HELP! New pool owner

[BurtonFam]

Hi there,
I am new to this forum and also new to owning a pool
This looks like an amazing community where everyone helps everyone!
My husband and I are very clueless pool owners and are trying to learn more, but there is so much to know! We have only been in charge of our new pool for about 6 weeks (the previous owners opened it for us). The pool was doing great until this week is started getting cloudy….the previous owner told my husband to shock the pool every time it rains so he's been doing that. I tested our water today and here are the readings:

TH = 1,000
FC = 0/0
PH = 7.8
TA = 180
CYA = 0

It seems all our levels (except maybe PH) are off! Especially TA and TH!!

Any advice??

Thanks in advance!

Colleen

 

[JasonLion]

Welcome to TFP!

It would be a huge help if you got a better test kit, like one of the ones we recommend (TF100, K-2006). Test strips are just not very reliable, especially the CYA test. They also measure total hardness, which isn't the number we really need (calcium hardness).

Could you do a quick test on the fill water? I would like to get some idea of what the TH level of your fill water is.