We have inground pool that is shaped like a stop sign. It holds 9,000 gallons of water. We have maintained it for 12 years with no problem. This summer about 2 months ago we started with Metal
stain, when treated with Leslie's pool treatment. It would go away and come back in a day or two.
Then the pool went cloudy. We were told after checking chemicals that we had a chlorine lock. WE treated with heavy shock (6) lbs super-chlorination and then 3 lbs 24 hours later. never cleared up.
We drained the pool to about 2 feet and replaced with fresh city water. We had a reading of good
alkalinity and good ph but no chlorine. We shocked with 1 lb on super chlorine, and started running
2 tablets in the chlorinator per pool store. Did not look as cloudy. readings were:
Free Available Chlorine - 4
Water PH 7.8
Total Alkalinity 100
Cyanuric Acid 40
Calcium Hardness - 90
Pool store said we needed to bring up Calciul Hardness to 200-400ppm
told to put 15 pounds of Hardness Plus and in 3 days put another 15 pounds
Pool Has been running 24 hours a day. The reading above was taken yesterday. As of today our
pool looks coulder than before! My husband had just changed the return jets up several months
ago, after reading a post from you, I had him go adjust the jets to the bottom of the pool! We
do not want to drain the pool again. Any help would be appreciated. (We have to drive a long
way to even get to the pool store. Thanks
stain, when treated with Leslie's pool treatment. It would go away and come back in a day or two.
Then the pool went cloudy. We were told after checking chemicals that we had a chlorine lock. WE treated with heavy shock (6) lbs super-chlorination and then 3 lbs 24 hours later. never cleared up.
We drained the pool to about 2 feet and replaced with fresh city water. We had a reading of good
alkalinity and good ph but no chlorine. We shocked with 1 lb on super chlorine, and started running
2 tablets in the chlorinator per pool store. Did not look as cloudy. readings were:
Free Available Chlorine - 4
Water PH 7.8
Total Alkalinity 100
Cyanuric Acid 40
Calcium Hardness - 90
Pool store said we needed to bring up Calciul Hardness to 200-400ppm
told to put 15 pounds of Hardness Plus and in 3 days put another 15 pounds
Pool Has been running 24 hours a day. The reading above was taken yesterday. As of today our
pool looks coulder than before! My husband had just changed the return jets up several months
ago, after reading a post from you, I had him go adjust the jets to the bottom of the pool! We
do not want to drain the pool again. Any help would be appreciated. (We have to drive a long
way to even get to the pool store. Thanks