Cal-Hypo cloudying pool

[TCJ4]

I added some cal-hypo last night to raise the FC because it was very low so i added a bit too much,i think 26 oz.so i predissolve it in a bucket then threw it in the pool and in a few min the whole pool turned cloudy and it always happpens when i add Cal-hypo.

Wondering why and how long can it take to become clear again?

BTW: i have about 11 lb of Cal hypo ,it's the pool shock from IN THE SWIM

 

[RobbieH]

Cal hypo can cause clouding. It is more likely when TA and pH are off. Your CH is going to go up very fast using Cal Hypo in a pool that size.

 

[linen]

That is not uncommon. How long has it taken to clear up in the past?

 

[TCJ4]

Sorry forgot to post test results

FC:2.5
PH:7.4
TA:90
Ch:40
CYA:very low

 

[TCJ4]

Maybe 2 or 3 days,i just checked it and the water is almost crystal clear again

 

[TCJ4]

I think this will be the last i add cal-hypo to the pool,it always makes it cloudy

 

[duraleigh]

I think this will be the last i add cal-hypo to the pool,it always makes it cloudy

That's a very wise decision.

 

[TCJ4]

I'm now seriously thinking of going with bleach,but whole family is scared of swimming in a pool filled with bleah.i already explained that it's the same chlorine as the tablet but they won't listen

Also this year instead of buying some expensive alkalinity increaser at the pool store i just went to the grocery store and bought four boxes of baking soda for half the price

 

[linen]

Just don't tell them you are doing it

Maybe this pool school document will help?: http://www.troublefreepool.com/pool-school/types_chlorine_pool

 

[RobbieH]

Calhypo = method of getting bleach (chlorine) into the pool
Trichlor - method of getting chlorine into pool
dichlor - you get the idea I'm getting at.

Go to the pool store and ask to see a bottle of liquid shock. Note the ingredients. Now get a bottle of Clorox, and read ingredients. Make sure the family gets to read them.

Chlorine is an element. You can't change that, unless you have a super-collider nearby.

 

[TCJ4]

Yeah i'm gonna start checking prices of the bleach today,

Also wondering about a SWG if it's worth it

 

[RobbieH]

SWG becomes valuable when you travel. It is a way of keeping your FC up at all times even when you are not home.

It will be fairly easy for you to keep enough bottles of bleach around. My pool at 10x the size of yours, was a pain. Buying pallets of bleach wasn't fun.

 

[linen]

I really like my swg, but I would recommend you start with bleach/liquid chlorine and then see if you still are interested in the swg.

 

[TCJ4]

Yeah i already told them it's exactly the same thing sodium hypochloride there just scared i think because here everybody does what the pool store tells them without any questions.

Not me when i went to buy the alkalinity increaser the sales person kept telling me that i can't use baking soda in pools,i asked her why not because there exactlly the same thing

 

[TCJ4]

Any of u guy's tried the intex SWG?

I saw it and the price seems good so maybe i'll check it out

 

[linen]

That is what I have. Mine is on it's third season.

 

[TCJ4]

Ok maybe i'll order one for the next pool because the current intex is old and it has like 20 patched holes and now it has to leaks that i cannot seem to patched them and the pool is a little small

 

[TCJ4]

Ok the water is clear back again.so i just check the FC is 2ppm and CC is 0 ppm and PH is 7.5
Do you guys think i should add more chlorine tonight or just leave it a that level because somebody here told me i could be algea but the water is clear again and the whole day the FC only dropped 0.5 ppm?

Btw i have a 3" trichlor in the pool and./ in the morning was the FC 2.5 and now it's 2ppm