crystal clear this morning

[meganmomof8]

why in the world would my water be crystal clear this morning and then like this after it rains?

we do have high iron well water and a leak and keep having to add water. is that the probable issue here? FC is at 3.

 

[PoolStored]

What is your CYA and what was and is your FC?

 

[meganmomof8]

What is your CYA and what was and is your FC?

Haven’t checked my CYA lately because I was doing a SLAM. Haven’t done the OCLT yet but i’m pretty sure the SLAM is done. I would have to check again. I just added stabilizer a week or so ago via the sock method but as i said, i have a bad leak and still trying to find it.

 

[Texas Splash]

I suspect that for whatever reason the iron was woken from its slumber. Get the polyfill going ASAP while it's precipitated out. Polyfill in the skimmer and if possible run the pool water through another bucket full of polyfill for additional filtering. The more you get now the better.

 

[meganmomof8]

I suspect that for whatever reason the iron was woken from its slumber. Get the polyfill going ASAP while it's precipitated out. Polyfill in the skimmer and if possible run the pool water through another bucket full of polyfill for additional filtering. The more you get now the better.

I actually haven’t turned off my bucket filter for weeks since I’ve had to keep adding water. I did have an RV hose filter on my hose but i’m wondering if maybe it needs replaced and that’s why the iron is back in. I did testing this morning and it all looks ok for the most part. Lost 2ppm of chlorine overnight but I didn’t get up until 10am so not the most reliable lol. How do you put poly fill in the skimmer tho? Doesn’t it come out and go throughout the pool?

Also- we had a leak in our return jet and has to replace and while doing so the adapter on the filter broke so it had to be replaced and we lost a good amount of water. since then- when i try to backwash- it has almost no pressure and barely streams out. what is wrong??

 

[Texas Splash]

do you put poly fill in the skimmer tho? D

You could try a skimmer sock.

 

[Texas Splash]

For the pressure issue, make sure nothing is plugged. Any valves are back to open. Also make sure hoses were reconnected properly.

 

[meganmomof8]

hello! so i’ve been running the bucket filter (with small pump running through it, not a ton of water), plus adding poly fill and skimmer sock to skimmer and changing 2-3x a day. water still looks this way 3 days later. i don’t know how to get blue water again

 

[Texas Splash]

You should remove that ladder. They are algae traps and it would be good to inspect and clean it inside & out.

Could you share you most recent FC and CY tests?

 

[meganmomof8]

You should remove that ladder. They are algae traps and it would be good to inspect and clean it inside & out.

Could you share you most recent FC and CY tests?

Like remove it anytime we aren’t swimming? we’ve still been using the pool.

CYA is at 30 as of a few days ago. FC is at 3.

 

[PoolStored]

No remove it and scrub inside and out.

Haven’t done the OCLT yet but i’m pretty sure the SLAM is done

Your slam is not done as your pool is not clear, that is one of the criteria.

Your picture above looks more like algae than iron.

 

[Texas Splash]

You would be amazed at what owners find in their ladder. What you can't take apart, try to inject chlorine into.

 

[meganmomof8]

it was clear and then i added water and this happened. the slam was done.

 

[PoolStored]

it was clear and then i added water and this happened. the slam was done.

Fine, do the OCLT. Link-->Overnight Chlorine Loss Test

 

[meganmomof8]

Fine, do the OCLT. Link-->Overnight Chlorine Loss Test

Ok so I upped my chlorine to Slam level last night around 9pm (12ppm). I checked it again around 11 and FC was 9.5. This morning FC is at 9. Does that mean I passed?

The water does look clearer than yesterday though so I’m thinking I should keep SLAMming anyway, lol.

 

[Texas Splash]

I checked it again around 11 and FC was 9.5. This morning FC is at 9. Does that mean I passed?

It appears you only lost 0.5 ppm of FC from 11:00 pm to this morning, so technically yes, you passed. But I tend to agree with @PoolStored that the water still looks a bit off and it's not just iron. Might not hurt to maintain the SLAM level just one more day if you can and do another OCLT. Normally I don't say that, but given the back & forth your water has done and the way it looks, I think it needs the additional chlorine help.

 

[Texas Splash]

Did you get a chance to inspect that ladder yet? Curious if you found any junk in there. Most people do.

 

[meganmomof8]

It appears you only lost 0.5 ppm of FC from 11:00 pm to this morning, so technically yes, you passed. But I tend to agree with @PoolStored that the water still looks a bit off and it's not just iron. Might not hurt to maintain the SLAM level just one more day if you can and do another OCLT. Normally I don't say that, but given the back & forth your water has done and the way it looks, I think it needs the additional chlorine help.

Okay gotcha.

Did you get a chance to inspect that ladder yet? Curious if you found any junk in there. Most people do.

No I haven’t yet. Planning to do that today tho

 

[meganmomof8]

It appears you only lost 0.5 ppm of FC from 11:00 pm to this morning, so technically yes, you passed. But I tend to agree with @PoolStored that the water still looks a bit off and it's not just iron. Might not hurt to maintain the SLAM level just one more day if you can and do another OCLT. Normally I don't say that, but given the back & forth your water has done and the way it looks, I think it needs the additional chlorine help.

Hello! Water looks a lot better today. Should I keep slamming or stop? I’m so nervous it’s going to keep coming back. I cleaned the ladder really well yesterday, poured chlorine into the enclosed areas, scrubbed etc. However I was spraying the hose up into the holes of the ladder and stuff kept pouring out but turns out it’s sand. Is it supposed to be there?? I also vacuumed and brushed the whole pool yesterday. I don’t see any algae anywhere.

 

[PoolStored]

Three criteria to stop a slam. Link-->SLAM Process

1. You pass overnight chlorine loss test. Link-->Overnight Chlorine Loss Test
2. CC <=.5, AND
3. Water is clear of anything. Should look like this. Link-->How Clear is TFP Clear?