Cloudy water

[JeffB30]

I brushed the walls of my 25,000 gallon inground pool last night (first time in the vet a month - I know that is not good) and immediately saw cloudy brownish dirt type stuff come off and go to the bottom of the pool and also cloud up the water. I ran the filter over night and I am vacuuming the pool today. But the water is very cloudy and dirty looking in the deep end. And clear (except for the bottom in the shallow end). Is there a quick fix to clear up the deep end? My chlorine is 3-5 and PH is 7.2 (constantly). My sand filter psi is 21 and clean psi (after backwashes) is 17-19 so I don’t think I need to backwash yet. Oh - and we did have a big party 3-4 days ago and a lot of guests were in the pool. Sorry for the rant but wanted to give as much info as possible. Lastly- I vacuumed with an electric (rechargeable) handheld vacuum. Hope I didn’t just push the problem around instead of effective vacuuming lol

 

[Rancho Cost-a-Lotta]

It sounds like you have algae and you will likely need to complete the SLAM Process. What type of test kit are you using?

 

[JeffB30]

Standard home test with the 5 drops in each side. Tests chlorine and PH

 

[Rancho Cost-a-Lotta]

Standard home test with the 5 drops in each side. Tests chlorine and PH

Without an accurate way to test FC and CYA levels, you're really inviting algae over for a party. FC level is dictated by your CYA level (FC/CYA Levels). You can't complete the SLAM Process with a basic test kit. Take a look at the list of recommended test kits (Test Kits Compared). The kits from Tftestkits.net provide the best value for the backyard pool owner.

Until you're ready to begin the SLAM, add about 4 ppm of liquid chlorine daily. PoolMath will help with the calculations.

Post up your test results when you get your new kit.

Best wishes!

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