Chemicals ok, pool milky
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Did you recently add all that calcium? Why is there so much calcium in that pool? Do you have a heater?
Maddie
Maddie
I haven’t added any calcium, that’s just what’s in my water. Yes I have an ASHP at 30.
I just don’t test for calcium. As I understood it was pretty stable & I thought I was within “normal”. Should I bring it down? Or slam in case this is algae? My ch & ph have been fine only my TA bit high; so I’ve added ph minus granules, roughly every 4 days, brining it down from pH 7.8 to pH 7.2
H
That calcium level seems pretty ok .. I run much higher than that but I have a plaster pool.
When was the last time you deep-cleaned your filter?
When was the last time you deep-cleaned your filter?
My sand filter is 2 or 3 months old, I back wash it between daily or every other day.
You probably have algae and need to SLAM.
Can you post a picture of your water?
Do an OCLT tonight and see if you have organics in your water. If you pass, it must be something else .. if you fail, you've got algae, and need a SLAM.
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Can you post a picture of your water?
Do an OCLT tonight and see if you have organics in your water. If you pass, it must be something else .. if you fail, you've got algae, and need a SLAM.
Perform the Overnight FC Loss Test (OCLT)
The Overnight Chlorine Loss Test tells if the SLAM is finished or if you need to start a SLAM. This article says how to do the OCLT.
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SLAM - Shock Level and Maintain
We’ve all had to deal with a green pool. Clear algae from your pool with a SLAM! Read here to use shock level and maintain to clear your pool.
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It’s 5am here, so I’ll do the test now. That last test was 10pm last night.
Ty
Ty
Logs have you @2.5 FC but according to the CYA/FC chart target from 50 CYA(45 rounds up) FC should be 6-8 so I guess something got your water.
Mine was a bit cloudy as well a few weeks ago and I noticed the CSI was a bit positive. Once I slammed for a few days and tried to keep the pH a point lower, it cleared up with some vacuuming.
Pool store recommending pH minus and Stabilizer
Hi guys, I just got my pool installed about a month ago, and I have been trying to do accurate tests. I wanted to compare mine to the pool store, so I took in a sample. They ran my sample through the spin touch photometer (i think that's what its called, but its a machine that your insert a disk...
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Oh no... That is not what you want to use at all. That's got thickeners that are going to make trouble for your water and whatever the anti-limescale stuff is probably isn't going to be good for your water either.
I approve of the wine, but the thick bleach contains a gelling agent, which means that all that gel is going to end up in your water. Maybe it will gum up your filter, who knows? I would return that stuff and get something more like this:
Something like this would be "Jolly Good old boy!"
If I could get next-day free delivery with a bulk discount for 15% Sodium Hypochlorite here in the States, I would be happier than a Scotsman with a haggis!
Pure Chlor Sodium Hypochlorite Liquid Chlorine
Sodium Hypochlorite liquid chlorine with 14%-15% available strength. Available in 5 & 20 litres. In stock. Buy in Bulk for Extra Discount!
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Something like this would be "Jolly Good old boy!"
If I could get next-day free delivery with a bulk discount for 15% Sodium Hypochlorite here in the States, I would be happier than a Scotsman with a haggis!
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Shirker
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- Jul 2, 2014
- 749
- Pool Size
- 19000
- Surface
- Vinyl
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
If you have used that thick bleach before, that might be part of your cloudiness issue.
Does you filter pressure rise that quickly? Only backwash after your filter has increased by 25% from the "clean" pressure. Sand filters actually work better if they are a little dirty.
After your SLAM is done you could try adding some DE to that sand filter to help it clear your water faster.
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Add DE to a Sand Filter
A clean pool filter will increase the efficiency of your pool! ... your filter are to backwash it, clean the manifolds and grids, and add new DE.
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Pressure drops when I use the intex vac, pool pump seller (fab) said backwash. Sorts it every time.
