Just took off the cover and it’s green. do I do the normal shock? With that I mean do I use the pump. Just wasn’t sure if I should run the green water through a clean filter. Thanks guys.
Green Pool 😢
- Thread starter poolstretch
- Start date
- May 3, 2014
- 58,690
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Hi fellow long islander. Here's a tip that could help next year. Do not open your pool in June. Open it in April like I do and the water is crystal clear. Also close it in late October and bring it up to roughly 15 FC and then close it so there is still some chlorine left when you open it.
Like Marty posted, follow the SLAM process. That pool will need a steady dose of bleach. No need to turn on the SWG until the pool is clear. It won't bring the FC level up quick enough. Save the cell and just give it bleach and a lot of it. Make sure you have the proper test kit TF100 and don't go to the pool store to get the water tested
Yes it's fine to run the green water through the filter.
Like Marty posted, follow the SLAM process. That pool will need a steady dose of bleach. No need to turn on the SWG until the pool is clear. It won't bring the FC level up quick enough. Save the cell and just give it bleach and a lot of it. Make sure you have the proper test kit TF100 and don't go to the pool store to get the water tested
Yes it's fine to run the green water through the filter.
Yes. Kiss one and your financial situation might improve greatly.
Also yes. Stir the water good for 20 minutes any time you want to test, and again afterwards before re-testing to ensure your adds reached their target. (Except for CYA, that can take some days to fully mix)
is this stuff any good to use instead of the bleach?
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It is if your calcium (CH) has some wiggle room, which it probably does in a vinyl pool where you didn’t need to keep it elevated for the plaster.
Your fill water should be lower in calcium so that helps too, and whatever rain you picked up over the winter diluted it further.
But keep tabs on it and how much it adds to what you already have.
Your fill water should be lower in calcium so that helps too, and whatever rain you picked up over the winter diluted it further.
But keep tabs on it and how much it adds to what you already have.
I added 11oz of washing soda to increase my PH from 7.0 to 7.2. It says to run the pump for 24 hour. could I retest and add the shock before that?
20 mins should be plenty to mix it up. When the time comes to lower the PH, that’s quick too. CYA is the only one that doesn’t show up quickly from adding.
Got a pic ? I ask because if it’s questionably at 6.8 it may really be 5 and adding from 6.8 still doesn’t get it back in range…. Only to 6.2 (or whatevs).
When we bought my house the CYA was almost 300 (no doubt from ‘shock’ and tabs) but with all that acid the PH was way below readable. It took 4 or so tries to get it up enough to read it.
When we bought my house the CYA was almost 300 (no doubt from ‘shock’ and tabs) but with all that acid the PH was way below readable. It took 4 or so tries to get it up enough to read it.
- May 3, 2014
- 58,690
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
What is your TA? If above 50 ppm, do not worry about the pH as long as in the 7's.
Also, best to use liquid chlorine. The cal hypo can fall to the bottom of your pool and stain the liner.
So I don’t clean it right after the pool clears up? I wait until the pressure rises from my starting pressure of 10psi?
- May 3, 2014
- 58,690
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Ok guys all is beautiful again! Thank you! I was wondering when is it ok to start balancing out my other chemistrys. Today my FC is down to 10.4. Is that ok to add my salt and other stuff?
- May 3, 2014
- 58,690
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Yes.
Do your FC test using 10ml of water. One heaping scoop of R0870. Each drop of R0871 to clear is 0.5 ppm FC.
Oh i can do an FC test that way? I usually use 25ml and two scoops of 0870 and multiply amount of 0871 drops to clear by 0.2
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