Prior to two weeks ago our (new to us) pool and chemistry was taken care of by someone else, and I'm trying to take over its maintenance. Details are in my signature. We had a party two weeks ago and subsequently the pool got cloudy. I took a sample into Leslie's 8 days ago and got the following results:
FC 0.0
pH 7.3
TA 90
CH 200
CYA 0
SALT 3300
Per their advice, I added 206 oz of CYA powder directly to the skimmer basket. Pump has been running this whole time. The pool is clearer, but still cloudy.
In the meantime, I got my own Taylor K-2006-Salt Test Kit and 2 days ago I got the following:
FC 3.0
pH 7.4
TA 100
CH 170
CYA 0
Before reading here (oops), I talked to Leslies and added some sort of enzymes "Leslie's Clear Aid", which I now probably know won't help (and stupidly, I don't know what it does... but hopefully won't hurt)... I would say the pool got clearer, but is still slightly cloudy. Yesterday I also added 25lbs of calcium chloride.
The pool remains cloudy. The filter has been backwashed mid-week (more than 72 hours after the CYA addition). The filter pressure is steady since then. My autocover is closed most of the time unless we're using the pool. The small spa that spills over to the pool stays open to the air though.
Do I need to SLAM? Do I need to add CYA before SLAM? How do I SLAM with 0 CYA? Do I need to just wait to see CYA levels rise or should I have seen it by now? I am not sure how to proceed to finish getting the pool totally clear again vs "kinda clearing but still cloudy"...
Thanks!
-Joel
FC 0.0
pH 7.3
TA 90
CH 200
CYA 0
SALT 3300
Per their advice, I added 206 oz of CYA powder directly to the skimmer basket. Pump has been running this whole time. The pool is clearer, but still cloudy.
In the meantime, I got my own Taylor K-2006-Salt Test Kit and 2 days ago I got the following:
FC 3.0
pH 7.4
TA 100
CH 170
CYA 0
Before reading here (oops), I talked to Leslies and added some sort of enzymes "Leslie's Clear Aid", which I now probably know won't help (and stupidly, I don't know what it does... but hopefully won't hurt)... I would say the pool got clearer, but is still slightly cloudy. Yesterday I also added 25lbs of calcium chloride.
The pool remains cloudy. The filter has been backwashed mid-week (more than 72 hours after the CYA addition). The filter pressure is steady since then. My autocover is closed most of the time unless we're using the pool. The small spa that spills over to the pool stays open to the air though.
Do I need to SLAM? Do I need to add CYA before SLAM? How do I SLAM with 0 CYA? Do I need to just wait to see CYA levels rise or should I have seen it by now? I am not sure how to proceed to finish getting the pool totally clear again vs "kinda clearing but still cloudy"...
Thanks!
-Joel