I have passed the OCLT test. I barely had to add bleach yesterday except for the time when the sun was directly on the pool. But the water is still super cloudy. My friend who referred me here said perhaps I didn't emphasize how big the wads of algae were that I was dealing with, like two hand size, when we first started working on this pool around April 28. Last night when you stood an looked down at the pool you could see white bits floating around under the surface of the water. Like A LOT, constant floating pieces, ranging from very small to about 1/4" wide. I went ahead and tried flocculant last night. I followed the directions exactly, I mean exactly. The water has a slight film on the top, but it always had some sort of residue on the surface that was broken up by the currents in the water. I don't see a difference in the pool. Flocculant, because it was suggested by the pool installer, is the last thing my husband will let me try before he pumps some/all/most (I really don't know) the water out of the pool and refills it.
FC 24
CC .5
pH 7.5
TA 120
CYA 60-65 (it is really hard for me to tell on this test)
Incidentally, I took my water to be tested at the pool store where I bought the flocculant. They used that water spin thing that tests the water for you. They had to have tested someone else's water because their results were as follows. Incidentally the woman who tested the water opened the bottle and was like "Whew! Chlorine!" I told her I had just shocked it. So even when she can smell the chlorine, wouldn't you question the following results:
FC .9 ppm (It's been 24 ppm for days)
CYA 20 ppm (When I do this test in my kit I am really trying hard to see the black dot on the bottom of the vial at 65 ppm)
pH 6.0
I can't find the paper with the results to share anymore with you, but it was shocking, SHOCKING at the difference. I thought because it was computerized it would be even more accurate. I think I'll take her another bottle of water and ask her to run it again. That her results couldn't possibly be correct. I'm sure she'll look at me like I have three eyes.
In the meantime, I am simply desperate. I have done all I could to get the pool right using the SLAM, but I just don't think my filter can get all this stuff in the pool and after 12 hours, the flocculant doesn't appear to have helped. I even doubled the dose. I am unsure if my husband will give me 36 more hours to find out if it worked.
FC 24
CC .5
pH 7.5
TA 120
CYA 60-65 (it is really hard for me to tell on this test)
Incidentally, I took my water to be tested at the pool store where I bought the flocculant. They used that water spin thing that tests the water for you. They had to have tested someone else's water because their results were as follows. Incidentally the woman who tested the water opened the bottle and was like "Whew! Chlorine!" I told her I had just shocked it. So even when she can smell the chlorine, wouldn't you question the following results:
FC .9 ppm (It's been 24 ppm for days)
CYA 20 ppm (When I do this test in my kit I am really trying hard to see the black dot on the bottom of the vial at 65 ppm)
pH 6.0
I can't find the paper with the results to share anymore with you, but it was shocking, SHOCKING at the difference. I thought because it was computerized it would be even more accurate. I think I'll take her another bottle of water and ask her to run it again. That her results couldn't possibly be correct. I'm sure she'll look at me like I have three eyes.
In the meantime, I am simply desperate. I have done all I could to get the pool right using the SLAM, but I just don't think my filter can get all this stuff in the pool and after 12 hours, the flocculant doesn't appear to have helped. I even doubled the dose. I am unsure if my husband will give me 36 more hours to find out if it worked.
