Hello,
This is my first year being responsible for the inground pool. 18 x 36 rectangle, approx 25,000 gallons, shallow and deep end. I have used the pool and helped in the past, but never had to maintain it myself. Today I am reading about FTP & BBB in searching for answers.
After uncovering it just two weeks ago, I am still looking at a green pool that is VERY cloudy. I cannot even see the liner in my shallow end. The color has improved from very dark to a lighter, but it's consistently staying the same now. I have been to the local pool shop 2x this week to get water tests. I will enter the results below. Thus far, I have used a dozen bags of shock and have been adding alkalinity increaser.
I have about 8 lbs of alkalinity increaser left that I could use. Today I picked up 6 gallons of bleach that are 5.25%.
My numbers today:
Total Chlorine is 1.2 / Min 1.0, Max 3.0
Free Chlorine is 0 / Min 1.0, Max 3.0
pH is 7.5 / Min 7.2, Max 7.6
Total alkalinity is 80 / Min 80, Max 150
Calcium Hardness is 150 / Min is 150, Max is 400
Stabilizer is 0 / Min is 30, Max is 100
Shock treatment is 1.2
If anyone has recommendations for me, please let me know. I have seen the pool green before, but never this cloudy.
I have scooped at the bottom and come up with very few leaves. But there is a fine, dust-like, brown organic matter that rises to the surface.
My filter cartridge is new, purchased earlier this week. It was running well around 8 PSI. Today I noticed it at 25, so I hosed it. It went back down to 8, but within a few hours and has since gone back up to 22. I am fine to hose it again, but I'm not sure how else to treat this mess I've got going.
Thank you so much in advance.
This is my first year being responsible for the inground pool. 18 x 36 rectangle, approx 25,000 gallons, shallow and deep end. I have used the pool and helped in the past, but never had to maintain it myself. Today I am reading about FTP & BBB in searching for answers.
After uncovering it just two weeks ago, I am still looking at a green pool that is VERY cloudy. I cannot even see the liner in my shallow end. The color has improved from very dark to a lighter, but it's consistently staying the same now. I have been to the local pool shop 2x this week to get water tests. I will enter the results below. Thus far, I have used a dozen bags of shock and have been adding alkalinity increaser.
I have about 8 lbs of alkalinity increaser left that I could use. Today I picked up 6 gallons of bleach that are 5.25%.
My numbers today:
Total Chlorine is 1.2 / Min 1.0, Max 3.0
Free Chlorine is 0 / Min 1.0, Max 3.0
pH is 7.5 / Min 7.2, Max 7.6
Total alkalinity is 80 / Min 80, Max 150
Calcium Hardness is 150 / Min is 150, Max is 400
Stabilizer is 0 / Min is 30, Max is 100
Shock treatment is 1.2
If anyone has recommendations for me, please let me know. I have seen the pool green before, but never this cloudy.
I have scooped at the bottom and come up with very few leaves. But there is a fine, dust-like, brown organic matter that rises to the surface.
My filter cartridge is new, purchased earlier this week. It was running well around 8 PSI. Today I noticed it at 25, so I hosed it. It went back down to 8, but within a few hours and has since gone back up to 22. I am fine to hose it again, but I'm not sure how else to treat this mess I've got going.
Thank you so much in advance.