Hello, I'm Thomas and new to not only this forum but, pools in general. My wife and I purchased a foreclosed home December 2013 which has an in ground concrete pool. The excitement of being a pool owner easily out weighed the fact that the pool was literally a swamp. I spent the first week of January sweeping the pool with the net and skimmer net. We were able to fill up 3 28g trash cans with leaves, algae, tree limbs and other organic matter. Week two I went to the local pool store with a water sample and was advised to shock. A total of 30 pounds of shock was added during that week. The water actually began to change. At first it turned a very dark gray color and eventually turned a very light green color but very cloudy. That same week I called over a pool cleaning service Which decided to add algaecide which then turned the water a very pretty blue but, still very cloudy.
The pump has been running 24/7 for the past 2.5 weeks and I still have cloudy water.
Today i finally purchased my personal test kit, wall brush, vacuum and hoses.
Today I also replaced all the sand in the filter as recommend by the local store.
Ph 7.5
Fc 0.5
Tc 2.0
Cc 1.5
Ta 90
Ch 360
Cya is uncertain. The kit I purchased came from Leslie's and I believe it's the Taylor k2005. Either way, when I did the test as recommend, I kept adding water to the valve and the black dot never disappeared. So I'm guessing the cya was lower than 30.
My pool is a free form concrete and according to pool store, it's approximately 18-20k gallon. Triton sand filter with new sand and 2hp cintron pump.
I hope I've included enough information which will allow someone to point me in the right direction. Any and all replies/advise will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Thomas.
The pump has been running 24/7 for the past 2.5 weeks and I still have cloudy water.
Today i finally purchased my personal test kit, wall brush, vacuum and hoses.
Today I also replaced all the sand in the filter as recommend by the local store.
Ph 7.5
Fc 0.5
Tc 2.0
Cc 1.5
Ta 90
Ch 360
Cya is uncertain. The kit I purchased came from Leslie's and I believe it's the Taylor k2005. Either way, when I did the test as recommend, I kept adding water to the valve and the black dot never disappeared. So I'm guessing the cya was lower than 30.
My pool is a free form concrete and according to pool store, it's approximately 18-20k gallon. Triton sand filter with new sand and 2hp cintron pump.
I hope I've included enough information which will allow someone to point me in the right direction. Any and all replies/advise will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Thomas.