Just had to add one more post..
PLEASE just use liquid chlorine or bleach at this point. Don't be adding anything else to your pool, no matter what any pool store tells you, or how impatient you get. No more stain treatments, floc, powdered shock or anything other than some muratic acid to keep the PH in check. Doing this will help get your chemistry balance issues solved. I know your looking for a clear pool instantly, but it will come. Your pool has to start holding chlorine before your pool will clear. Plain & simple. No other miracles at this point. If I'm right on my StainFree assumption, the chlorine demand issue from adding that has to get resolved now along with the organics issue of which you need to shock also. This is partly why we don't want anything else added during the Shock process. It just adds more irons to the fire, so to speak. I hope this helps to understand a bit.
OK, we all want to help you get your pool corrected, so..I did some calculations with your test results for an 8,000 gal pool in the pool calculator.
One question, are you using the pool calculator, & if so, do you understand how it works, or have any questions about using it? Don't be shy, It took a bit for me to learn it myself.
1) if you haven't done so yet, add 1 quart of muratic acid, or 41 oz dry volume of dry acid, whichever you have on hand. This will lower your PH to around 7.2-7.4. This is so we know your ph will be ok during the shock process. (PH tests are inaccurate with a FC level over 10)
2) If your FC is now measuring 0 to .5, add either 199 oz of 6% bleach (1 gal + 2qts + 1 cup) or 96 oz (3 qts) of 12.5% liquid chlorine, whichever you have on hand. This will get you to a calculated value of 12 FC. Wait one hour & test. Report back with the results. Do this precisely. Don't guess & just drop a jug (what size jug?) in. Don't be surprised if CC's rise. That's ok. We need to know what is happening.
3) report back with results.
Dave
PLEASE just use liquid chlorine or bleach at this point. Don't be adding anything else to your pool, no matter what any pool store tells you, or how impatient you get. No more stain treatments, floc, powdered shock or anything other than some muratic acid to keep the PH in check. Doing this will help get your chemistry balance issues solved. I know your looking for a clear pool instantly, but it will come. Your pool has to start holding chlorine before your pool will clear. Plain & simple. No other miracles at this point. If I'm right on my StainFree assumption, the chlorine demand issue from adding that has to get resolved now along with the organics issue of which you need to shock also. This is partly why we don't want anything else added during the Shock process. It just adds more irons to the fire, so to speak. I hope this helps to understand a bit.
OK, we all want to help you get your pool corrected, so..I did some calculations with your test results for an 8,000 gal pool in the pool calculator.
One question, are you using the pool calculator, & if so, do you understand how it works, or have any questions about using it? Don't be shy, It took a bit for me to learn it myself.
1) if you haven't done so yet, add 1 quart of muratic acid, or 41 oz dry volume of dry acid, whichever you have on hand. This will lower your PH to around 7.2-7.4. This is so we know your ph will be ok during the shock process. (PH tests are inaccurate with a FC level over 10)
2) If your FC is now measuring 0 to .5, add either 199 oz of 6% bleach (1 gal + 2qts + 1 cup) or 96 oz (3 qts) of 12.5% liquid chlorine, whichever you have on hand. This will get you to a calculated value of 12 FC. Wait one hour & test. Report back with the results. Do this precisely. Don't guess & just drop a jug (what size jug?) in. Don't be surprised if CC's rise. That's ok. We need to know what is happening.
3) report back with results.
Dave
