Cloudy water in SWG pool

[KrisIL]

Other question. I've read Intex SWG manual and here are the numbers that they give me:
Copper Ions Ideal - 0.1 - 0.2 ppm
FC ideal - 0.4 - 1.5 ppm
CC ideal - 0 ppm
pH ideal - 7.4 -7.6
TA ideal - 100-140 ppm
CH ideal - 200-400 ppm
CYA ideal - 30-50 ppm

This numbers are much different then the ones from pool school:
FC 3-5 ppm
PH 7.5-7.8
TA 60-80
CH 50-300 for vinyl
CYA 70-80
Salt 200-400 ppm ABOVE recommended optimum level
Borates 30-50 ppm (optional)

So which numbers I should stick with?

 

[Bama Rambler]

Do you really even need to ask that question??

Of course, use the numbers found in pool school. Except for CH in a vinyl pool. It can be zero.

 

[KrisIL]

Okay. It's 95F right now here in Chicago. I will test the water again at about 5pm by that time the temperature will hit 100F

 

[KrisIL]

To test how much salt it is in my pool I need to purchase special testing strips?

 

[MikeInNH]

To test how much salt it is in my pool I need to purchase special testing strips?

Yes, they run about $10 for 10 strips. Keep them in the house and dry.

 

[KrisIL]

Okay I will.

 

[KrisIL]

All right guys. I just came back from work and realize that my water is krystal clear .
Here are the newest test results:
FC - 6 ppm
CC - 0.5 ppm
TA - 350
CH - 230 (about I'm not really sure if the solution was still little pink or blue already)
CYA - 80 ppm
Cl - between 5-10
pH - 7.2

 

[KrisIL]

I think now is a time to aerate

 

[MikeInNH]

Very cool, is your SWG running now?

 

[KrisIL]

Yes. I set it up for 3 hours a day and the filter 4 hours a day

 

[KrisIL]

Does anyone from you have a picture of skimmer sock installation? I would like to know if you guys stretch the sock on the skimmer? Do you stretch it on outside or inside the skimmer? Or you doing it the same way I do. I put some stabilizer in the sock then tie at the top and put it loose in the skimmer.
Also I'm on the way to finish my aerator. Will put it some pictures later.

 

[Butterfly]

Skimmer socks go inside the basket.

If you are adding CYA via sock method, put the sock inside the skimmer basket and make sure not to block the water flow. Or, you can hang the sock w/CYA in front of a return.

 

[KrisIL]

Okay. That's what I did. But surprisingly the stabilizer dissolve after 2-3 hours. I thought it will take days

 

[Butterfly]

Okay. That's what I did. But surprisingly the stabilizer dissolve after 2-3 hours. I thought it will take days

Some dissolves pretty fast. It can take up to a week before it shows on the CYA test.

 

[KrisIL]

We have a heavy rain yesterday and today. What I need to check now to adjust it?

 

[MikeInNH]

FC, CC and PH should be enough for now. I only check the other stuff early in the season and a couple months into it depending on how much water turnover we have. If lots of rain I usually have to add salt and CYA but it takes awhile to drop. I check FC and PH almost daily, PH mainly because it's in the same test set as FC. As long as my FC has not dipped below the minimum for CYA level at any given time then I'm good to go. I do run the FC on the higher side of the test to make sure there's no issues. Light or no yellow on the test set gets me nervous.

 

[KrisIL]

Guys I would like to thank you for all the help. Hopefully now I will be able to maintain my pool chemical on daily basis. Also the TF-100 kit comes very helpful with the adjustments.
Thank You all so much

 

[KrisIL]

Guys I have same problem as before. "low salt" level alarm. My salt reading is 3680 and I have no idea if it's because of that. What I need to adjust so the plates want get covered in the white crispy salt.

 

[sarahspins]

What I need to adjust so the plates want get covered in the white crispy salt.

That's calcium, not salt.

 

[KrisIL]

Now I know. This was my problem last year