Pool slowly turning from pea green to blue but cloudy. Running pump at high speed 24 hrs per day, scrub liner except bottom drain area until I can see it, and pool solar cover on during daytime to minimize chlorine burn off. Do shock harder or give it more time?
Day 1 - Pool opened and pump started. Color was dark green.
Day 2 - Added stabilizer (6 lbs). CYA went from 0 to 50. Few hours later added 4 gallons of CL (22 ppm).
Day 3 - FC 11 ppm. Added 2 gallons (11 ppm) back to 22
Day 4 - FC 18 ppm. Added 1 gallon (5.5 ppm) back to 23.5
Day 5 - FC 20 ppm. Added < 1 gallon (4 ppm) back to 24. CYA check and it 50.
Day 6 - FC 19 ppm. Added < 1 gallon (2 ppm) back to 21
Day 7 - FC 16 ppm. Added 2 gallon (11.5 ppm) back to 27.5
Day 8 - FC 21 ppm. Added 1 gallon (5.5) back 26.5
Chlorine tested and added on night time.
1 gallon = 5.5 ppm
CYA of 50 states shock requires 20 ppm
PH normal after initial adjustment before shocking and looks good daily.
ALK tested on Day 7 and was 170.
Vinyl, Inground, 23,000, sand filter
KK
Day 1 - Pool opened and pump started. Color was dark green.
Day 2 - Added stabilizer (6 lbs). CYA went from 0 to 50. Few hours later added 4 gallons of CL (22 ppm).
Day 3 - FC 11 ppm. Added 2 gallons (11 ppm) back to 22
Day 4 - FC 18 ppm. Added 1 gallon (5.5 ppm) back to 23.5
Day 5 - FC 20 ppm. Added < 1 gallon (4 ppm) back to 24. CYA check and it 50.
Day 6 - FC 19 ppm. Added < 1 gallon (2 ppm) back to 21
Day 7 - FC 16 ppm. Added 2 gallon (11.5 ppm) back to 27.5
Day 8 - FC 21 ppm. Added 1 gallon (5.5) back 26.5
Chlorine tested and added on night time.
1 gallon = 5.5 ppm
CYA of 50 states shock requires 20 ppm
PH normal after initial adjustment before shocking and looks good daily.
ALK tested on Day 7 and was 170.
Vinyl, Inground, 23,000, sand filter
KK