New guy from Michigan

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creolechef64

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Jun 7, 2017
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Hi
I am a new member from Michigan. We have had our pool for 2 years, the house we moved into had a 45,000 gallon in ground pool. We have had issues with it being green. We have a sand filter, sand is 3 years old, good pump, chlorinator. We are using 3 inch chlorine pucks. Water has a little iron in it. Met with a pool company and we put a TON of chemicals in. Now the pool isn’t green it’s blue BUT still very cloudy..cannot see the bottom!! Anyone have suggestions???
please help☹️
Thank you
 
Welcome to TFP Brian. My first thought is that you need a proper test kit and do your own testing to get to the bottom of things. It would be good if you can add a picture and list out the chemicals and amounts added. Also you say its a 45K pool but in signature you say 55K pool? Once you post more data Im sure a solution will reveal itself...

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All I can say is if you have a pool that big, you *really* need a good test kit to keep it clean and clear. If it goes south it is going to take a LOT of bleach to clean that up.

Check out these two kits we recommend, the TF-100 or the K-2006C TFTestkits.net

Can we see a pic? I love the older, huge pools.

Maddie :flower:
 
Please don't wait with those pics. We need to see what you are dealing with, so we can better advise you. The test kits seem that way until you try them for the first time. Once you get a few tests under your belt, it will become second nature.

BTW, your story is one we hear many times a day. You would think that the pool $tore could get things fixed, but more often they just make it worse and blame the customer.

Get the test kit, post some pics and together with a bit of guidance, you CAN make it right!
 
Brian the test kits like many things only appear to be difficult at first. The good folks here will walk you thru each step and in no time you will be testing with your eye closed :) Bottom line its one of the very best investments you can make as a pool owner!
 
ctrav said:
Brian the test kits like many things only appear to be difficult at first. The good folks here will walk you thru each step and in no time you will be testing with your eye closed :) Bottom line its one of the very best investments you can make as a pool owner!
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I will echo Cliff's comments. It appears complex, but it really is easy to learn. The only reason it looks complicated is because it allows you to test for many different conditions. But each test is really a piece of cake.
 
I am going to attempt to list the chemicals that we put in our pool in the past 2 weeks and the pool is still not clear. This is not necessarily in order, it's total.
7lbs poolife PH Minus, 10lbs PH plus, 3 bottles of green clean, total of 18lbs turbo shock, 1 bottle pristine blue, 2 quarts poolife natural clarifier, 1 quart defend algeacide, 2 quarts poolife intensive stain prevention, 2 gallons muratic acid. 8lbs stabilizer,8lbs of calcium plus. Sending photos of the pool and the chemicals in next post.
 
creolechef64 said:
I am going to attempt to list the chemicals that we put in our pool in the past 2 weeks and the pool is still not clear. This is not necessarily in order, it's total.
7lbs poolife PH Minus, 10lbs PH plus, 3 bottles of green clean, total of 18lbs turbo shock, 1 bottle pristine blue, 2 quarts poolife natural clarifier, 1 quart defend algeacide, 2 quarts poolife intensive stain prevention, 2 gallons muratic acid. 8lbs stabilizer,8lbs of calcium plus. Sending photos of the pool and the chemicals in next post.
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7lbs poolife PH Minus, 10lbs PH plus, 3 bottles of green clean, total of 18lbs turbo shock, 1 bottle pristine blue, 2 quarts poolife natural clarifier, 1 quart defend algeacide, 2 quarts poolife intensive stain prevention, 2 gallons muratic acid. 8lbs stabilizer,8lbs of calcium plus. Sending photos of the pool and the chemicals in next post.
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Ugh. Drives me nuts when I see what a pool store does to owners who enter looking for "expert" advice. It's time to take control. For a fraction of the $$$ you have spent on worthless pool store products, you could have a TF-100 or Taylor K-2006C and be clearing up that water. Home water testing is easy, and we are happy to coach you through the process. But you have to take the first step and get the right kit. I got my TF-100 in 2014 and my water has never been green again. Start there and we'll coach you through it.

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Just ordered TF-100 on Amazon
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You'll be glad you did once you see how it all works. Not that hard, very convenient, and most importantly accurate. The chemicals used to make corrections are all here, cheap and readily available (link below). Your days of poor pool store advice and over-priced gimmicks are behind you. :goodjob:

We'll be watching for your first set of water test results. The kit has its own instructions which should work just fine. Just in case, here they are again: Pool School - Extended Test Kit Directions. You won't know until the kit arrives, but if your CYA level seems to be at or over 100, make sure to do a diluted CYA test as seen on the Pool School - CYA at step #8. It will save us some time.
 
Wow. I can't believe a pool store sold you all that....what a hit to your pocketbook, dude! ouch.

The Pristine Blue contains copper. I hope that was the only time you used it? Any blonds in the house getting green hair??

I would suggest that while you wait for you test kit to arrive, you consider a deep cleaning of your sand filter. Clarifyers can gunk them up so you might want to see what yours is looking like.

Directions --> Deep Cleaning a Sand Filter

Maddie :flower:
 
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