We had marked improvement the first few days. The last 2-3 days have been stale. There may have been some improvement in the shallow end, but the deep end doesn't appear to have progressed any further.
There are 2 main drains.. both are open. Skimmers are on 1/2 power. I brush vigorously as deep as I can. I've vacuumed the entire pool at least once a day.. sometimes twice. We drop our Pool Cleaner in & let him roam around down in the hopper as well. We haven't yet repointed the returns - it was just suggested to me last night. I'll have him do that while he's out there.
The biggest trouble with my FC numbers is, I just can't get an accurate reading. I only have the DPD test kit, so if I've read correctly, I can only get diluted test results up to 20, correct? My diluted results match the OTO FC test result for 5.
When I took a water sample in to a store yesterday (husband "made me". lol), he claimed our FC was only 5 & recommended we add 8-10 gals of 10% shock. At my wits end, I did this. We added 8 gals. So, an additional 8 gals added yesterday around Noon, 3 brushings, 1 hand vac, pump on 24/7 with main drains pulling full & skimmers on 1/2 power.... and no visible improvement from yesterday morning.
What
The
HECK?????