My water is very slightly cloudy. My wife thinks I'm nuts, but I see it. All levels are perfect, no chlorine loss, so I'm not fighting an algae problem. My pump runs 6 hours a day. I'm thinking maybe a backwash, and new fill with de are in order????? Any other ideas?
Water slightly cloudy
- Thread starter suzook
- Start date
- Jun 22, 2014
- 47,790
- Pool Size
- 17888
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
Hard to tell. Backwash? Perhaps. Any chance you could post all of your test numbers for the crew here to review? Also let us know which test set was used? Sometimes that answers a lot of questions for us.
FC 4 ppm
PH 7.6
TA 60
CYA 70
Salt 3000 ppm
Taylor tf100 kit
I haven't backwashed since pool was opened in beginning of may, but my pressure hasn't increased at all since. I'm just thinking maybe the guys who opened, didn't put enough de in?? So maybe a backwash to clear, then add proper amount???
PH 7.6
TA 60
CYA 70
Salt 3000 ppm
Taylor tf100 kit
I haven't backwashed since pool was opened in beginning of may, but my pressure hasn't increased at all since. I'm just thinking maybe the guys who opened, didn't put enough de in?? So maybe a backwash to clear, then add proper amount???
How often have you been testing your chlorine? While 4 isn't technically below the minimum CL with CYA of 70 in a salt pool, your target is 5. If it could have been dropping lower when SWG is off, you COULD have the start of algea.
I know I'm in a different climate with 100 degree days with sun and 90 degree water, but I can almost COUNT on issues with my water if I drop below the TARGET level. I'm also at 70 CYA and I'm still targeting closer to 8 with my SWG. I've fought algea enough with SLAMing my pool and just know how it behaves. I get critters in the skimmers overnight dead and alive (even rodents) so I'm way more comfortable targeting the higher number of the non SWG to compensate for those unknown chlorine consumption risks.
I know I'm in a different climate with 100 degree days with sun and 90 degree water, but I can almost COUNT on issues with my water if I drop below the TARGET level. I'm also at 70 CYA and I'm still targeting closer to 8 with my SWG. I've fought algea enough with SLAMing my pool and just know how it behaves. I get critters in the skimmers overnight dead and alive (even rodents) so I'm way more comfortable targeting the higher number of the non SWG to compensate for those unknown chlorine consumption risks.
Yep, +1 on what AimeeH says. I have CYA of 70, SWG and also target 8 FC. I would go higher if the PH test worked. But, my PH rises too fast to risk not testing it at least weekly. I've been working a little algae problem since Saturday after the kids swam for hours everyday and the water was 88-90. And my water did not cloud, I just have a dozen or so algae spots.
I like your idea about backwashing and adding DE.
I like your idea about backwashing and adding DE.
- Jun 22, 2014
- 47,790
- Pool Size
- 17888
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
Actually no. Other threads on this subject confirm that you can have a CC of zero but still have an algae issue. That's why other factors (i.e. OCLT) are used in concert to base a decision.
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Here's on example: Algae detection?
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Here's on example: Algae detection?
I had 0 CC last Saturday and Sunday and some algae spots due to low FC. 0 CC is good, but really more than 0.5 CC indicates that something is going on.
A little update. I redid tests.( Sunday when I did them, I just finished a 6pack of sam adams west coast IPA!!!)
FC 4 ppm
PH 7.6
TA 80
CYA 50
Salt 3000 ppm
Apparently my CYA is pretty low. Im bumping that up, along with a backwash, refill of DE, then a slam. 2 hours later, my pool looks almost perfect!!! I am going to get all levels in line where they should exactly be, along with increase my VS pump run time. I was only running it 6 hours a day. Gonna bump it up to 8. I will update in a couple of days.
FC 4 ppm
PH 7.6
TA 80
CYA 50
Salt 3000 ppm
Apparently my CYA is pretty low. Im bumping that up, along with a backwash, refill of DE, then a slam. 2 hours later, my pool looks almost perfect!!! I am going to get all levels in line where they should exactly be, along with increase my VS pump run time. I was only running it 6 hours a day. Gonna bump it up to 8. I will update in a couple of days.
Good plan, maybe move the sam adams to after testing.
Lol! Last update.....all levels are perfect, and water is so clear and sparkles like a diamond!!! Now I just need some sun. Cloudy all week, this weekend gonna be a rainout. Bummer.
LOL So YOUR jewel like pool is why it is going to rain up there???
Of course it is going to rain all weekend when your pool has it sparkle back!
Kim
Of course it is going to rain all weekend when your pool has it sparkle back!
Kim
Maybe i should make the pool cloudy again, and the sun will return??? LOL.