Pool was green. Now its been cloudy for almost 2 weeks. At my wits end. Don't know what else to do. I've owned this pool for 14 years and never had this problem
Help! cloudy pool
- Thread starter TammyGriffin
- Start date
- May 3, 2014
- 62,717
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Welcome to the forum!
You need to follow the SLAM Process. To do that, you need a proper test kit, see Test Kits Compared. I suggest the TF-100 Test Kit ™
While you are waiting on your test kit, add 5 ppm FC worth of liquid chlorine / plain bleach to your pool each evening with the pump running.
I suggest you read ABC's of Pool Water Chemistry and consider reviewing the entire Pool School eBook.
You need to follow the SLAM Process. To do that, you need a proper test kit, see Test Kits Compared. I suggest the TF-100 Test Kit ™
While you are waiting on your test kit, add 5 ppm FC worth of liquid chlorine / plain bleach to your pool each evening with the pump running.
I suggest you read ABC's of Pool Water Chemistry and consider reviewing the entire Pool School eBook.
Welcome to the forum. As much as we'd like to help you, we're gonna need more information. Namely some reliable test results. Please visit Pool School on the home page and consider getting one of our recommended test kits. How are you testing now? How are you chlorinating?
Already been doing the slam and water still not getting better. This is my test results from this morning.
Fc 10
Cc. 2.4
Ph. 7.6
Ch 80
Ta. 80
Cya. 30
Fc 10
Cc. 2.4
Ph. 7.6
Ch 80
Ta. 80
Cya. 30
- May 3, 2014
- 62,717
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Great. You have very high CC. Does the pool stink like chlorine? Have you added any thing other than liquid chlorine lately?
Remember to follow the SLAM Process. It means testing several times per day and raising your FC up to your SLAM level of 12 ppm.
Remember to follow the SLAM Process. It means testing several times per day and raising your FC up to your SLAM level of 12 ppm.
Are you constantly circulating the water during the SLAM and are you back washing the filter when it hits a 25% pressure rise?
No more floc for you!...(please)
Have you vacuumed up the floc? If so, hopefully you didn't vacuum to the filter while it was on circulate. It can goo up a filter and is one of the reasons we don't recommend it. Can you still vacuum any up?
FC 12 is our recommended Slam level for your CYA of 30. A point or two higher won't kill you.
Ok. You put in floc....nothing dropped out....floc is still in pool and could be most of your cloudy issue. Stay at it.
Ok. You put in floc....nothing dropped out....floc is still in pool and could be most of your cloudy issue. Stay at it.
LoneWolfArcher
Bronze Supporter
Mainly because it is overhyped snake-oil, that works sometimes for certain conditions. Floc and clarifier are unnecessary and can cause more problems than they solve.
If you have been running your pump and filter Floc may have be in your sand filter messing it up. It is like glue, so check your sand filter. I made the dumb mistake of using Floc and had to through my filter cartridge away, it was hard and clogged.
No. filter is running like a champ. It's brand new. Cleaning lots of junk out of pool. It just won't clear up
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