Just bought my house with a 20,000 gallon in ground SW pool. Just realized my swg was off today so I have 0 chlorine. All other levels are ok but water is a bit cloudy. I’ve already turned the swg on to super chlorinate. Should I do anything else? Still cloudy after 6 hours
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- Thread starter NicolleM
- Start date
- Jun 22, 2014
- 49,344
- Pool Size
- 17888
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- CircuPool RJ-45 Plus
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No chlorine and cloudiness is an indication you already have algae growing. In a 20K pool, you should add 1-2 gallons of liquid chlorine right away. The SWG will not resolve the problem. To remove algae for good, you need to follow the SLAM Process. For that, it requires a TF-100 or Taylor K-2006C test kit. You must test your water with one of those kits. If you don't have one please make that a priority and post a full set of test results from one of those kits.
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No chlorine and cloudiness is an indication you already have algae growing. In a 20K pool, you should add 1-2 gallons of liquid chlorine right away. The SWG will not resolve the problem. To remove algae for good, you need to follow the SLAM Process. For that, it requires a TF-100 or Taylor K-2006C test kit. You must test your water with one of those kits. If you don't have one please make that a priority and post a full set of test results from one of those kits.The link below is also a great place to start, Don't forget to update your signature.
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