Hi all,
First time pool home and pool owner here. Have been following TFP guidelines most of the summer (made the mistake ONCE of going to the pool store, they gouged me for a couple hundred bucks, learned my lesson the hard way - never again!) and have been having a *phenomenal* summer with the pool . Water has been crystal clear, chemistry has been well balanced and haven't had to SLAM. Over the last day or so, I noticed that the water in the deep end is a *little* bit cloudier than usual (pictures below, not sure how useful these will be but including just in case). Can still the bottom, haven't tried the quarter/can you see heads or tails test yet. I pride myself on maintaining crystal clear water and eyeball the pool obsessively every day, and I'm almost positive that it's just a little bit than more cloudy I'm used to. Shallow end looks fine. I even asked my wife who rarely goes in or looks at the pool and she agreed that it did look a little bit cloudier than she remembers. I vacuumed and brushed the bottom of the pool and didn't notice any chunks of stuff suggesting dead algae or other debris.
I run my pump 24/7. SWG generally set at 15-20% chlorine production.
Anyway, to get to the meat: here are the latest test results
FC 6
CC 0-0.5 (tested twice, the first time was 0, the second time *maybe* 0.5 either way I think suggests no issues here.
pH 7.4 (Has been fluctuating a bit between 7.4-7.5 the last few days, honestly hard to discern sometimes with the Taylor k-2006 kit)
TA 120
CYA 70
CH 300
Salt 3200 (tested with taylor k-1766 kit)
I am going to do a OCLT test tonight, and will post results in the morning; but I am eager to get initial thoughts from the forum. I have seen in some other threads that a little cloudiness in the deep end could suggest an early algae bloom, problems with algae hiding in the light niche or behind the ladder, etc. I hate the idea of having to SLAM, along with taking out the light fixture and/or the ladder - mostly because my work schedule is crazy through the end of the month and I'm not even sure I can devote the 2-3 days to do it right . Am I overthinking it? Why is the deep end looking different from the shallow end? I guess the OCLT will let me know how to proceed...
As always, thanks in advance for your input.
Shallow end:
Deep end:
First time pool home and pool owner here. Have been following TFP guidelines most of the summer (made the mistake ONCE of going to the pool store, they gouged me for a couple hundred bucks, learned my lesson the hard way - never again!) and have been having a *phenomenal* summer with the pool . Water has been crystal clear, chemistry has been well balanced and haven't had to SLAM. Over the last day or so, I noticed that the water in the deep end is a *little* bit cloudier than usual (pictures below, not sure how useful these will be but including just in case). Can still the bottom, haven't tried the quarter/can you see heads or tails test yet. I pride myself on maintaining crystal clear water and eyeball the pool obsessively every day, and I'm almost positive that it's just a little bit than more cloudy I'm used to. Shallow end looks fine. I even asked my wife who rarely goes in or looks at the pool and she agreed that it did look a little bit cloudier than she remembers. I vacuumed and brushed the bottom of the pool and didn't notice any chunks of stuff suggesting dead algae or other debris.
I run my pump 24/7. SWG generally set at 15-20% chlorine production.
Anyway, to get to the meat: here are the latest test results
FC 6
CC 0-0.5 (tested twice, the first time was 0, the second time *maybe* 0.5 either way I think suggests no issues here.
pH 7.4 (Has been fluctuating a bit between 7.4-7.5 the last few days, honestly hard to discern sometimes with the Taylor k-2006 kit)
TA 120
CYA 70
CH 300
Salt 3200 (tested with taylor k-1766 kit)
I am going to do a OCLT test tonight, and will post results in the morning; but I am eager to get initial thoughts from the forum. I have seen in some other threads that a little cloudiness in the deep end could suggest an early algae bloom, problems with algae hiding in the light niche or behind the ladder, etc. I hate the idea of having to SLAM, along with taking out the light fixture and/or the ladder - mostly because my work schedule is crazy through the end of the month and I'm not even sure I can devote the 2-3 days to do it right . Am I overthinking it? Why is the deep end looking different from the shallow end? I guess the OCLT will let me know how to proceed...
As always, thanks in advance for your input.
Shallow end:
Deep end: