Pool smells like chemicals and not crystal clear

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Poolman1260

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Jun 25, 2024
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North Plainfield, NJ
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27000
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Plaster
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Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Hey Guys !

I just had my pool company do my pool opening (use them for opening and closing ) and everything is okay from the start.

I’m having issues with water clarity and smell . The pool smells chemically (for lack of a better term ) and my pH is very high free chlroine is very low.

I’m going to test the pool with my trouble free pool kit this weekend to get accurate readings but I’m curious if there’s anything I can do ahead of time or during maintenance over the weekend to help.

I’m also seeing some foaming (not much) which I think is just from trapped air in the lines.

TIA !
 
Poolman1260 said:
I’m going to test the pool with my trouble free pool kit this weekend to get accurate readings but I’m curious if there’s anything I can do ahead of time or during maintenance over the weekend to help.
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Thank you guys.

the pool started clearing up the day after this post so I ended up just adding shocking, adding some Ph reducer , backwashing and then adding liquid chlorine.

Levels are looking good today however CYA is a bit low so going to add some stabilizer tomorrow and wait 48 hours before testing again.
 

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