Di-Chlor overdose?

[Redicliff]

Is it possible to over saturate a 3,500 gal, vinyl "Water Well" pool?

I'm jumping into this because there's no one in our rural county who wants to service vinyl pools. So...

It seems that in a naive attempt to control algae, they may have over saturated the water with Di-Chlor, because

1. The water that drains off the cover evaporates into a crusty residue. See attached pic of residue on the cover

2. When the filter was pulled out, fine white "dust" came with it.

3. The heater makes an odd noise: Not sure if this is normal?

The pool presently stands "cloudy", and we presume clogged filter is obvious issue, and need to explore circulation run times.

Shared experience and recommendations are appreciated.

 

[PoolStored]

Do you know what type of filter you have? Any pictures or make/model number would help.

You say the water evaporates into this dust, can you confirm it is not suspended in the water?

Knowing this may help.

 

[YippeeSkippy]

Hello Redicliff, welcome to TFP

If your first question is about too much Stabilizer (CYA) in a pool the answer is- Ohmygosh YES!! Its one of the most common problems we see with newcomers here to TFP. The usual reason is from constant use of chlorine pucks to sanitize the pool.

When the CYA is too high you have to have far more Chlorine to prevent algae, but most folks don't know of how to do this with normal pool products on the market. At TFP we teach folks to use Liquid Chlorine/bleach which adds nothing else to the pool *except* Free Chlorine.

The crusty white stuff you're showing is most likely calcium. You can prove this buy putting a bit aside and adding a few drops of Muriatic Acid. If it fizzes its calcium.

Many, Many folks in the western states experience rising calcium levels in the water as well as other places.
There are ways to minimize the trouble it causes, but at some point if its in your pool water you're going to have to drain some down and refill with lower calcium filled water.

Lets start with some basic reading-
ABCs of Pool Water Chemistry
Recommended Levels

Calcium Scaling

Calcium scale on your pool is something we all want to avoid. With some elbow grease and a pumice stone for pools we can help you remove this eyesore.

www.troublefreepool.com

As to the cloudy pool, we need a full set of test results using a GOOD drop style test kit, such as the Taylor K-2006C or the TF-100 from www.tftestkits.net I personally swear by the TF-PRO-salt. We need to know:
FC
CC
pH
TA
CH
CYA
salt level if applicable.

Cloudiness could be algae, funky levels of calcium or pool products that are inappropriate for the problem.

Maddie