Hi everyone. I've Been lurking on this forum for a while now. We bought a house with a pool back in June. It was a swamp and after reading tons of helpful topics on here I got it sparkling clear.
Now I have a problem that has me scratching my head. Last Saturday I noticed the pool getting cloudy. I sweep the pool regularly. And was checking chemistry with those test strips that everyone loves and with my OTO test kit. Here are my (inaccurate) numbers when the pool was cloudy with the test strips:
TC = 1
FC = 3
pH = 7.8
TA = ~120
CYA = ~40
CH = ~500
Checked with my OTO test kit too and TC and pH were the same with that test.
So thinking I was probably having an algae outbreak, I put in two gallons of 6% bleach and let the pump run 24/7. I watched it for a few days and the cloudiness didn't go away. So I pulled the filters out and cleaned each cartridge. They were pretty filthy. Which confused me more since pressure has remained unchanged at 10psi since I last cleaned the filters a couple weeks ago. So since I was done with the test strips I took a sample to Leslies to verify my findings. The guy there said that if I hadn't told him the pool was cloudy, he was going to say the water was fine. Here's their numbers:
TC = 5
FC = 5
CH = 300
CYA = 40
TA = 110
pH = 7.6
TDS = 1700
Since I needed a new kit, I bought the DPD test kit that tests FC, TC, CC, pH, TA. I didnt get the FAS-DPD because funds are tight this month (I had to use spare change just to buy this kit). So I've been checking the chemistry in the morning and at night. And my numbers are unchanged and the water is still cloudy. Water is flowing strong out of the eyeballs, pressure is constant at 10psi. I'm running the pump 24/7.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what I should do? I'm stumped.
Thanks!
Now I have a problem that has me scratching my head. Last Saturday I noticed the pool getting cloudy. I sweep the pool regularly. And was checking chemistry with those test strips that everyone loves and with my OTO test kit. Here are my (inaccurate) numbers when the pool was cloudy with the test strips:
TC = 1
FC = 3
pH = 7.8
TA = ~120
CYA = ~40
CH = ~500
Checked with my OTO test kit too and TC and pH were the same with that test.
So thinking I was probably having an algae outbreak, I put in two gallons of 6% bleach and let the pump run 24/7. I watched it for a few days and the cloudiness didn't go away. So I pulled the filters out and cleaned each cartridge. They were pretty filthy. Which confused me more since pressure has remained unchanged at 10psi since I last cleaned the filters a couple weeks ago. So since I was done with the test strips I took a sample to Leslies to verify my findings. The guy there said that if I hadn't told him the pool was cloudy, he was going to say the water was fine. Here's their numbers:
TC = 5
FC = 5
CH = 300
CYA = 40
TA = 110
pH = 7.6
TDS = 1700
Since I needed a new kit, I bought the DPD test kit that tests FC, TC, CC, pH, TA. I didnt get the FAS-DPD because funds are tight this month (I had to use spare change just to buy this kit). So I've been checking the chemistry in the morning and at night. And my numbers are unchanged and the water is still cloudy. Water is flowing strong out of the eyeballs, pressure is constant at 10psi. I'm running the pump 24/7.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what I should do? I'm stumped.
Thanks!