Hi TFP community,
New (and frustrated!) pool owner. I have an IG vinyl pool with SWG and sand filter. Long story short - moved in to the house last summer and the pool was fine but then sprung a leak. Took three pool companies to come out and claim it was the light under the diving board so had that resealed. The pool sat for a while since the water drained under the skimmer (right to where the pool light is). Once that was fixed I filled the water back up and treated the swampy green mess that took over (prior to learning about the TFP slam method) Only took about a week to get it clear. Once the pool was clean - it started leaking again. Turns out it was a small hole in the liner on the floor in the shallow end - patched it up, no problems. Until it started dropping water level again. By then it was too cold to get back in the pool so it sat unattended for 6+ months.
Now all leaks are fixed and the pool is holding water but this go around I'm having the hardest time getting the water clear. Before finding this website I took samples to the pool store (I know, I know, I now have a TF-100 kit). They did say I had a very high copper lever - 1.5. I've been draining water through backwashing and vacuuming to waste and refilling. The pool has gone from a very dark green to a turquoise cloudy pool.
I had very little CYA (pool store said 5 - TF Test kit doesn't register any so assuming 0). I added a 4lb bag of clorox stablizer using the sock method. Tested the CYA a couple days later and it raised to almost 20. However, two days later the TF-100 CYA test was 0. It was almost completely clear, black dot very visible. I've been pouring 10% bleach in daily, brushing, vacuuming, backwashing and all of the rest of my numbers have been fairly consistent. I just added 4lbs of stablizer again to try to get CYA up to 30.
Am I doing this right? Do I just need to be patient? I don't fully understand what my levels need to be?
First day 6/20/23- (*pool store test numbers*)
FC - .7
CC - 1.2
pH - 7.2
TA - 85
CH - 90
CYA - 5
Copper 1.5
4 days ago (6/23/23):
FC - 12.5
CC - 1.5
PH - 7.5
TA - 85
CH - 86
CYA - <20 almost registering 20
Yesterday:
FC - 13.5
CC - 0 (I think I messed this one up)
pH- 7.2
TA - 80
CH - 175
CYA - 0
Today:
FC - 9.5
CC - 2.0
pH - 7.2
TA - 80
CH - 125
CYA - 0
SOS!
New (and frustrated!) pool owner. I have an IG vinyl pool with SWG and sand filter. Long story short - moved in to the house last summer and the pool was fine but then sprung a leak. Took three pool companies to come out and claim it was the light under the diving board so had that resealed. The pool sat for a while since the water drained under the skimmer (right to where the pool light is). Once that was fixed I filled the water back up and treated the swampy green mess that took over (prior to learning about the TFP slam method) Only took about a week to get it clear. Once the pool was clean - it started leaking again. Turns out it was a small hole in the liner on the floor in the shallow end - patched it up, no problems. Until it started dropping water level again. By then it was too cold to get back in the pool so it sat unattended for 6+ months.
Now all leaks are fixed and the pool is holding water but this go around I'm having the hardest time getting the water clear. Before finding this website I took samples to the pool store (I know, I know, I now have a TF-100 kit). They did say I had a very high copper lever - 1.5. I've been draining water through backwashing and vacuuming to waste and refilling. The pool has gone from a very dark green to a turquoise cloudy pool.
I had very little CYA (pool store said 5 - TF Test kit doesn't register any so assuming 0). I added a 4lb bag of clorox stablizer using the sock method. Tested the CYA a couple days later and it raised to almost 20. However, two days later the TF-100 CYA test was 0. It was almost completely clear, black dot very visible. I've been pouring 10% bleach in daily, brushing, vacuuming, backwashing and all of the rest of my numbers have been fairly consistent. I just added 4lbs of stablizer again to try to get CYA up to 30.
Am I doing this right? Do I just need to be patient? I don't fully understand what my levels need to be?
First day 6/20/23- (*pool store test numbers*)
FC - .7
CC - 1.2
pH - 7.2
TA - 85
CH - 90
CYA - 5
Copper 1.5
4 days ago (6/23/23):
FC - 12.5
CC - 1.5
PH - 7.5
TA - 85
CH - 86
CYA - <20 almost registering 20
Yesterday:
FC - 13.5
CC - 0 (I think I messed this one up)
pH- 7.2
TA - 80
CH - 175
CYA - 0
Today:
FC - 9.5
CC - 2.0
pH - 7.2
TA - 80
CH - 125
CYA - 0
SOS!
