We purchased a home in NJ in November, that came complete with its own swamp. The former owners had a cracked sand filter, but thought it was a good idea to install a new vinyl liner and fill the pool anyway. When we moved in, we had the pool closed for the winter, and last week we had a new Hayward Sand filter installed, using Zeosand. Last week the water was green and murky, we have since removed the dead leaves from the bottom (as best as we could since we can't see the bottom!), and the water is cloudy, but not green anymore, but for the life of us we are unable to get a FC reading above .5! It is a 28,500 gallon pool, and here are our current numbers:
CH - 100
TC - 10
FC - .5
PH - 7.2
TA - 120
CYA - 0
We used Green to Clean and shocked the pool with dichlor last night, and again this morning, and while TC has gone up, FC remains unchanged and PH has dropped. That said, the pool is a much better color - we are currently running the filter through the main drain only, because Green to Clean suggested turning off the skimmers. Before we continue to shock, we found this forum and wanted to get some recommendations. The pool guy we called to do the initial cleaning said it would be better if we could clear the water before he came so he doesn't waste our money....but we can't clear it!
Thank you for your help!
CH - 100
TC - 10
FC - .5
PH - 7.2
TA - 120
CYA - 0
We used Green to Clean and shocked the pool with dichlor last night, and again this morning, and while TC has gone up, FC remains unchanged and PH has dropped. That said, the pool is a much better color - we are currently running the filter through the main drain only, because Green to Clean suggested turning off the skimmers. Before we continue to shock, we found this forum and wanted to get some recommendations. The pool guy we called to do the initial cleaning said it would be better if we could clear the water before he came so he doesn't waste our money....but we can't clear it!
Thank you for your help!