread about this but couldn't readily locate one.

Will boarating the water clear this up? Never have used borates to this point, but wondered if that was the problem.

Thanks

 

[pooldv]

No, borates won't help. Extra FC and extra pump time will clear it. FC level is set based on CYA level and the [FC/CYA][/FC/CYA]. It needs to be above minimum at all times to keep the pool sanitary and algae free. Raise FC up to 50% of shock level to help clear it up. If you suspect some algae or bacteria growing in the pool you can perform the Overnight Chlorine Loss Test to check.

 

[elainerader]

Thanks for clearing (no pun intended) that up!

I just raised the level again to 1/2 of shock, which, based on my CYA of 20 I have been keeping it at all this time, at 4

I will run the filter longer as I have been only running it 2 hours a day, and see if that helps. Thanks!

 

[kcindc]

Two hours is definitely not enough run time to keep to the water clear.

You should run the pump at least 4 hours a day to keep the water clear. Pool School - Determine Pump Run Time