Can’t clear cloudy water

[Arnprior pool]

I’m doing my best with the patience lol. Is the cloudiness due to the fine particles of algae floating around in the pool? If that is the case then what will get rid of those tiny particles that aren’t being caught in the filter?

 

[Arnprior pool]

And thank you for your quick responses, you guys are awesome

 

[PoolStored]

If you can, list all the products you added to the pool since you opened it.

 

[Arnprior pool]

Balance pak 100 to raise alkalinity
Lo’n slo to lower ph
Burn out pool shock
Filter brite to clean filter
You’re not going to like this one- biogaurd power floc. On the recommendation of the pool store I was going to. I let it sit for 24 hours with no change and vacuumed to waste slowly and carefully and had instant regret when doing it.

After none of those worked I decided to buy the Taylor test kit and go with you guys, Don’t hate me lol

 

[PoolStored]

Balance pak 100 to raise alkalinity

This is baking soda, and you didn't need it. Now your TA is high. However...no need to worry about it or to ANYTHING to reduce TA. Your pH will rise over time, reduce it with muriatic acid. As you do this, your TA will come down.

Lo’n slo to lower ph

This is sodium bisulphate. Dry acid. Don't use it in the pool, it adds sulfates. Use muriatic acid to lower pH

Burn out pool shock

This is CalHypo. It chlorinates and adds Calcium to the pool.

Filter brite to clean filter

This is a pool store potion. You really don't need to clean a sand filter unless it is gummed up (assuming that is what you have). If it is gummed up because of pool store potions, you likely need to deep clean, or replace sand. Given the chemicals you listed, they would not gum up a filter.

Do you remember any of the products you added last year, by chance?

You’re not going to like this one- biogaurd power floc. On the recommendation of the pool store I was going to. I let it sit for 24 hours with no change and vacuumed to waste slowly and carefully and had instant regret when doing it.

Oooof. No idea how much floc got to filter.

I'd recommend you deep clean your filter...

Deep Cleaning a Sand Filter

This post will walk you through the anatomy of a sand filter, and then provide a video at the end for how to deep clean your sand filter. The filter used in the photos and videos is a Hayward S180T top mount sand filter. The images are of a similar filter. Obviously not all filters are...

www.troublefreepool.com

 

[Arnprior pool]

The pressure of the filter never changed after I flocced so do you think that it would still need a deep clean?

 

[PoolStored]

How are you testing your water?

 

[PoolStored]

Three "easy answer" for cloudy water.
1) you added something that clouded the water, we've ruled that out.
2) Next is algae. You need a good test kit...Link-->Test Kits Compared And you need to follow the SLAM process to clear the pool. Link-->SLAM Process
3) The filter has channeled or something else is causing the filter to not filter the particles.

There are other "non easy" answers but they likely don't apply in this situation.

Can you post pictures of your water?

 

[Arnprior pool]

I’m using the Taylor test kit 2006

 

[PoolStored]

Great. Follow the SLAM process, should be easy, that picture is very late stage slam.

 

[Arnprior pool]

Hey guys, pools getting better, I can see the floor liner!!! I did the oclt last night and I lost 1.5ppm of fc, water is clearer but not perfect and cc is below 0.5. What’s my next step?

 

[PoolStored]

Keep slamming until you pass all three criteria!

 

[Arnprior pool]

Thanks for all the help guys!!! You’ve made a believer out of me! I’ll be slamming from now on. Passed all three criteria, and the kids are enjoying the pool, fc is at 9.5ppm and I’ll check ph tomorrow and adjust then I’ll turn my chlorinator on when fc drops to 3