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Hi. I'm new to the site and new to posting as well so please excuse me for repeating things. I just returned from vacation and found the chlorine levels in our 36,000 gal in-ground plaster pool low (FC>1). I shocked the pool using Leslie's Power Powder (calcium hypochlorite) and watched a cloud take over the pool. I understand from the site that the cloud is calcium. I've run the filter (cleaned the filter three times in the process) for the past four days and still have the cloud (mostly in the deep end - 9.5'). For the past two days, I've added Leslie's clarifier with little result. I plan to keep the filter going until it clears up.
QUESTION -- is it safe for the kids to swim in the pool with the calcium cloud present? What if they stay in the shallow end? The pool chemistry seems to be perfect (sorry, I don't have the numbers with me now). Other than never using Power Powder (Leslie's sells a calcium free shock called Genesis -- that I'll be using in the future), any thoughts on how to clean the mess would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Hi. I'm new to the site and new to posting as well so please excuse me for repeating things. I just returned from vacation and found the chlorine levels in our 36,000 gal in-ground plaster pool low (FC>1). I shocked the pool using Leslie's Power Powder (calcium hypochlorite) and watched a cloud take over the pool. I understand from the site that the cloud is calcium. I've run the filter (cleaned the filter three times in the process) for the past four days and still have the cloud (mostly in the deep end - 9.5'). For the past two days, I've added Leslie's clarifier with little result. I plan to keep the filter going until it clears up.
QUESTION -- is it safe for the kids to swim in the pool with the calcium cloud present? What if they stay in the shallow end? The pool chemistry seems to be perfect (sorry, I don't have the numbers with me now). Other than never using Power Powder (Leslie's sells a calcium free shock called Genesis -- that I'll be using in the future), any thoughts on how to clean the mess would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
M