When I add liquid chlorine (Pool Essentials 10%) to the pool it clouds up as it spreads away from the return jet. Picture attached. The cloud ultimately dissapates within an hour, but I had never experienced this. Does not matter if I am adding a third gallon, half gallon or full gallon and does not matter how slow or fast I pour. I test chlorine and Ph and daily to aim to keep at 5 and 7.5 respectively and full workup weekly. Here are results from Sunday:
Ph = 7.5
FC = 5
TA = 100
CA = 225
CYA = 30
By way of background, pool remodel was completed in the spring, including DiamondBrite Bahama Breeze exposed aggregate plaster.
Theory 1 - Contractor initially had TA up to 140 and I've slowly brought that down as I've managed the Ph bounce. Initially I thought it was the high TA as historically I've found 70-90 to be a sweet spot for my pool, but even as the TA has come down, the "chlorine cloud" still appears.
Theory 2 - The only other thing I know that was added to the pool was Jack's Blue Stuff. I'm not sure why they added this as the pool was filled with municpal water which does not have above normal metals in in. There was one other thread I found on here (Adding chlorine makes water cloudy), for which a metal sequesterant appeared to be the culprit, but didn't seem to have a definitive answer. Regardless, following numerous backwashes since that was added in early May I would think that the sequesterant would be out of the water (my daily chlorine loss is well within normal range so it is not being consumed by sequesterant), though admittedly, I do not have a sequesterant test kit and have not tested.
Theory 3 - The last thing I could think of is that maybe with the darker pool surface, this cloud is just normal, especially given it disappates quickly.
My questions - What could be causing this and is there a way to stop it? Do I even need to do something to stop it as I seem to have a perfectly balanced, clear swimming pool with no issues this summer beyond this?
Ph = 7.5
FC = 5
TA = 100
CA = 225
CYA = 30
By way of background, pool remodel was completed in the spring, including DiamondBrite Bahama Breeze exposed aggregate plaster.
Theory 1 - Contractor initially had TA up to 140 and I've slowly brought that down as I've managed the Ph bounce. Initially I thought it was the high TA as historically I've found 70-90 to be a sweet spot for my pool, but even as the TA has come down, the "chlorine cloud" still appears.
Theory 2 - The only other thing I know that was added to the pool was Jack's Blue Stuff. I'm not sure why they added this as the pool was filled with municpal water which does not have above normal metals in in. There was one other thread I found on here (Adding chlorine makes water cloudy), for which a metal sequesterant appeared to be the culprit, but didn't seem to have a definitive answer. Regardless, following numerous backwashes since that was added in early May I would think that the sequesterant would be out of the water (my daily chlorine loss is well within normal range so it is not being consumed by sequesterant), though admittedly, I do not have a sequesterant test kit and have not tested.
Theory 3 - The last thing I could think of is that maybe with the darker pool surface, this cloud is just normal, especially given it disappates quickly.
My questions - What could be causing this and is there a way to stop it? Do I even need to do something to stop it as I seem to have a perfectly balanced, clear swimming pool with no issues this summer beyond this?
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