Hi there TFP folks! Name's Matt, I'm a newbie (both here on the site and as a pool owner). I've lost faith in local pool store folks, they only appear to want to sell me chemicals (and lots of em!). I've been silently following the prescribed SLAM instructions on this site. I'm an engineer and in general, follow instructions and can reliably measure stuff when my eyesight cooperates! I'm sure to many of you, this is easy-peasy, but this is stumping me. Here's a time-line of what I've done and why
Thanks for sticking with me. Here's my question. My pool went from the first image to the second image. It's been blue since the 7/23, but it is cloudy as heck. Can't see the bottom clearly. I've been cleaning the filter 2-3 times per day (SFX1000gph with a Type A cartridge) really well. I vacuum it often (every other day maybe) to try and pick up organic matter. I brush 1-2 times /day to stir things up and get em to my skimmer. Pump has been running 24/7.
How long do I have to wait for the cloudiness to clear up? My CC is down, I pass the OCLT test, The Cl level has been well maintained since 7/24 (but nice and elevated since 7/20 best I could tell with DPD test) Is this typical?
I love the learning this site offers and wanted to see what y'all thought. Any advice or suggestions appreciated.
Starting in mid July had an algae problem.
Shocked - did no good. Tested water at Pool store, long story short, CYA was WAY high (100+, but HTH strips showed into that 150-300 range)
Drained out 1/4 of water (estimate) and filled back up (1st attempt to get CYA down)
Decided to add in Pool Time Algicide MaxBlue (~4oz and after that settled down, some Pool Time Super Water Clarifier (1oz)). No real improvements, very cloudy water, kind of green-blue now. Convinced myself that CYA was still too high.
Drained over 1/2 of pool and filled it back up. Acquired a DPD then a FAS-DPD Taylor kit.
7/20 was when I drained out half the water and really started getting serious about elevated Cl levels, at first with DPD, but starting on 7/24 with a Taylor FAS-DPD kit.
7/20 - Ph: 7.6, FC:4, TC:4, Alk:100, CYA:60 (Pool Store measure), Added 128 oz of 10% Bleach, per SLAM guidelines
7/21 - Ph: 7.6, FC:10+, Alk:120 (DPD test), Added 56oz of 7.5% Bleach
7/22 & 23 - added bleach, didn't record, but Cl levels eye-balled with DPD test
7/24 - Ph: 7.6, FC:15 , CYA: 60 (FAS-DPD for Cl), Added 61oz of 7.5% Bl
7/25 - FC:23 (FAS-DPD), no bleach added
7/26- FC:20 (FAS-DPD), added 27oz of 7.5%
7/27- FC:20 (FAS-DPD), added 27oz of 7.5%
7/28- FC:21, CC: 0.5 (FAS-DPD), added 24oz of 7.5% (started tracking CC at this point using FAS-DPD)
7/29- Morning FC:17, CC: 0.5 (FAS-DPD), added 50oz of 7.5%
7/29 - Evening FC:20, CC: 0.5 (FAS-DPD), let it ride for an OCLT
7/30 - Morning FC:18, CC:0.5 (FAS-DPD), added 40oz 7.5%
Thanks for sticking with me. Here's my question. My pool went from the first image to the second image. It's been blue since the 7/23, but it is cloudy as heck. Can't see the bottom clearly. I've been cleaning the filter 2-3 times per day (SFX1000gph with a Type A cartridge) really well. I vacuum it often (every other day maybe) to try and pick up organic matter. I brush 1-2 times /day to stir things up and get em to my skimmer. Pump has been running 24/7.
How long do I have to wait for the cloudiness to clear up? My CC is down, I pass the OCLT test, The Cl level has been well maintained since 7/24 (but nice and elevated since 7/20 best I could tell with DPD test) Is this typical?
I love the learning this site offers and wanted to see what y'all thought. Any advice or suggestions appreciated.
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