I'm new to TFP but I love what I'm learning. I need help! We let our pool go over the winter (I know, I know the pool owners cardinal sin) because it was in such bad shape by end of summer (spent a small fortune on chemicals and never got it right). So we gave up. NOW we have been diligently working on it taking it from swamp status to cloudy/murky/blue water. It is getting there, but still so frustrating because my pool store just said I have a chlorine demand and need to shock EVEN MORE (and I've been shocking the mess out of it)! So here is what we've done so far:
drained the pool half way
got a leaf rake and scooped out a TON of leaves
scrubbed the vinyl walls with vinegar/water mixture (worked amazingly)
refilled
super shocked
then we changed the sand in the filter
Got a new skimmer basket
have had to backwash several times because we believe sand sediment is coming out return
shocked
shocked some more
added clarifier (to clump particles)
went to pool store. Was told I needed stabilizer/conditioner/CYA because my chlorine was depleted
put a whole bottle in plus three bags shock
Now (about three days later) my CYA is registering 80 ppm (per Taylor test kit)
That's when I called my pool store and she said that 80 is fine but I have a chlorine demand. I need help you guys! My kids are out of school next week and they are already driving me nuts about when they can swim!
drained the pool half way
got a leaf rake and scooped out a TON of leaves
scrubbed the vinyl walls with vinegar/water mixture (worked amazingly)
refilled
super shocked
then we changed the sand in the filter
Got a new skimmer basket
have had to backwash several times because we believe sand sediment is coming out return
shocked
shocked some more
added clarifier (to clump particles)
went to pool store. Was told I needed stabilizer/conditioner/CYA because my chlorine was depleted
put a whole bottle in plus three bags shock
Now (about three days later) my CYA is registering 80 ppm (per Taylor test kit)
That's when I called my pool store and she said that 80 is fine but I have a chlorine demand. I need help you guys! My kids are out of school next week and they are already driving me nuts about when they can swim!