In the past I have paid to have someone open, but during the closing last year I had my pool guy walk me through the steps so I would know what to do if I decided to give opening a shot. I was able to get the pool open and equipment running but have run into an issue with the water. I had a brand new solid cover on the pool last winter so not much debris got in. The water was slightly cloudy when I opened it.
Prior to open I replaced the cartridges in my filter. I had to add some water from our well. Once open I added a couple 3” chlorine tabs to a floater and let the pump run for a day. Water was still cloudy and chlorine was in the .5-1 range. Lazily I went to Leslie’s and was told to add a pound of shock (Leslie’s Power Powder 73). I added that two days ago and water is still cloudy. Test Readings (TF-100 with new reagents) as of this afternoon were as follows:
PH-7.8
FC-2
CC-6
CH-550
TA-140
CYA-40
Is this looking like a I need to SLAM the pool? If that is the case is the Pool Math App the best tool to use to figure out how much chlorine to add? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Prior to open I replaced the cartridges in my filter. I had to add some water from our well. Once open I added a couple 3” chlorine tabs to a floater and let the pump run for a day. Water was still cloudy and chlorine was in the .5-1 range. Lazily I went to Leslie’s and was told to add a pound of shock (Leslie’s Power Powder 73). I added that two days ago and water is still cloudy. Test Readings (TF-100 with new reagents) as of this afternoon were as follows:
PH-7.8
FC-2
CC-6
CH-550
TA-140
CYA-40
Is this looking like a I need to SLAM the pool? If that is the case is the Pool Math App the best tool to use to figure out how much chlorine to add? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
