Full disclosure: I'm using Clorox Pool Strips. I'll see what I can do to move up to y'all's recommended TF-100. To be honest, I'm not sure I can trust these things to see if there's water in the pool! ;-)
Current numbers as of 3:15pm:
TH: 500
TC: 0 (Even after I added 3 packages of shock yesterday.)
FC: 0
pH: 6.2
TA: 240 (I did add 1 gal of muriatic acid this morning.)
Stabilizer: 0
I don't even know where to start. House was empty for a year but pool was clear when we bought it. Chemistry has always been off but we had so much to do to get moved in, the pool wasn't a priority. After the significant rain we had this weekend, the pool is now green and cloudy. We did open the DE filter 2 weeks ago and found that the grids needed to be replaced (holes and broken areas of grids). We've ordered those and hope to spend some time this weekend getting the filter back in order. The waterfall pump won't come on, so aeration doesn't seem possible at this point until dh looks at it. The pool has a chlorinator but it was unplugged when we bought the house and we have not plugged it in yet because dealing with another system right now seems daunting. I certainly realize this a lot, but I would appreciate any wisdom you all can share.
Thank you so much for your time.
Current numbers as of 3:15pm:
TH: 500
TC: 0 (Even after I added 3 packages of shock yesterday.)
FC: 0
pH: 6.2
TA: 240 (I did add 1 gal of muriatic acid this morning.)
Stabilizer: 0
I don't even know where to start. House was empty for a year but pool was clear when we bought it. Chemistry has always been off but we had so much to do to get moved in, the pool wasn't a priority. After the significant rain we had this weekend, the pool is now green and cloudy. We did open the DE filter 2 weeks ago and found that the grids needed to be replaced (holes and broken areas of grids). We've ordered those and hope to spend some time this weekend getting the filter back in order. The waterfall pump won't come on, so aeration doesn't seem possible at this point until dh looks at it. The pool has a chlorinator but it was unplugged when we bought the house and we have not plugged it in yet because dealing with another system right now seems daunting. I certainly realize this a lot, but I would appreciate any wisdom you all can share.
Thank you so much for your time.