I feel like we only talk when I have a problem. 
Like many others that have posted recently, I have been fighting cloudy water for over a month. Currently doing a SLAM but have some other questions that may relate to my problem. My logs including my notes are at PoolMath Logs. The most recent note are recommendations from the contractor that did plaster/tile/coping last October.
Had algae problem mid-May. Super-chlorinated and thought we got it under control. But then it got cloudy. Cleaned the old filter cartridges - dirtier than I've ever seen. Didn't seem to help. Soaked cartridges in strong chlorine solution in case algae was in them; no change. Soaked cartridges in strong muriatic acid solution - no change. Tried clarifier - no change.
Bought new Poolpure filter cartridges. Started clearing up. Applied more clarifier. Pool cleared up in a couple days. Got in it for first time since pool was redone. Relief.
Not so fast. Eight days later it started clouding up again. Cleaned the new cartridges. Tried more clarifier. Now SLAMming. Slight improvement because now we can see the bottom but it is still very cloudy.
These Poolpure filters are not a snug fit with the manifolds. Just slide right in. When I replaced with genuine Hayward in the past, it was a little work to get the manifolds into the new cartridges so I'm confident it was sealed well. I'm concerned that the seal is not good with these and water is bypassing the filter material. Any opinions on this brand? I'm considering returning these (I still have a few days) and buying genuine Hayward.
Might there be any residual effects of adding clarifier? I know TFP recommends avoiding clarifier, but I cannot figure out why the water is cloudy and the hypothesis of particulate matter smaller than filter sounds credible.
The contractor recommended shocking with cal hypo once per week so we bought a bucket of 65%. I've used it in the past with no issues. This particular bucket was made in India. It has been suggested that the filler in that may be contributing to the cloudiness. But we haven't used that very much, mainly using liquid chlorine. Could that cal hypo be a problem?
We've also been using ScaleTec and PhosFree since the replaster per the contractror's recommdendations.
The contractor received advice from a colleague who recommended Orenda PR-10000 as a phosphate "remover." I know TFP does not recommend anti-phosphate additives and I"m reluctant to put anything else into the pool water at this point.
Any feedback is greatly appreciated.
Lloyd
Like many others that have posted recently, I have been fighting cloudy water for over a month. Currently doing a SLAM but have some other questions that may relate to my problem. My logs including my notes are at PoolMath Logs. The most recent note are recommendations from the contractor that did plaster/tile/coping last October.
Had algae problem mid-May. Super-chlorinated and thought we got it under control. But then it got cloudy. Cleaned the old filter cartridges - dirtier than I've ever seen. Didn't seem to help. Soaked cartridges in strong chlorine solution in case algae was in them; no change. Soaked cartridges in strong muriatic acid solution - no change. Tried clarifier - no change.
Bought new Poolpure filter cartridges. Started clearing up. Applied more clarifier. Pool cleared up in a couple days. Got in it for first time since pool was redone. Relief.
Not so fast. Eight days later it started clouding up again. Cleaned the new cartridges. Tried more clarifier. Now SLAMming. Slight improvement because now we can see the bottom but it is still very cloudy.
These Poolpure filters are not a snug fit with the manifolds. Just slide right in. When I replaced with genuine Hayward in the past, it was a little work to get the manifolds into the new cartridges so I'm confident it was sealed well. I'm concerned that the seal is not good with these and water is bypassing the filter material. Any opinions on this brand? I'm considering returning these (I still have a few days) and buying genuine Hayward.
Might there be any residual effects of adding clarifier? I know TFP recommends avoiding clarifier, but I cannot figure out why the water is cloudy and the hypothesis of particulate matter smaller than filter sounds credible.
The contractor recommended shocking with cal hypo once per week so we bought a bucket of 65%. I've used it in the past with no issues. This particular bucket was made in India. It has been suggested that the filler in that may be contributing to the cloudiness. But we haven't used that very much, mainly using liquid chlorine. Could that cal hypo be a problem?
We've also been using ScaleTec and PhosFree since the replaster per the contractror's recommdendations.
The contractor received advice from a colleague who recommended Orenda PR-10000 as a phosphate "remover." I know TFP does not recommend anti-phosphate additives and I"m reluctant to put anything else into the pool water at this point.
Any feedback is greatly appreciated.
Lloyd
