Hi,
I am struggling with my combined chlorine this year since opening April 16, 2024. I have a chlorine pool 23,500 gallons - in ground with a sand filter with glass medium (new last season). My pool started out so cloudy I couldn't see the bottom. I SLAMmed my pool and the chlorine held steady around 15 and things slowly improved over about 5-6 days. It got to a point where I could see the main drain on the bottom but the pool water is still a touch cloudy and my combined won't go away. It hovers between 1.5-2ppm. I dumped more chlorine in and took the level up to 30ppm. Combined is still about 2.0. My pH now registers at 7.8. My CYA is almost non existent despite dumping a gallon of liquid stabilizer in about 3 days ago. I have not used any tablets this season. Not sure what other numbers you need to know. How do I get the combined to come down? I'm at a loss.
FC 30
CC 1.5-2
CYA - 5ish
pH 7.8
TA - 230 (this is higher than normal, not sure if accurate with Cl levels so high? )
I am struggling with my combined chlorine this year since opening April 16, 2024. I have a chlorine pool 23,500 gallons - in ground with a sand filter with glass medium (new last season). My pool started out so cloudy I couldn't see the bottom. I SLAMmed my pool and the chlorine held steady around 15 and things slowly improved over about 5-6 days. It got to a point where I could see the main drain on the bottom but the pool water is still a touch cloudy and my combined won't go away. It hovers between 1.5-2ppm. I dumped more chlorine in and took the level up to 30ppm. Combined is still about 2.0. My pH now registers at 7.8. My CYA is almost non existent despite dumping a gallon of liquid stabilizer in about 3 days ago. I have not used any tablets this season. Not sure what other numbers you need to know. How do I get the combined to come down? I'm at a loss.
FC 30
CC 1.5-2
CYA - 5ish
pH 7.8
TA - 230 (this is higher than normal, not sure if accurate with Cl levels so high? )
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