Cloudy water looking to find what I am doing wrong.

[MBoymer]

Long story guys, but here goes.

Been a fan of TFP for years. read forums like a stalker when I have an issue. Usually can solve problems without posting. Been through a pool build and have had a TFP (for the most part) since. I can actually tell when I am going to have an algae issue by consumption of chlorine (usually). Had some issues with keeping my CSI in the parameters of TFP to avoid scaling. I have some limescale on my waterfall where it touches the tile grout when the VS pump is just keeping water flowing.

SLAM'd Pool due to algae bloom pending, (found out it was from algae in the corners of my coping.) Added Borates to help with PH and CSI and CL. Had PERFECT water for about a week. Almost hurt to look at it in the sun it was so clear. Passed OCLT, let levels drift down to normal after SLAM. Water has eventually began getting cloudy, even though numbers have been good. Just posted my last full set of numbers and realized that I am out of R-0871 (grrrrrr!) but should have more in two days. So until then no OCLT. I know that its the tell all, but I just don't see how it can be organic with everything being balanced so well for the most part. So while I am waiting for my reagent to arrive I thought that I'd see if there was anything else that I'm missing. Will post some thought that I had but wanted to defer to some higher "authority". Thanks in advance.

Thoughts:
Scale buildup from high CSI and now being pulled back into pool?
Palm tree on outside of screen enclosure dropping enough organics to cause?
Recently scanned through a thread about cloudy water and read that 1 scoop of powder is sufficient for .5/drop measurement. Have been using 2 scoops since having pool so wrong testing procedure?
Recently cleaned filter (about 2.5 years old) but have not deep cleaned it. Pressures seem to be ok.
Something else that I haven't though of?

 

[Rancho Cost-a-Lotta]

I don't see anything obvious in the test results that would cause cloudy water.

Palm tree organics wouldn't do it.

The amount of DPD powder is irrelevant, assuming the water turns pink. One scoop is good enough.

Cleaning the filter wouldn't hurt.

Any idea what your daily FC loss is, based on SWG runtime?

As you alluded to, the OCLT will tell us what's going on.

Here's a bump for fresh eyes and other ideas.

Best wishes!

 

[MBoymer]

Thanks for the reply, I run my pump 24 hrs and my chlorinator is @ 17% this seems the hold the levels pretty steady. Pool is in the sun about 85 percent of the day, with partial shade when the sun sinks on the west side(shallow end) Pool math shows a 2.2ppm increase in chlorine per day so I'd say that's about right here in Florida. Since my last slam and OCLT, I have made it a point to not let the FC levels fall much below the maximum recommendation for that CYA level. (as opposed to keeping it close to the minimum). I was told by another member that it's Algea and to start a slam. I don't have a problem with the idea that it's that. My hangup is that the method works, seen it in a thousand posts! But that means that I had to do something wrong. Question is what? I tend to assume I'm the idiot until proven otherwise, so until then I'll assume the issue is something I'm doing wrong.

 

[Rancho Cost-a-Lotta]

Hang tight 'til you get your reagents and can complete the OCLT. Your daily FC loss doesn't suggest algae and your logs show a consistent pattern of good FC levels. Seems like you're doing everything right.

Try cleaning the filter, get your clean/baseline reading, and monitor for pressure increases. Clean/backwash when you see a 25% increase.