Hi all!!
We were bad pool owners and didn't close up over winter. The new home we purchased last summer has an above ground pool and we're clueless. Over the past few weeks I've turned the water from brown to blue - but still cloudy and can barely see the bottom.
I made a spreadsheet to track my levels and my remediation to establish expected results. Here are my readings between 6.27.20 and 7.7.20:
Hardness: 500-600, 500, 700, 600+, 600+
FC: 0, 3, 3, 0, 3
TC: .5, 3, 2, 2, 3
CYA: 0, 0-30, 30, 20-30, 30-50
Alk: 40-80, 60, 80, 40-50, 80
PH: 7.2, 7.2, 7.2, 7.0, 7.2
Above ground 20k gal pool. Sand filter, no heat pump. Running filter 24/7. Running backwash/rinse cycle once a week.
It has been dreadfully hot here lately so I increased the CYA to preserve my FC. My goal was 30-50. I add chlorine tablets to the floater and skimmer when they start dissolving. This might be a bad idea since CYA is going up? I've shocked the pool a few times but always a conservative amount.
Today I purchased some liquid CYA to have on hand and 512oz of liquid chlorine. I read a post on here to get FC to around 10 to kill off the algae, so I added roughly 64oz this evening.
I'd appreciate advice. I've read through the forums and trying to do what I've learned but not sure I'm on the right track - and my wife is getting ******! Lol
We were bad pool owners and didn't close up over winter. The new home we purchased last summer has an above ground pool and we're clueless. Over the past few weeks I've turned the water from brown to blue - but still cloudy and can barely see the bottom.
I made a spreadsheet to track my levels and my remediation to establish expected results. Here are my readings between 6.27.20 and 7.7.20:
Hardness: 500-600, 500, 700, 600+, 600+
FC: 0, 3, 3, 0, 3
TC: .5, 3, 2, 2, 3
CYA: 0, 0-30, 30, 20-30, 30-50
Alk: 40-80, 60, 80, 40-50, 80
PH: 7.2, 7.2, 7.2, 7.0, 7.2
Above ground 20k gal pool. Sand filter, no heat pump. Running filter 24/7. Running backwash/rinse cycle once a week.
It has been dreadfully hot here lately so I increased the CYA to preserve my FC. My goal was 30-50. I add chlorine tablets to the floater and skimmer when they start dissolving. This might be a bad idea since CYA is going up? I've shocked the pool a few times but always a conservative amount.
Today I purchased some liquid CYA to have on hand and 512oz of liquid chlorine. I read a post on here to get FC to around 10 to kill off the algae, so I added roughly 64oz this evening.
I'd appreciate advice. I've read through the forums and trying to do what I've learned but not sure I'm on the right track - and my wife is getting ******! Lol