25K gallon, in-ground, vinyl pool
Opened last Saturday 6/10
Shallow side I can see the bottom, but it is very obscured
Deep side I can't even begin to make out the drain
Water is otherwise clear/blue
Tests:
Taylor K-2006 (T) at 7:30am today
Pool store test (PS) at 10:30am today
FC:
T: 12.5
PS: 10.0
CC:
T: <0.5
PS: 0
PH:
T: 7.4 (from last night when FC was 5.8 prior to bringing back up to 13.5)
PS: 7.4
TA:
T: 80
PS: 95
CH:
T: 110
PS: 81
CYA:
T: ~30 or just under (black dot still slightly visible)
PS: 33
TDS:
PS: 2600
Most years, the pool is crystal clear after just 3 days. This year, I have been SLAMming the pool for 6 days and it's still cloudy. The past three mornings the FC loss overnight has been between 0.5 and 1.0 and CC is <0.5 (using the 10ml sample technique so I'm not using 60+ drops for each test). I have been bringing it to 12.5 - 13.5 at night and it's been 11.5 - 12.5 in the mornings. I want to bring down the FC to normal levels now that my overnight loss is okay, but usually it wouldn't be cloudy at this point.
Thanks!
Cory
Opened last Saturday 6/10
Shallow side I can see the bottom, but it is very obscured
Deep side I can't even begin to make out the drain
Water is otherwise clear/blue
Tests:
Taylor K-2006 (T) at 7:30am today
Pool store test (PS) at 10:30am today
FC:
T: 12.5
PS: 10.0
CC:
T: <0.5
PS: 0
PH:
T: 7.4 (from last night when FC was 5.8 prior to bringing back up to 13.5)
PS: 7.4
TA:
T: 80
PS: 95
CH:
T: 110
PS: 81
CYA:
T: ~30 or just under (black dot still slightly visible)
PS: 33
TDS:
PS: 2600
Most years, the pool is crystal clear after just 3 days. This year, I have been SLAMming the pool for 6 days and it's still cloudy. The past three mornings the FC loss overnight has been between 0.5 and 1.0 and CC is <0.5 (using the 10ml sample technique so I'm not using 60+ drops for each test). I have been bringing it to 12.5 - 13.5 at night and it's been 11.5 - 12.5 in the mornings. I want to bring down the FC to normal levels now that my overnight loss is okay, but usually it wouldn't be cloudy at this point.
- Should I keep going with the SLAM levels or bring it down to normal FC levels now that overnight loss is good? Or do I want to see closer to 0.5 loss overnight, and I should keep going?
- I assume I don't need to be concerned about the pool store TDS reading of 2600 based on articles here. Is that correct, or is that part of my cloudiness problem?
- Should I raise my CH if I have a vinyl pool and no heater? It sounds like it is more of an issue with plaster, and I wouldn't expect low CH to affect cloudiness.
- I haven't done anything with the sand filter since I took over maintaining this pool about 5 years ago. Could the cloudiness mean I need to service the sand filter? I read once about adding DE to sand filter to improve filtration. Is that (or some other solution) a quick fix if I want to wait until next spring to change out the sand once it is dry?
- Do I just need to give it more time?
Thanks!
Cory
