Resurfaced pool still cloudy

[jliddil]

New pebbletec surface at end of week 2

CYA 60
CL=7
CH=200
Alk=60
ph 7.4
Pool has gotten progressively cloudier. Brush twice a day very little dust. Added an ounce of Jacks Magenta every other day
Upon start up the shop added a full quart of Jacks blue that immediately turn the water hazy brown. That cleared but water now white cloudiness. I have back flushed twice and back flush was white

 

[Texas Splash]

May not be directly related to the cloudiness, but I would be a bit concerned about the low CH and pH at this time with your new Pebble. I would increase the CH to at least 250 and allow the pH to float upwards to about 7.7-7.8 as the plaster products in the shell continue to cure.

 

[jliddil]

So let the pH rise, add some calcium and run the filter 24 X 7?

 

[jliddil]

So run the filter for the remaining two weeks of the cure and if it does not clear, SLAM?

 

[YippeeSkippy]

Plaster Installation and Maintenance - Further Reading

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Plaster Installation and Maintenance - Further Reading

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[jliddil]

So I added some DE to see if the filter was "filtering". It came right through into the pool. So I decided to clean the sand. I've just start and I found lots of brown fines came up. The sand is total compacted in places. I have cleaned the filter regularly. When the pool place start the pool after refill he add the Jacks Blue and the acid directly into the skimmer and the water turned brown. I suspect all this glued the sand together. This explains the cloudy water. We will see once I clean the filter really well.

 

[Texas Splash]

Here is the sand deep cleaning link if you need it.

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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[jliddil]

Here is the sand deep cleaning link if you need it.

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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Thanks. Doing that. The water is opaque after over 20 minutes. So this is going to take a while

 

[jliddil]

So deep cleaned the filter. Took quite a while to get all the Crud out. I attached a piece of PVC to my hose since the hose get bending. Every time I stuck in gently a cloud of brown sediment came up. The pool store guy said it will never work. Wanted to sell me sand. I left. So now my pool is finally clear again. Thanks for all the assistance.