I feel like my pool is never going to clear up!!! I started the SLAM process May 15th. Tested my ph...it was at 7.2. My CYA was very low in the beginning but I've since got it up to 50. I've added liquid chlorine to slam level according to my CYA level. So for the last 3 weeks I've been keeping my Chlorine at 20 sweeping everyday sometimes twice a day. Testing multiple times a day to keep the chlorine at the slam level. I've been vacuuming pool and have removed all solid material that I know of. Pump has been running non stop for a month and I've back washed as needed. I live in the south so I've gotten a lot of rain during all this but the last week or so it hasn't rained that much. I feel like I'm doing everything right but my pool is just staying cloudy. What am I doing wrong?
Pool has been cloudy for a month!
- Thread starter amraney
- Start date
I actually started the slam before May 15th but then got sick and couldn't keep up with it for about five days so it was blue but cloudy but went green in those 5 days. So really I've been slamming for what seems like FOREVER!!
- May 3, 2014
- 58,357
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Have you passed multiple Overnight Chlorine Loss Test?
Your Poolmath logs are not being kept. That data really helps us provide guidance.
Your Poolmath logs are not being kept. That data really helps us provide guidance.
Yes I have done that and have passed the last three times. This morning was the last time I preformed it and I didn't lose any at all. Wasn't aware that they were not being kept. I will look at that also.
- May 3, 2014
- 58,357
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
You have a sand filter, have you tried Add DE to a Sand Filter - Trouble Free Pool
- May 3, 2014
- 58,357
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
yes. Be sure to closely monitor the sand filter.
The next step would be to deep clean the filter. When was that last done?
We cleaned and changed the sand out summer before last. What is the recommendation on that?
- May 3, 2014
- 58,357
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
We suggest a Deep Clean every year. No need to ever change the sand unless you use Floc, even once, or the regular use of clarifier.
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Deep Cleaning a Sand Filter
This post will walk you through the anatomy of a sand filter, and then provide a video at the end for how to deep clean your sand filter. The filter used in the photos and videos is a Hayward S180T top mount sand filter. The images are of a similar filter. Obviously not all filters are...
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Yeah no more Floc or clarifer used here. Follow TFP methods all the way. So should I deep clean the filter first and then try the DE? Not going to lie....I want to do whatever will get us swimming the fastest.
- May 3, 2014
- 58,357
- Pool Size
- 6000
- Surface
- Fiberglass
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-40
Try the DE. If some of it comes back into the pool, you know you have a channel and need to deep clean.
Last step will be a quality clarifier. For just this issue, not regular use.
Last step will be a quality clarifier. For just this issue, not regular use.
Please re-check that CYA level to make sure you're putting in enough Liquid Chlorine each time. Your CYA may be higher than 50ppm.
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