Winter Pool Extremly Cloudy

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Understood. :goodjob: Yes - ladder out! I guarantee that green water has a home in the ladder poles/steps. In the case of water clarity (or lack thereof), I would not put the vacuum in there yet. Continue to brush to get everything stirred-up to help it get to the filter. Hopefully there is no large or solid debris in the pool (i.e. branches, leaves, etc). If there are, you want to scoop those out ASAP. You can ignore the bugs for now. They show-up even in clean water. :) But the priority right now is maintaining the proper FC level and brushing often each day. You "should" begin to see changes in the water every 1-2 days. Even slight changes for the better. If you don't see positive changes, we need to find out why. You can take a picture of the water each day if you like. Post it here too. We would like to see what you are dealing with. When in doubt, just remember that algae simply cannot live & thrive in water that is properly chlorinated. Chilly water (60 degrees or below) helps. Whenever the water gets cloudy or green, it means the FC level dropped too low, and/or the CYA was too high and the FC could not keep-up with it.

For now though .... maintain! We'll watch and coach you through it.
 
That definitely looks like a pool with algae. The chlorine smell is most like the combine chlorine getting oxidized by the free chlorine (good killing the bad stuff). Similar to the smell at a public pool when I was younger. Do your best to keep the FC at the proper SLAM level based on the current CYA. I believe earlier you said the CYA was 50, so the FC should be 20. Try not to break anymore more poles. Ha ha. Good luck!
 
clduncan said:
cya is at 30
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In that case, no need to go above an FC of 12. More chlorine than that is basically a waste to the sun and/or can impact your liner over time. That liner is too nice to get messed up. So if you are sure about that CYA of 30, let the FC fall to 12 and keep it there. More is not always good for pools. Consistency is better.

Not sure about Waco, but here in in S.A. the weather is taking a turn for the worse - big storms predicted. Once the sun comes out again, you should consider running another CYA test just to be sure. Refer to this note when you do your next CYA test ...
CYA Testing:
Proper lighting is critical for the CYA test, so you want to test for CYA outside on a bright sunny day. Use the mixing bottle to gently mix the required amounts of pool water and R-0013 reagent, let sit for 30 seconds, then gently mix again. Recommend standing outside with your back to the sun and the view tube in the shade of your body at waist level. Then, begin squirting the mixed solution into the skinny tube. Watch the black dot until it completely disappears. Once it disappears, record the CYA reading. To help the eyes and prevent staring at the dot, some people find it better to pour & view in stages. Pour some solution into the viewing tube, look away, then look back again for the dot. Repeat as necessary until you feel the dot is gone. After the first CYA test, you can pour the mixed solution from the skinny view tube back to the mixing bottle, gently shake, and do the same test a second, third, or fourth time to instill consistency in your technique, become more comfortable with the testing, and validate your own CYA reading. Finally, if you still doubt your own reading, have a friend do the test with you and compare results.
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ok will less chlorine added is good my wife is very scared that this will bleach the liner out being a newer pool and the liner will cost a pretty penny to replace I do not want to do that yes we have some storm "predicted" do I need to wait until after it rains to test or could I test it when I get home if it is not raining or has been raining I know I could get a false test if the water is not circulated and I get mostly rain water
 
With storms in the area, we can't do a good CYA test. But once the storms pass (maybe tomorrow?) you should do another CYA test to make sure "30" is the right number. Key thing to remember for you and the wife .... an accurate CYA test is most important because that tells you how high the FC can be - Please see FC/CYA Levels. So as long as the FC is adjusted to match your current CYA, all is good for you and the liner.
 

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Pool is murky blue now hopefully that means it is getting better did a full test
FC 14
Cc 1
TA 40
CYA 30
PH 7.6
CH 175
anything I should worry about now or just keep slammin away
 
Those are good SLAM numbers. You can focus on the FC most of all for now and ignore all testing for a while. Once the water gets clearer, you can test the CC a bit more. If you do a lot of backwashes, maybe check the CYA again down the road to ensure it hasn't dropped. But changes are good! Do your best with the brushing and inspecting any/all areas of the pool. You'll get there.
 
Just more bleach then been trying to brush 3 or 4 times on the weekend during the week I was doing it twice found 10% bleach at atwoods for 1.99 a gallon so that helped a lot
 
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