Hey friends, typically I have no issues with my pool (or no issues that I can't solve easily by balancing, cleaning and patience). My pool is an above ground, vinyl liner, salt water pool. Chlorinator is cleaned and operating normally, Pump and cartridges have been cleaned and are operating normally.
Here are the specs :
Salt level 3,400
Total hardness 650 (definitely too high)
Total chlorine / bromine 2 ppm
Free chlorine 2 ppm
Ph 7.7
Total alkalinity 160 (slightly high?)
Stabilizer 60 (slightly low?)
Water is cloudy, but the correct color (not green). I've tried shock, I've tried clarifier, I've been checking the chemical levels often and the only thing that really stands out is the high hardness. The pool has been cloudy for about 4 days and does not seem to be improving. I use a filter on my hose when I fill my pool, because our area does have hard water. It's clear that the filter may have met it's usable life and I've purchased a new one for future fills.
Any suggestions? I've included a photo of the water and the equipment. Location is Southern California if that helps.
Here are the specs :
Salt level 3,400
Total hardness 650 (definitely too high)
Total chlorine / bromine 2 ppm
Free chlorine 2 ppm
Ph 7.7
Total alkalinity 160 (slightly high?)
Stabilizer 60 (slightly low?)
Water is cloudy, but the correct color (not green). I've tried shock, I've tried clarifier, I've been checking the chemical levels often and the only thing that really stands out is the high hardness. The pool has been cloudy for about 4 days and does not seem to be improving. I use a filter on my hose when I fill my pool, because our area does have hard water. It's clear that the filter may have met it's usable life and I've purchased a new one for future fills.
Any suggestions? I've included a photo of the water and the equipment. Location is Southern California if that helps.
Cloudy water is often times a sign of excessive organics and a precursor to algae. This is usually due to a low FC level. Clarifiers and mechanical filtering will not resolve the problem once you get to that point. I would first increase the FC to about 8 ppm for the remainder of the day then do an