for some reason, I can't get my pool to the crystal clear level that I want. Its a solid 90-95% clear but I want more. I can see my bottom drains in the deep end (6'6") but I have to stare for a minute to find them most times. The pool was as clear as its ever been on Saturday morning but after a full day of swimming with a lot of kids, it was pretty cloudy at the end of the day. I realize this may be expected but I ran the filter overnight along with the auto-vac and it was still cloudy on Sunday and then again on Monday, although I did have more swimmer both days. I ran the auto vac overnight and have the pump running 24/7 every day trying to lose the cloudy haze to no avail.
shouldn't my sand filter have cleaned most of this cloudiness up overnight? or can it take longer after a lot of swimmers on hot and sunny days? my filter will has a 100 gpm flow rate but I'm not sure if that depends on how fast my pump is running. I've been running it in the 2100-2200 rpm range. assuming its 100 gpm, that means my entire pool should turn over in under 3 hours. if I'm running the filter 24/7, that means my pool is getting turned over at least 8 times a day. shouldn't this clear up any cloudiness relatively quickly?
my levels have always been steady except for FC which comes down every day and I bump it back up most nights. Here are my usual readings:
FC 7-8
CC 0
Ph 7.5 (this has a tendency to rise. when it gets to 7.8, I add MA to get it back down to 7.2. it'll take about a week to get from there back up to 7.8)
TA 90
CYA 35
CH 220
is there any downside to having FC too high? I bumped it up a little too high on accident Friday night since I was expecting a boatload of kids this weekend. FC was at 11 on Friday night, went down to 4.5 after a full day, I bumped it back to 7.5 Saturday night. It was at 5.5 on Sunday night and went down to 4.5 as of last night. I didn't add any bleach the last 2 nights but do have my auto-chlorinator running until I get my CYA level up. I get a lot of direct sunlight on the pool from 11 am to 5 pm so I'd like my CYA to get to 50ish.
over the last 3 weeks, I have performed and passed the OCLT many times so I know there is nothing in my pool so that I would need to shock. CC has always been 0 or <.5 on every test as well.
Can my cloudiness just be due to the new plaster as my pool is only 1 month old? if not, what else could it be?
here is a pic of the plaster finish I have on my pool. it didn't give me the blue look I had hoped. its more of a light blue look to the water as opposed to a deeper blue and maybe this is what is throwing me off.
here is an example of what I mean by 'lighter blue' look of my pool. FYI, this is not my pool but one that gives the same bluish tint. is it possible that a deep end on a pool like this light blue would look hazier than a deeper blue?
reading this forum has been a godsend helping my take care of my first pool. I think I know what I'm doing but just can't seem to lose this slight haze that hangs around my deeper end especially. maybe I am setting my sights too high? I'll try to take a pic tonight and post it so everyone can hopefully see what I'm talking about. the ones I have you really can't make out my drains on the bottom.
thanks again for all of your help.
shouldn't my sand filter have cleaned most of this cloudiness up overnight? or can it take longer after a lot of swimmers on hot and sunny days? my filter will has a 100 gpm flow rate but I'm not sure if that depends on how fast my pump is running. I've been running it in the 2100-2200 rpm range. assuming its 100 gpm, that means my entire pool should turn over in under 3 hours. if I'm running the filter 24/7, that means my pool is getting turned over at least 8 times a day. shouldn't this clear up any cloudiness relatively quickly?
my levels have always been steady except for FC which comes down every day and I bump it back up most nights. Here are my usual readings:
FC 7-8
CC 0
Ph 7.5 (this has a tendency to rise. when it gets to 7.8, I add MA to get it back down to 7.2. it'll take about a week to get from there back up to 7.8)
TA 90
CYA 35
CH 220
is there any downside to having FC too high? I bumped it up a little too high on accident Friday night since I was expecting a boatload of kids this weekend. FC was at 11 on Friday night, went down to 4.5 after a full day, I bumped it back to 7.5 Saturday night. It was at 5.5 on Sunday night and went down to 4.5 as of last night. I didn't add any bleach the last 2 nights but do have my auto-chlorinator running until I get my CYA level up. I get a lot of direct sunlight on the pool from 11 am to 5 pm so I'd like my CYA to get to 50ish.
over the last 3 weeks, I have performed and passed the OCLT many times so I know there is nothing in my pool so that I would need to shock. CC has always been 0 or <.5 on every test as well.
Can my cloudiness just be due to the new plaster as my pool is only 1 month old? if not, what else could it be?
here is a pic of the plaster finish I have on my pool. it didn't give me the blue look I had hoped. its more of a light blue look to the water as opposed to a deeper blue and maybe this is what is throwing me off.
here is an example of what I mean by 'lighter blue' look of my pool. FYI, this is not my pool but one that gives the same bluish tint. is it possible that a deep end on a pool like this light blue would look hazier than a deeper blue?
reading this forum has been a godsend helping my take care of my first pool. I think I know what I'm doing but just can't seem to lose this slight haze that hangs around my deeper end especially. maybe I am setting my sights too high? I'll try to take a pic tonight and post it so everyone can hopefully see what I'm talking about. the ones I have you really can't make out my drains on the bottom.
thanks again for all of your help.
