So at about my breaking point with this pool so I decided to post for some help from the experts.
Pool was closed by local pool store and for the first time - when I opened this year it was the greenest I've ever seen. (1st photo)
I'm wondering what caused this in the first place as I had the winter cover on (although it's a bit old now with a few holes).
Anyways proceeded to shock with liquid chlorine after getting my water tested at the pool store (still trying to get the kit in Canada) and was able to get the water blue but very foamy and cloudy. The foam issue resolved after about 2 weeks of filtering but pool was always cloudy. Had some rainfall and I left town for a couple days and the pool was clear in shallow end but slightly green. I was planning on changing the sand in the filter this year since we bought the house 3 years ago and have no idea when the sand was changed.
I changed the sand to glass media, shocked the pool again and now after about 5 days of trying - the pool is remaining a turquoise cloudy color. I've ensured my ph is in the proper range, cya at 30 and shocked to 12.
Here is my numbers from the pool store an hour ago - I haven't added chlorine since Wednesday.
ALK: 92
PH: 7.7
FC: 13.2
TC: 15
CYA: 44
CH: 167
TDS: 1100
Phosphate: 492
I've been brushing 3x per day and adding chlorine (blindly) but I can't get the water blue again, let alone not cloudy. I can see to the shallow end but not the deep end.
Not sure how to proceed - do I continue slamming - I've been through over 12 bottles bleach. Trying to avoid clarifier and algicide route.
Pool is about 19000 gallons.
Thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to read this
Pool was closed by local pool store and for the first time - when I opened this year it was the greenest I've ever seen. (1st photo)
I'm wondering what caused this in the first place as I had the winter cover on (although it's a bit old now with a few holes).
Anyways proceeded to shock with liquid chlorine after getting my water tested at the pool store (still trying to get the kit in Canada) and was able to get the water blue but very foamy and cloudy. The foam issue resolved after about 2 weeks of filtering but pool was always cloudy. Had some rainfall and I left town for a couple days and the pool was clear in shallow end but slightly green. I was planning on changing the sand in the filter this year since we bought the house 3 years ago and have no idea when the sand was changed.
I changed the sand to glass media, shocked the pool again and now after about 5 days of trying - the pool is remaining a turquoise cloudy color. I've ensured my ph is in the proper range, cya at 30 and shocked to 12.
Here is my numbers from the pool store an hour ago - I haven't added chlorine since Wednesday.
ALK: 92
PH: 7.7
FC: 13.2
TC: 15
CYA: 44
CH: 167
TDS: 1100
Phosphate: 492
I've been brushing 3x per day and adding chlorine (blindly) but I can't get the water blue again, let alone not cloudy. I can see to the shallow end but not the deep end.
Not sure how to proceed - do I continue slamming - I've been through over 12 bottles bleach. Trying to avoid clarifier and algicide route.
Pool is about 19000 gallons.
Thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to read this