Hello again. I am at my wits end. I’ll try to be brief this time. First summer to have the pool. IG vinyl 16x36, sand filter, eco star pump. I’ve been following the TFP method religiously all summer and my water is always somewhat cloudy. Daylight makes it seem “less cloudy” but turning on lights at night shows it bad. I’ve tested, Slammed, brushed, vacuumed, tested, Slammed, brushed, vacuumed myself into exhaustion. Slamming did not correct cloudiness either time. I added hours and RPMs to the pump run time. Backwash regularly. Test results stay pretty steady unless we get a ton of rain or something odd and are quickly fixed with Pool Maths advice. FC stays between 3-6 usually. CC stays between 0 and negligible. CYA stays around 65-70. TA stays at 70 most of the time. pH will swing from 7.2 to 7.6. I used store bleach until it became hard to find and they started limiting quantities, then moved to Pool Essentials and HDX chlorinating liquid which at 10% is a better bargain anyway. I’ve used shock a few times earlier in the summer when my CYA was lower and I wasn’t worried about adding some extra. Other than that it’s Muriatic Acid and very rarely Baking Soda. That’s it.
Currently
FC 5
CC 0
pH 7.3
TA 70
CYA 70
This has been the average all summer and my water is clear but cloudy.
The concrete guy finished the deck in June. During that process, we ended up with a ton of dust, concrete, patch material from fixing parts of the cantilevered coping, some mortar that had to be sanded and no telling what else in the pool. I really thought that vacuuming like crazy, and running the filter would clear it out, but I feel like the reason for the cloudiness is not chemical. Before I throw my hands in the air and head to the pool store, I thought I would check with y’all. I know that Clarifiers and Flocculant are a no-no, but I feel like a Clarifier might be where I’m headed.
I want (and quite frankly, I deserve) clear water sometime this summer for as much work as I’ve put in! Also, the waterline accumulates a dusty film of some kind that I’m constantly scrubbing off. It shows in the picture of the deep end. I’d also love suggestions on something to help keep that clean.
Good news for Dolphin is that I’ve pretty much worn out my shoulder and back using the manual vacuum and brushing, so I’m putting one of those in my Birthday list for next week.
Any advice y’all have is very much appreciated.
Currently
FC 5
CC 0
pH 7.3
TA 70
CYA 70
This has been the average all summer and my water is clear but cloudy.
The concrete guy finished the deck in June. During that process, we ended up with a ton of dust, concrete, patch material from fixing parts of the cantilevered coping, some mortar that had to be sanded and no telling what else in the pool. I really thought that vacuuming like crazy, and running the filter would clear it out, but I feel like the reason for the cloudiness is not chemical. Before I throw my hands in the air and head to the pool store, I thought I would check with y’all. I know that Clarifiers and Flocculant are a no-no, but I feel like a Clarifier might be where I’m headed.
I want (and quite frankly, I deserve) clear water sometime this summer for as much work as I’ve put in! Also, the waterline accumulates a dusty film of some kind that I’m constantly scrubbing off. It shows in the picture of the deep end. I’d also love suggestions on something to help keep that clean. Good news for Dolphin is that I’ve pretty much worn out my shoulder and back using the manual vacuum and brushing, so I’m putting one of those in my Birthday list for next week.
Any advice y’all have is very much appreciated.
So I wasn’t used to having the higher test result for FC just yet and was remembering the range before it went up. I have been using the Pool Math App all along and always add what it tells me to. I will start the Slam again. 
