Hi, friends! I'm brand new here and have convinced my husband that you guys will save us, because the pool store(s) and pool guys all have different solutions and none of them have been helpful. Help me save my pool! (And convince my husband that this is the correct route!)
We opened our pool and it was green. The pool guys added chemicals. The water started to turn blue. We got our deck powerwashed with some kind of detergent and the pool got incredibly cloudy and full of foam, but the water was a lovely blue color. We put in clarifiers several times (I know now this was a mistake) and they just made more foam. We quit putting stuff in and just added liquid chlorine and then some powdered shock we already had while we waited for the test kit I ordered (TF-100). The foam is gone but the pool is very milky (still nice and blue). We have our sand filter running 24/7. There is no doubt debris on the bottom but we can't see it.
I got my kit today and did my tests. I hope I did them correctly! Now tell me what I need to do! PLEASE.
FC: 6 ppm
CC: 0.5-1 (one drop cleared it up pretty well, but a second drop went in and made it super clear)
TC: 6.5-7
TA: 150 (at 15 drops it turned pink, and at 18 it went dark pink. We never got to true red; I felt like I was using all the reagent!)
pH: 7.5 (our pool guy told us 7.6 last Friday)
CYA: 80-90 (my husband and I both did it and for the dot to be truly gone it took until 80 for me, but he got 90)
We still are using tablets, so I would guess that's why the CYA is so high. I will take them out when I know what to do next!
We opened our pool and it was green. The pool guys added chemicals. The water started to turn blue. We got our deck powerwashed with some kind of detergent and the pool got incredibly cloudy and full of foam, but the water was a lovely blue color. We put in clarifiers several times (I know now this was a mistake) and they just made more foam. We quit putting stuff in and just added liquid chlorine and then some powdered shock we already had while we waited for the test kit I ordered (TF-100). The foam is gone but the pool is very milky (still nice and blue). We have our sand filter running 24/7. There is no doubt debris on the bottom but we can't see it.
I got my kit today and did my tests. I hope I did them correctly! Now tell me what I need to do! PLEASE.
FC: 6 ppm
CC: 0.5-1 (one drop cleared it up pretty well, but a second drop went in and made it super clear)
TC: 6.5-7
TA: 150 (at 15 drops it turned pink, and at 18 it went dark pink. We never got to true red; I felt like I was using all the reagent!)
pH: 7.5 (our pool guy told us 7.6 last Friday)
CYA: 80-90 (my husband and I both did it and for the dot to be truly gone it took until 80 for me, but he got 90)
We still are using tablets, so I would guess that's why the CYA is so high. I will take them out when I know what to do next!
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