New pool owner cloudy water 1 week old

[Earl Cox]

My new SWG CS-28699 runs fine no high salt reading so the ECO7110 the control station has to be the problem cause they also replaced the electrode and was still getting a high salt reading. Intex is replacing it so once I receive it I will test it.

See my improvements 2 days in SLAM

Before I started couldn't see the bottom very cloudy


Today I can see the bottom

 

[MarianParoo]

Good progress!!! The bottom, woot! So glad the circulation has improved!

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I know nothing about your filter. Do you have a pressure gauge so you will know when to clean it?

 

[Earl Cox]

No I don't have a pressure gauge. Not sure how that will work with the Intex 2500GPH filter pump. I clean my filter every morning since I started SLAM process. Waiting on my unicel filter to arrive.

 

[pooldv]

That is good, it will keep everything in the water better so the filter can pick it up. Brushing also helps quite a bit. Pool looks a lot better.

That is a good deal on the SWG, can't pass that up! Next time you are looking at Intex stuff on summer clearance think about picking up an Intex sand filter, and if you find one with a 2 speed pump even better. Academy and Target also usually have their stuff marked down.

 

[Earl Cox]

Awesome will surely be keeping an eye out didn't know target sold pool equipment lol.

Got a question for you Pooldv if I add the filter cartridge back to my skimmer with the filter that's already in my pump will that make any difference in filtering the water

 

[Earl Cox]

Day 3. The sun is doing a number on my FC just checked it 27.5 so added another 46oz of bleach getting i back to 31ppm...

 

[MarianParoo]

My pool too, higher loss than usual.

 

[YippeeSkippy]

It seems like more people are saying that this year, doesn't it??

 

[Earl Cox]

It is hot here in MD 88 degrees now. Completed another test FC down 29 ppm added another 26 oz of bleach and SWG is running got it set to run 4 hrs during the day.

 

[YippeeSkippy]

Earl,you may have mentioned this but is there a way to put a smidgeon of DE in your filter to help it catch the small clouding bits?

 

[Earl Cox]

I'm using the regular Index type B cartridge filter? Not sure If I can put in DE.

 

[Earl Cox]

What percentage bleach do you guys use or recommend 6% or 8.25%? I notice in the pool calculator the higher the percentage the less bleach need to be added to get to your shock LVL

 

[MarianParoo]

I get the strongest, most fresh, cheapest I can find. For me that's 12.5 usually. I don't often see 6%.
If they are the same price per effective ounce, go stronger if for no other reason than less recycling on the environment.

 

[Earl Cox]

The cheapest I see here is the 1 gallon 6% 128FL oz haven't seen any 12.5%. Just seen the 1 gallon on kmart site but it's not showing the % will go to the store and check it out.

 

[pooldv]

There is a filter that can go in your skimmer? I'm not familiar with that. But, I would say yes, prefiltering before it goes to the main filter is probably good.

Either percentage is fine, whatever is easiest, cheapest and most convenient. The 10% and 12% are called liquid chlorine or liquid shock and are at the pool store or the pool section at Lowes/HD. Also, different regions/areas sell different percentages for some reason.

Yes, some Targets sell Intex stuff in the seasonal section with lawn furniture, etc. Similar mark downs to what you saw on your SWG on end of season sales.

I would not add DE to an Intex cartridge filter. There is no pressure gauge to watch to make sure you don't add too much.

 

[MarianParoo]

I check bleach prices (both in laundry section and pool section if there) in every store I go to. Our Menard's has several sales/year on 12.5 and it's always fresh by me.

Yes, Earl, the stronger it is, the less you use. Just check date codes for freshness. Code of 15202 is the 202nd day of 2015. When buying 8.25 in the laundry section, I always dig into the back of the shelves to get the most recent bottles.

If there's not date code or %, don't buy it.

 

[Earl Cox]

There is a filter that can go in your skimmer? I'm not familiar with that. But, I would say yes, prefiltering before it goes to the main filter is probably good.

Either percentage is fine, whatever is easiest, cheapest and most convenient. The 10% and 12% are called liquid chlorine or liquid shock and are at the pool store or the pool section at Lowes/HD. Also, different regions/areas sell different percentages for some reason.

Yes, some Targets sell Intex stuff in the seasonal section with lawn furniture, etc. Similar mark downs to what you saw on your SWG on end of season sales.

I would not add DE to an Intex cartridge filter. There is no pressure gauge to watch to make sure you don't add too much.

Yes I have the filter that goes in it but I took it out after installing the 2500 gph pump.

 

[RickW2007]

did you check lowes for your chlorine? the one I go to sell what i think is 10% in three packs. for 3.78 a gallon I think it's a better deal than the $2.50 a gallon of 6% costs me at the dollar store

 

[Earl Cox]

Didn't check Lowes only Walmart but I'll surely will still got like 3 gallons left before I need to restock thanks

 

[RickW2007]

There or home depot should their pool stuff is in "outside" nursery part with plants and what not. I get my acid there as well.

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Also i like your new jet I may have to look into ordering a few and spreading out the return to several places around the pool instead of just one return line