Help! cloudy pool
- Thread starter TammyGriffin
- Start date
My husband thinks I'm becoming a pool guru. Lol I just want to take control of my pool. I found this web site last year and started following. No problems last year so I never even posted anything. This year is different. And I'm no dummy to pools. I've owned this pool for 14 years. Owned 1 before this for 2 years. Also grew up with a pool. But this year just stumped me. I like to say thanks to everyone who's trying to help me!
I know something has got to be interfering with the my test results on my fill water. Because I've got a bowl of goldfish living on this same refill water. And I don't think they would survive those numbers
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I think that I would inspect the sand in the filter. This is going on way too long. There are probably some hidden variables that are causing the problem.
We've already been through filter. Took apart, checked everything. It's brand new too. Only had a month. But we broke it back down to make sure everything was good.
This is sort of a long shot that sounds basic, but I just read your whole thread and I don't remember you mentioning how often you have been brushing the pool... I'm sure you probably know this and are brushing frequently already, but just in case this step was somehow overlooked I just wanted to mention it. Algae can form a biofilm on surfaces that protects it from chlorine. Brushing disrupts this biofilm and allows the chlorine in to kill the algae.
Was in the pool yesterday. And found a small amount of algae under bottom lip of light. Scrubbed it away. Don't know if that could have been my problem. Seemed like only a small amount. But I raised the chlorine up some to kill that off. We will see if it clears now.
Just got that seaklear clarifer you recommended. I wanted to ask you how much I should use? It says as a weekly dose 1 ounce per 10k. But then for a cloudy pool it says to double or triple. So I'm thinking 12 ounces. Is that how much you would use?
- May 3, 2014
- 58,389
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
I wouldn’t use it. You wanted to use a clarifier. That is one that is known to be of quality. Use at your own discretion.
Oh you said at this point we normally try a clarifier. See above. I never asked for a clarifier. I'm asking your advice. Could it make it worst?
- May 3, 2014
- 58,389
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Before this year I never used anything but chlorine to clear my pool. So I know nothing about clarifiers or floc. When it took forever to clear my pool this year I tried a floc. It did absolutely nothing. And everyone said not to use floc. I've been at my wits end trying to clear this water. I've heard a few people on here say they have used a clarifier to clear their pools. Now my question is should i try as a last resort or not? Don't know what else to do?
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