Cloudy water after lots of dirt from big storm

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Hey_Mom111

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Jul 11, 2023
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Indiana
Pool Size
13090
Surface
Fiberglass
Chlorine
Salt Water Generator
SWG Type
Jandy Aquapure 1400
We had a massive storm come through last night which resulted in a ton of dirt being blown into the pool. My first thought was to up filter to max, but now I’m wondering if I should turn it off and allow everything to settle and then vacuum? I was thinking I probably need higher chlorine with all of the organic matter? I turned up our swg, but is it better to just add liquid chlorine?

Here were my test results this am:
FC 5.5
CC .5
Ph 7.2
TA 110
CYA 70

Thank you!
 
You'll be losing a significant amount of water either way- via backwashing your filter frequently, or from vacuuming to waste.
You decide which is easier for you?
I personally always use Liquid Chlorine when I want instant rise in FC. Your SWG works too slow, but will also help if you let it help keep the water's FC level up.

You may need to do a SLAM process later if the schmutz in the water depletes your FC to such an extent that algae take over.
SLAM Process

Maddie :flower:
 
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Thank you! I kept the pump running and have backwashed one time so far. I might try turning it off overnight and vacuuming in the morning.
 
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